Sydney Rare Book Auctions: Gary Gorton Crime Fiction Collection – Part 13, 80226, Ultimo
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- August 02, 2026 - August 02, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sjowall Maj; Wahloo Per | Murder At The Savoy; The Locked Room; The Laughing Policeman |
New York | 1971; 1973; 1970 | AUD 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 | Not Sold |
| 2 | Highsmith Patricia | Slowly, Slowly in the Wind |
London | 1977; 1979 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 139.70 |
| 3 | Rendell Ruth; Simpson Helen | Unguarded Hours: The Strawberry Tree & Flesh And Grass |
London | 1990 | AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | AUD 190.50 |
| 4 | Beaty David | The Wind Off The Sea |
1962 | AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | AUD 63.50 | |
| 5 | Cain James M | The Enchanted Isle |
1986 | AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | AUD 114.30 | |
| 6 | Highsmith Patricia | People Who Knock On The Door |
1983 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 139.70 | |
| 7 | Burke James Lee | 5 Books, including: Black Cherry Blues |
1989; 1992; 1990; 1998; 2003 | AUD 1,500.00 - 1,800.00 | Not Sold | |
| 8 | Harris Thomas | Red Dragon |
New York | 1981 | AUD 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 | Not Sold |
| 9 | McCarthy Cormac | The Gardener's Son |
1996 | AUD 800.00 - 1,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 10 | The Megawind Cancellation |
London | 1979 | AUD 600.00 - 700.00 | Not Sold | |
| 11 | Graham Neill | Salute to Murder |
London | 1953 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 215.90 |
| 12 | Fisher Douglas | Poison-Pen at Pyford |
London | 1951 | AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | AUD 412.75 |
| 13 | Dodge David | It Ain't Hay |
New York | 1946; 1949 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 139.70 |
| 14 | Duncan W Murdoch | Death Stands Round The Corner |
London | 1955 | AUD 400.00 - 500.00 | AUD 254.00 |
| 15 | Finney Jack | 5 Against The House |
New York | 1954 | AUD 600.00 - 700.00 | AUD 476.25 |
| 16 | Tracy Louis | Fennell's Tower |
London | 1908 | AUD 500.00 - 600.00 | AUD 317.50 |
| 17 | Snow C P | Last Things |
London | 1970 | AUD 50.00 - 100.00 | Not Sold |
| 18 | Strange J D | The Master Spy |
London | 1932 | AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | AUD 63.50 |
| 19 | Vandercook John W | Murder in Trinidad |
New York | 1933 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold |
| 20 | Wells Carolyn | The Sixth Commandment; The Roll-Top Desk Mystery; Wheels Within Wheels |
New York | 1927; 1932; 1923 | AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold |
| 21 | Goodchild George | The Man Who Wasn't |
London | 1924 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold |
| 22 | Rendell Ruth | 4 Books, including: The New Girl Friend and Other Stories |
1985; 1982; 1984 | AUD 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 | Not Sold | |
| 23 | Clarke Anna | The Poisoned Web; My Search For Ruth |
London | 1979; 1975 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold |
| 24 | Puckett Andrew | Desolution Point; Terminus; Bloodhound |
London | 1993; 1990; 1991 | AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | AUD 190.50 |
| 25 | Meynell Laurence | Death Of A Philanderer; Of Malicious Intent |
London | 1968; 1969 | AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold |
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