Sydney Rare Book Auctions: Gary Gorton Crime Fiction Collection Part 4, 121524, Ultimo

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
December 15, 2024 - December 15, 2024
Page Size: 360 items in 15 pages

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
51 Dana Chambers

Too like the Lightning A New Jim Steele Mystery

New York 1939 AUD 400.00 - 500.00 Not Sold
52 Marion Harvey

The Clue Of The Clock

New York 1929 AUD 300.00 - 400.00 AUD 203.20
53 Andre Steeman

Six Dead Men

1932 AUD 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 Not Sold
54 Charles Francis Coe

Never a Dull Moment

New York 1944 AUD 200.00 - 300.00 AUD 127.00
55 Elmore Leonard

Killshot

New York 1989 AUD 500.00 - 600.00 Not Sold
56 H. F. Heard

Reply Paid

New York 1942 AUD 600.00 - 700.00 AUD 381.00
57 Samuel Merwin.

Hills Of Han : A Romantic Incident

Indianapolis 1920 AUD 200.00 - 300.00 AUD 127.00
58 Lloyd Osbourne

Not to be Opened

New York 1928 AUD 300.00 - 400.00 AUD 190.50
59 Dale Clark

Focus On Murder

in Philadelphia 1943 AUD 400.00 - 450.00 Not Sold
60 Luke Allan

Scotland Yard Takes A Holiday

in Bristol 1934 AUD 300.00 - 350.00 AUD 190.50
61 Irvin S Cobb

Murder Day by Day

1933 AUD 200.00 - 300.00 AUD 127.00
62 Alma Koenig

Passion In Algiers

London 1933 AUD 500.00 - 600.00 AUD 444.50
63 Lee Thayer

Dead Men's Shoes

New York 1929 AUD 400.00 - 500.00 AUD 254.00
64 Sidney Williams

The Murder of Miss Betty Sloan

New York 1935 AUD 400.00 - 500.00 Not Sold
65 Andrew Soutar

30 Pieces of Silver

London No date but 1931 AUD 300.00 - 400.00 AUD 190.50
66 T Arthur Plummer

The Man They Put Away

London. No date but 1938 AUD 600.00 - 700.00 AUD 381.00
67 Ellis Parker Butler.

Philo Gubb. Correspondence-School Detective.

Boston and New York 1918 AUD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 Not Sold
68 W R Burnett

Iron Man

New York 1930 AUD 400.00 - 500.00 AUD 254.00
69 Russell Thorndike

The Slype

New York 1928 AUD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 AUD 1,270.00
70 Gerard Fairlie

Birds of Prey

London 1932 AUD 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 Not Sold
71 Gerard Fairlie

The Rope which Hangs

London 1932 AUD 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 Not Sold
72 Muriel Stafford

X Marks the Dot

1943 AUD 120.00 - 180.00 Not Sold
73 Harold Bindloss

Mystery Reef

New York 1928 AUD 200.00 - 300.00 AUD 190.50
74 Richard Essex

Slade Scores Again

New York 1933 AUD 200.00 - 300.00 AUD 127.00
75 Jack Boyle

Boston Blackie

New York 1919 AUD 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 AUD 889.00
  • High Bids Win
    Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
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    December 24 to January 9
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Ellis Smith Prints unsigned. 20” by 16”.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: United typothetae of America presidents. Pictures of 37 UTA presidents 46th annual convention United typothetae of America Cincinnati 1932.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec signed Paper Impressionism Art Prints. MayMilton 9 1/2” by 13” Reine de Joie 9 1/2” by 13”.
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    Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
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    December 24 to January 9
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Aberle’ Ballet editions. 108th triumph, American season spring and summer 1944.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Puss ‘n Boots. 1994 Charles Perrult All four are signed by Andreas Deja
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Specimen book of type faces. Job composition department, Philadelphia gazette publishing company .
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    Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
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    December 24 to January 9
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: An exhibit of printed books, Bridwell library.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur Court By Mark Twain 1889.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: 1963 Philadelphia Eagles official program.
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    Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
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    December 24 to January 9
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: 8 - Esquire the magazine for men 1954.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: The American printer, July 1910.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Leaves of grass 1855 by Walt Whitman.
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    The Poems and Sonnets of William Shakespeare, 1960. 7,210 USD
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    A Christmas Carol, First Edition, 1843. 17,500 USD
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    Lord of the Flies, First Edition, 1954. 5,400 USD
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