Sydney Rare Book Auctions: Gary Gorton Crime Fiction Collection Part 10, A170, Ultimo

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
December 21, 2025 - December 21, 2025
Page Size: 125 items in 5 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
26 MARK CORRIGAN

The Cruel Lady by Mark Corrigan

Sydney 1957 AUD 200.00 - 300.00 AUD 127.00
27 MARK CORRIGAN

Big Boys Don't Cry by Mark Corrigan

Sydney 1956 AUD 200.00 - 300.00 AUD 127.00
28 MARK CORRIGAN SIGNED BY AUTHOR

Sweet And Deadly by Mark Corrigan

London 1953 AUD 200.00 - 300.00 AUD 539.75
29 MARK CORRIGAN

Golden Angel by Mark Corrigan

London 1950 AUD 200.00 - 300.00 AUD 165.10
30 HELEN SIMPSON

Re-Enter Sir John by Clemence Dane and Helen Simpson .

New York 1932 AUD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 AUD 1,524.00
31 LINDSAY HARDY

Requiem for a Redhead by Lindsay Hardy.

New York 1953 AUD 200.00 - 300.00 AUD 177.80
32 DUNCAN BALL

The Great Australian Snake Exchange by Duncan Ball

Melbourne 1978 AUD 200.00 - 300.00 AUD 127.00
33 PAUL MCGUIRE

A Funeral in Eden by Paul McGuire

New York AUD 500.00 - 600.00 Not Sold
34 CHARLOTTE JAY 1951

The Knife Is Feminine.

London 1951 AUD 800.00 - 900.00 AUD 508.00
35 ALFRED E CLARKE

Tommy The Growler by Alfred E Clarke .

Melbourne 1929 AUD 600.00 - 700.00 AUD 444.50
36 VICTOR C HALL

Bad Medicine A Tale of the Northern Territory by Victor C Hall.

Melbourne 1927 AUD 200.00 - 400.00 AUD 127.00
37 SYDNEY MURDER 1937

A Murder in Sydney by Leonard Mann.

London 1937 AUD 500.00 - 600.00 Not Sold
38 S H COURTIER

A Corpse at Least by S H Courtier

London 1966 AUD 400.00 - 500.00 AUD 254.00
39 S H COURTIER

Come Back To Murder by S H Courtier

London 1957 AUD 600.00 - 700.00 AUD 381.00
40 S H COURTIER

Who Dies For Me? by S H Courtier

London 1962 AUD 500.00 - 600.00 AUD 317.50
41 S H COURTIER SIGNED

Murder's Burning by S H Courtier

London 1967 AUD 500.00 - 600.00 AUD 381.00
42 S H COURTIER SIGNED

Now Seek My Bones by S H Courtier

London 1957 AUD 500.00 - 600.00 AUD 952.50
43 S H COURTIER SIGNED

See Who's Dying by S H Courtier

London 1967 AUD 500.00 - 600.00 AUD 317.50
44 MAX MURRAY 1955

Royal Bed For A Corpse by Max Murray.

London 1955 AUD 400.00 - 500.00 Not Sold
45 MARGOT NEVILLE

Murder in Rockwater by Margot Neville

London No date but 1945 AUD 400.00 - 500.00 AUD 508.00
46 MARGOT NEVILLE

Murder in Rockwater by Margot Neville

London No date but1945 AUD 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
47 MARGOT NEVILLE

My Bad Boy by Margot Neville

London 1964 AUD 200.00 - 300.00 AUD 349.25
48 MARGOT NEVILLE

Come, Thick Night by Margot Neville

London 1951 AUD 250.00 - 300.00 AUD 152.40
49 MARGOT NEVILLE

Murder of the Well Beloved by Margot Neville

London 1953 AUD 200.00 - 300.00 AUD 190.50
50 MARGOT NEVILLE

Murder Beyond The Pale by Margot Neville

London, 1961 AUD 200.00 - 300.00 AUD 127.00
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