Sydney Rare Book Auctions: Gary Gorton Crime Fiction Collection - Part 7, A147, Ultimo
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- June 01, 2025 - June 01, 2025
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James M. Cain | The Root of His Evil |
London | 1954 | AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | AUD 114.30 |
| 2 | John Fethaland | The Murder At Charters |
London | 1939 | AUD 150.00 - 200.00 | AUD 139.70 |
| 3 | Michael Innes | Hamlet Revenge |
New York | 1937 | AUD 400.00 - 500.00 | AUD 508.00 |
| 4 | Michael Innes | Lament For a Maker |
New York | 1938 | AUD 400.00 - 500.00 | AUD 254.00 |
| 5 | Michael Innes | The Daffodil Affair |
New York | 1942 | AUD 400.00 - 800.00 | AUD 254.00 |
| 6 | Michael Innes | A Comedy of Terrors |
1940 | AUD 400.00 - 500.00 | Not Sold | |
| 7 | Michael Innes | The Weight of the Evidence |
New York | 1943 | AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | AUD 114.30 |
| 8 | Michael Innes | Appleby on Ararat |
New York | 1941 | AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | AUD 101.60 |
| 9 | Michael Innes | The Secret Vanguard |
New York | 1941 | AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | AUD 88.90 |
| 10 | Andrew Soutar | Kharduni |
No date but 1933 | AUD 500.00 - 800.00 | AUD 349.25 | |
| 11 | Owen Fox Jerome | The Hand Of Horror |
New York | 1927 | AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | AUD 114.30 |
| 12 | William Irish [Cornell Woolrich]. | The Dancing Detective |
Philadelphia | 1946 | AUD 500.00 - 600.00 | AUD 317.50 |
| 13 | Nightmare Cornell Woolrich |
New York | 1956 | AUD 400.00 - 500.00 | AUD 254.00 | |
| 14 | Nine titles all |
in the 1970s. | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 139.70 | ||
| 15 | William Brandon | The Dangerous Dead |
New York | 1943 | AUD 400.00 - 500.00 | Not Sold |
| 16 | Mignon G. Eberhart | Another Man's Murder |
New York | 1957 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 127.00 |
| 17 | W T Ballard. | Say Yes to Murder |
New York | 1942 | AUD 500.00 - 600.00 | AUD 317.50 |
| 18 | William Irish (Cornel Woolrich) | I Married a Dead Man |
New York | 1948 | AUD 600.00 - 700.00 | Not Sold |
| 19 | Geoffrey Household | A Time to Kill |
London | 1952 | AUD 800.00 - 1,000.00 | AUD 508.00 |
| 20 | Geoffrey Household | A Time to Kill |
January | 1951 | AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold |
| 21 | Geoffrey Household | The Brides of Solomon, and Other Stories |
London | 1958 | AUD 600.00 - 700.00 | Not Sold |
| 22 | Geoffrey Household | A Rough Shoot |
Boston | 1951 | AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold |
| 23 | Georges Simenon | The Novel of Man |
1964 | AUD 100.00 - 150.00 | Not Sold | |
| 24 | Georges Simenon. | Ten Maigret titles |
UK | AUD 500.00 - 600.00 | AUD 889.00 | |
| 25 | Allen J Hubin | Crime Fiction, 1749-1980; A Comprehensive Bibliography, plus the 1981-1985 Supplement to Crime Fiction, 1749-1980. 2 Volumes Compiled |
New York | 1984 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold |
![<b>Sotheby’s:</b> Ernest Hemingway. <i>Three Stories And Ten Poems,</i> [Paris], (1923). First edition of Hemingway’s first published book. $75,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/acf970a0-a15d-4c79-aa24-5e8e414cb465.png "<b>Sotheby’s:</b> Ernest Hemingway. <i>Three Stories And Ten Poems,</i> [Paris], (1923). First edition of Hemingway’s first published book. $75,000.")
