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Sydney Rare Book Auctions: Gary Gorton Crime Fiction Collection Part 9
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| Auction Name | Gary Gorton Crime Fiction Collection Part 9 | Total Sales (AUD) | 49,256.95 |
| Auction Date | November 23, 2025 - November 23, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (AUD) | 60,089.00 |
| Sale Number | #112325 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (AUD) | 82,349.00 |
| Total Lots | 320 | ||
| Sold Lots | 184.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (AUD) | 118,439.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 57.50% | High Estimate of All Lots (AUD) | 159,599.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 136 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 30.86% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 164 | Rufus King | The Fatal Kiss Mystery |
1928 | AUD 1,200.00 - 1,500.00 | AUD 1,778.00 |
| 165 | Maxwell March | Rogue's Holiday |
1935 | AUD 600.00 - 700.00 | AUD 1,524.00 |
| 168 | Margaret Millar | The Devil Loves Me |
1942 | AUD 2,000.00 - 2,500.00 | AUD 1,270.00 |
| 241 | 2 boxes of Crime Fiction titles |
1960s to 1990s | AUD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | AUD 952.50 | |
| 219 | Fifteen Crime Fiction Titles |
1960s | AUD 500.00 - 600.00 | AUD 825.50 | |
| 2 | Twenty-Three titles all with dustwrappers illustrated by Sax |
AUD 600.00 - 700.00 | AUD 762.00 | ||
| 8 | Carolyn Wells | In the Onyx Lobby |
1920 | AUD 1,200.00 - 2,000.00 | AUD 762.00 |
| 10 | Edwin De Caire | Death Among The Writers |
1952 | AUD 1,200.00 - 1,500.00 | AUD 762.00 |
| 130 | Philip MacDonald | The Rynox Murder Mystery |
1931 | AUD 600.00 - 800.00 | AUD 762.00 |
| 215 | 1. Nothing Can Rescue Me |
1945 | AUD 500.00 - 600.00 | AUD 762.00 | |
| 11 | Paul Mactyre | Bar Sinister |
1964 | AUD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | AUD 635.00 |
| 71 | Fast Company Marco Page |
1938 | AUD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | AUD 635.00 | |
| 158 | Val Gielgud with Holt Marvell | London Calling |
1934 | AUD 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 | AUD 635.00 |
| 183 | Percival Wilde | Mystery Week-End |
1938 | AUD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | AUD 635.00 |
| 46 | Craig Rice | The Corpse Steps Out |
1940 | AUD 600.00 - 700.00 | AUD 603.25 |
| 279 | Michael Joseph | Six titles |
1960s and 1970s | AUD 250.00 - 400.00 | AUD 603.25 |
| 25 | Georges Simenon | Nine titles |
1969 | AUD 400.00 - 500.00 | AUD 571.50 |
| 5 | William Gillette | The Astounding Crime on Torrington Road |
1927 | AUD 800.00 - 900.00 | AUD 539.75 |
| 43 | 19 titles |
1950s and 1960s | AUD 400.00 - 500.00 | AUD 539.75 | |
| 118 | Christopher Bush | The Perfect Murder Case |
1919 | AUD 700.00 - 800.00 | AUD 539.75 |
| 7 | Cecil M Wills | The Clue Of The Lost Hour |
1949 | AUD 800.00 - 1,000.00 | AUD 508.00 |
| 21 | George Harmon Coxe | Eleven titles all written |
AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | AUD 508.00 | |
| 30 | Fifteen titles |
AUD 700.00 - 800.00 | AUD 508.00 | ||
| 14 | Robert Van Gulik | Four titles |
AUD 600.00 - 800.00 | AUD 476.25 | |
| 129 | Alan LeMay | One of Us is a Murderer |
1930 | AUD 500.00 - 800.00 | AUD 476.25 |
![<b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 16:</b> [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition of <i>Sense and Sensibility,</i> the author's first novel. $60,000 to $80,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/9a74d9ff-42dd-46a1-8bb2-b636c4cec796.png "<b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 16:</b> [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition of <i>Sense and Sensibility,</i> the author's first novel. $60,000 to $80,000.")
![<b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> John Donne. <i>Poems, By J. D. With Elegies on the Author's Death.</i> London: M[iles]. F[lesher]. for John Marriot, 1633.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/8caddaea-4c1f-47a7-9455-62f53af36e3f.jpg "<b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> John Donne. <i>Poems, By J. D. With Elegies on the Author's Death.</i> London: M[iles]. F[lesher]. for John Marriot, 1633.")
