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Sydney Rare Book Auctions: Gary Gorton Crime Fiction Collection – Part 13
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Gary Gorton Crime Fiction Collection – Part 13 | Total Sales (AUD) | 23,971.25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | August 02, 2026 - August 02, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (AUD) | 29,560.00 |
| Sale Number | #80226 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (AUD) | 41,660.00 |
| Total Lots | 310 | ||
| Sold Lots | 127.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (AUD) | 82,320.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 40.97% | High Estimate of All Lots (AUD) | 115,710.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 183 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 20.72% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 203 | Neville Margot | The Hateful Voyage |
1956 | AUD 400.00 - 500.00 | AUD 1,143.00 |
| 278 | 12 Crime Fiction Titles |
N/A | AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | AUD 762.00 | |
| 212 | Underwood Michael | 30 Books, including: Michael Underwood |
1970s; 1980s | AUD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | AUD 635.00 |
| 127 | Bell Josephine | A Flat Tyre in Fulham |
1963 | AUD 600.00 - 700.00 | AUD 539.75 |
| 90 | Crane Frances | A Very Quiet Murder |
1966 | AUD 400.00 - 500.00 | AUD 508.00 |
| 15 | Finney Jack | 5 Against The House |
1954 | AUD 600.00 - 700.00 | AUD 476.25 |
| 12 | Fisher Douglas | Poison-Pen at Pyford |
1951 | AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | AUD 412.75 |
| 28 | Piper Peter | Death In The Canongate |
1952 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 412.75 |
| 189 | Keeler Harry Stephen | The Case of the Ivory Arrow |
1945 | AUD 500.00 - 600.00 | AUD 412.75 |
| 70 | Lofts Norah | Lady Living Alone |
1945 | AUD 600.00 - 700.00 | AUD 381.00 |
| 79 | Jones Diana Wynne | Changeover |
1970 | AUD 600.00 - 800.00 | AUD 381.00 |
| 207 | Berrow Norman | Don't Jump, Mr. Boland! |
1954 | AUD 400.00 - 500.00 | AUD 381.00 |
| 224 | Johnson Grace; Johnson Harold | Roman Collar Detective |
1953 | AUD 600.00 - 700.00 | AUD 381.00 |
| 26 | Christie Agatha | Endless Night |
1967 | AUD 400.00 - 500.00 | AUD 349.25 |
| 106 | Le Queux William | The Great Plot |
1907 | AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | AUD 349.25 |
| 16 | Tracy Louis | Fennell's Tower |
1908 | AUD 500.00 - 600.00 | AUD 317.50 |
| 29 | Hewson David | Shanghai Thunder |
1986 | AUD 500.00 - 600.00 | AUD 317.50 |
| 72 | Mackail Denis George | The Majestic Mystery |
1924 | AUD 500.00 - 600.00 | AUD 317.50 |
| 109 | Le Queux William | The Unnamed |
1902 | AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | AUD 317.50 |
| 77 | Barrington Pamela; Bird Kenneth | Final Judgement; The Rainbow Coloured Hearse |
1964 | AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | AUD 285.75 |
| 115 | Rhode John | The Corpse In The Car |
1935 | AUD 400.00 - 500.00 | AUD 285.75 |
| 143 | Flower Pat | A Wreath Of Water-Lilies |
1960 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 285.75 |
| 182 | Hunter Alan | 3 Books, including: Gently French |
1973; 1974; 1972 | AUD 400.00 - 500.00 | AUD 285.75 |
| 14 | Duncan W Murdoch | Death Stands Round The Corner |
1955 | AUD 400.00 - 500.00 | AUD 254.00 |
| 31 | Fisher Douglas | Death at Pyford Hall |
1952 | AUD 400.00 - 500.00 | AUD 254.00 |
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Heritage Auctions, Oct. 14: Bible, in English. Fine restoration binding in the style of the Queen’s binders.Heritage Auctions, Oct. 14: Magnus Hundt, the elder. First edition of one of the earliest printed books with anatomical illustrations.Heritage Auctions, Oct. 14: Agatha Christie. Cards on the Table. First edition.Heritage Auctions, Oct. 14: F. Scott Fitzgerald. The Beautiful and Damned. First edition, first printing.Heritage Auctions, Oct. 14: Isaac Asimov. I, Robot. First edition, presentation copy.Heritage Auctions, Oct. 14: Bible, in English. Geneva-Tomson-Junius. London: Robert Barker, [colophon 1612]/1611. -
Sotheby’s
Original Film Posters
10 September 2026Sotheby’s, Sep. 10: The Invisible Man (1933). Extremely Rare US Leader Press One Sheet. £20,000 to £26,000.Sotheby’s, Sep. 10: You Only Live Twice (1967). Italian Advance Quattro Fogli. £10,000 to £15,000.Sotheby’s, Sep. 10: A Dog's Life (1918). Extremely Rare US One Sheet. £50,000 to £70,000.Sotheby’s, Sep. 10: La Belle et la Bête/Beauty and the Beast (1946). French Style A Grande. £12,000 to £18,000.Sotheby’s, Sep. 10: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004). US Lenticular Prototype One Sheet. £10,000 to £15,000.Sotheby’s, Sep. 10: Théâtre d’Ombres (1897). Exceptionally Rare French Poster. £8,000 to £12,000. -
Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 11. Blaeu's Superb World Map on a Polar Projection (1695) Est. $5,500 - $7,000Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 702. Munster's Largest 16th Century Edition, with Over 220 Woodcut Maps (1598) Est. $18,000 - $20,000Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 101. Rare Jo Mora "Carte" Showing a NYC-to-Seattle Route through Panama Canal (1933) Est. $900 - $1,100Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 65. The Waldseemuller/Fries "Admiral's Map" (1541) Est. $8,000 - $9,500Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 46. Contains all 30 Plates from Atlas Coelestis in Full Original Color (1742) Est. $16,000 - $18,000Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 129. The First Map to Name New Scotland and Cape Cod (1625) Est. $8,000 - $9,500Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 663. The First Printed Map Devoted to the Pacific in Full Contemporary Color (1589) Est. $7,500 - $9,000Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 629. De Jode's Rare Map of Eastern Asia (1593) Est. $7,500 - $9,000Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 171. De Bry's Influential Map of Colonial North America (1591) Est. $11,000 - $13,000Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 691. Superb Hand-Colored Image of the Holy Trinity (1502) Est. $800 - $950Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 606. Important, Early Atlas of Japan with 75 Woodcut Maps in Printed Color (1837) Est. $2,000 - $2,300 -
Koller, Sep. 16: FRANZÖSISCHE REVOLUTION - ASSEMBLÉE NATIONALE - Extrait des Procès-Verbaux de L'Assemblée Nationale, Des 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26 Août & premier Octobre 1789.Koller, Sep. 16: MOURADJA D'OHSSON, IGNACE. Tableau général de l'Empire Othoman, divisé en deux parties dont l'une comprend la Législation Mahométane, l'autre l'histoire de l'Empire Othoman [... ]Koller, Sep. 16: BOTANIK - Blackwell, Elisabeth. A curious herbal, containig five hundred cuts, of the most useful plants, which are now used in the practice of physick.Koller, Sep. 16: SCHEUCHZER, JOHANN JAKOB. Physica Sacra. Iconibus Aeneis illustrata procurante & sumtus suppeditante.Koller, Sep. 16: HAIMONSKINDER – Eyn schön lustig Geschicht, wie Keyser Carle der groß, vier gebrüder, Hertzog Aymont von Dordons Süne [...]Koller, Sep. 16: KRÄUTERBÜCHER - HORTUS SANITATIS - [H]ortus Sanitatis. De herbis et plantis. De animalibus et reptilibus. De avibus et volatilibus. De piscibus et natalibus…Koller, Sep. 16: GAUGUIN, PAUL, MALER (1848-1903). Eigenhändiger Brief mit Unterschrift und Couvert. An den Künstler und Freund Daniel de Monfreid in Paris. -
Forum Auctions
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
24th September 2026Forum, Sep. 24: A Plan of the Cities of London and Westminster and Borough of Southwark, 1746 [bound with] A Plan of the Cities of London and Westminster, [c.1755]. £30,000 - £50,000Forum, Sep. 24: Gafurius (Franchinus). De Harmonia Musicorum Instrumentorum Opus, first edition, Milan, Gotarto da Ponte, 1518. £20,000 - £30,000Forum, Sep. 24: Tolkien (J.R.R.) The Hobbit, first edition, first impression, 1937. £10,000 - £15,000Forum Auctions
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
24th September 2026Forum, Sep. 24: Stackelberg (Otto Magnus v). Costumes et Usages des Peuples de la Grece Moderne, first edition, Rome, 1825. £15,000 - £20,000Forum, Sep. 24: Piranesi (Giovanni Battista). Le Antichita Romane, 4 vol., Rome, Bouchard and Gravier, 1756. £10,000 - £15,000Forum, Sep. 24: Henry VIII's Primer.- Church of England.- The Primer, set foorth by the Kynges maiestie and his clergie…,, first edition, by Richard Grafton printer to the Princes grace, 1545; bound with 2 others, similar. £10,000 - £15,000Forum Auctions
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
24th September 2026Forum, Sep. 24: Darwin (Charles). On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, fifth edition, ink inscription in the author's hand laid down to half-title, 1869. £6,000 - £8,000Forum, Sep. 24: Siebold (P.F. von) J.G. Zuccarini and F.A.W. Miquel. Flora Japonica, 2 vol., first edition, Leiden, for the author, 1835-70. £6,000 - £8,000Forum, Sep. 24: Illuminated manuscript facsimile.- Constitution Of India (The), Dehra Dun, Survey of India Offices, [c. 1950]. £3,500 - £5,000Forum Auctions
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
24th September 2026Forum, Sep. 24: Mao Tse-tung. Quotations of Chairman Mao, prototype edition, Shenyang, compiled and printed by the Political Department, Air Force Division of Shenyang Military Region, 1963. £3,000 - £4,000Forum, Sep. 24: Richardson (John). Fauna Boreali-Americana; or the Zoology of the Northern Parts of British America, 4 vol., first edition, Norwich, Josiah Fletcher, 1829-37. £4,000 - £6,000Forum, Sep. 24: Mite (The), the printer/publisher's own copy with the original type and printing blocks for all three of its editions (1891, 1893 & 1896), Grimsby, Ernest A. Robinson, 1891. £3,000 - £4,000.