Sydney Rare Book Auctions: Gary Gorton Crime Fiction Collection - Part 12, 53126, Ultimo
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- May 31, 2026 - May 31, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 276 | Dudley Ernest | The Dark Bureau |
London | 1950 | AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold |
| 277 | Spillane Mickey | Kiss Me Deadly |
New York | 1952 | AUD 400.00 - 500.00 | AUD 254.00 |
| 278 | Clarke Dudley | Golden Arrow |
London | 1955 | AUD 600.00 - 700.00 | AUD 381.00 |
| 279 | Kaye H. B. | Red Rafferty |
London | 1949 | AUD 800.00 - 900.00 | Not Sold |
| 280 | Chase James Hadley | The Flesh of the Orchid |
London | 1948 | AUD 800.00 - 900.00 | Not Sold |
| 281 | Innes Michael | The Paper Thunderbolt |
1951 | AUD 400.00 - 500.00 | Not Sold | |
| 282 | Innes Hammond | 6 Books, including: The Blue Ice |
London | 1947; 1948; 1950; 1958; 1960; 1980 | AUD 400.00 - 500.00 | Not Sold |
| 283 | Holme Timothy | The Devil and the Dolce Vita; At the Lake of Sudden Death |
London | 1982; 1987 | AUD 400.00 - 500.00 | Not Sold |
| 284 | Dominic R B; Freeeborn Richard; Hilton John Buxton; Ison Graham; Mann Jessica | 5 Books, including: A Flaw In the System |
London | 1978; 1983; 1987; 1988 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold |
| 285 | Vine Barbara | King Solomon's Carpet |
London | 1991 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold |
| 286 | Royce Ken | No Way Back; Exchange Of Doves |
London | 1986; 1990 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold |
| 287 | Pearce Michael; Williams David; Moyes Patricia; Aird Catherine; Reznek Lawrie | 5 Books, including: The Mamur Zapt and the Donkey-Vous |
London | 1982; 1983; 1990 | AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | AUD 190.50 |
| 288 | Peters Ellis | Brother Cadfael's Penance; The Potter's Field |
London | 1989; 1994 | AUD 400.00 - 500.00 | Not Sold |
| 289 | Jenkins Geoffrey; Kyle Duncan; Seymour Gerald; Callison Brian | 5 Books, including: A Grue of Ice |
London | 1962; 1972; 1978; 1979; 1990 | AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold |
| 290 | Flower Pat | Fiends of the Family |
London | 1966 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 317.50 |
| 291 | Dexter Colin | The Daughters Of Cain |
London | 1994 | AUD 250.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold |
| 292 | Lacey Peter; Bond Michael; Quinnell A J; Blackstock Charity; Evans Alan; Morton Anthony; Roome Annette | 10 Books, including: The Bagman |
London | 1973; 1978; 1979; 1986; 1987; 1989; 1990 | AUD 400.00 - 500.00 | Not Sold |
| 293 | Blackburn John | A Scent of New-Mown Hay |
1958 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 127.00 | |
| 294 | Symons Julian | The Man Who Hated Television: And Other Stories; Death's Darkest Face |
1985; 1990 | AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold | |
| 295 | Stewart Michael | Blind Sight; Monkey Shines |
London | 1983; 1997 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold |
| 296 | Durham Mary | Murder By Multiplication |
London | 1948 | AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | AUD 203.20 |
| 297 | Ryland Clive | The Case of The Brown-Eyed Housemaid |
London | 1951 | AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | AUD 190.50 |
| 298 | Theroux Paul | The Family Arsenal |
London | 1976 | AUD 600.00 - 700.00 | Not Sold |
| 299 | Alan A. J. | A. J. Alan's Second Book |
London | 1932 | AUD 400.00 - 500.00 | Not Sold |
| 300 | Armstrong Anthony | The Strange Case of Mr. Pelham |
London | 1957 | AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | AUD 190.50 |
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