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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 176 | Potts Jean | 3 Books, including: The Only Good Secretary |
New York | 1965; 1968; 1988 | AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold |
| 177 | Kinssburn Emart | Tong Men And A Million |
New York | 1927 | AUD 400.00 - 500.00 | Not Sold |
| 178 | Jones Alice | Bubbles We Buy |
Boston | 1903 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 127.00 |
| 179 | MacDonald Ross | Sleeping Beauty |
New York | 1973 | AUD 200.00 - 250.00 | Not Sold |
| 180 | Symons Julian | The Belting Inheritance; The Gigantic Shadow |
London | 1958; 1965 | AUD 150.00 - 200.00 | AUD 88.90 |
| 181 | Spillane Mickey | The By-Pass Control; The Killing Man |
New York | 1966; 1989 | AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold |
| 182 | Hunter Alan | 3 Books, including: Gently French |
London | 1973; 1974; 1972 | AUD 400.00 - 500.00 | AUD 285.75 |
| 183 | Chase James Hadley | I'll Get You For This; Miss Shumway Waves A Wand |
London | 1946 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 127.00 |
| 184 | James PD | PD James 1st Ed |
N/A | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold | |
| 185 | Cheyney Peter | Try Anything Twice |
London | 1948 | AUD 100.00 - 150.00 | AUD 63.50 |
| 186 | Ambler Eric | Intrigue: Four Great Spy Novels of Eric Ambler |
New York | 1960 | AUD 100.00 - 150.00 | AUD 114.30 |
| 187 | Peters Ellis | Apprentice; The Confession of Brother Haluin |
London | 1989; 1988 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold |
| 188 | Deighton Len | 3 Books, including: Spy Hook |
1988; 1981; 1990 | AUD 500.00 - 600.00 | Not Sold | |
| 189 | Keeler Harry Stephen | The Case of the Ivory Arrow |
New York | 1945 | AUD 500.00 - 600.00 | AUD 412.75 |
| 190 | Reynolds Baillie | Black Light |
1938 | AUD 500.00 - 600.00 | Not Sold | |
| 191 | Finney Jack | The Clock Of Time |
London | 1958 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 127.00 |
| 192 | Modern Crime Fiction |
N/A | AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | AUD 63.50 | ||
| 193 | Audemars Pierre | The Delicate Dust Of Death; Nightmare in Rust |
London | 1973; 1975 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 127.00 |
| 194 | Wolfe Michael | The Chinese Fire Drill |
New York | 1976 | AUD 400.00 - 500.00 | Not Sold |
| 195 | Cheyney Peter | The Dark Street |
London | 1944 | AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | AUD 190.50 |
| 196 | Archer Jeffrey | A Matter of Honour |
London | 1986 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold |
| 197 | Rendell Ruth | The Tree Of Hands |
London | 1984 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold |
| 198 | Curzon Clare | 3 Books, including: Trail Of Fire |
London | 1987; 1986; 1985 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 127.00 |
| 199 | Armstrong Campbell | Jig |
London | 1987 | AUD 100.00 - 150.00 | Not Sold |
| 200 | Fleming Joan | 4+ Books, including: Hell's Belle |
London | 1968; 1971; 1978; 1973; 1977 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold |
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Freeman’s, August 20. President Washington Reaffirms the US Treaty of Friendship and Peace with Morocco, the Longest Unbroken Treaty in US History. $50,000 – 80,000.Freeman’s, August 20. Weeks After Victory at Yorktown, Benjamin Franklin Promises Repayment of a French Loan that Funded the American Revolution. $200,000 – 300,000.Freeman’s, August 20. Rare First Edition of the Foundational Text of the Mormon Church. $100,000 – 150,000.Freeman’s, August 20. President Washington Sends the First Major Law Passed by Congress, the Tariff Act of 1789. $100,000 – 150,000.Freeman’s, August 20. A Scarce Example of Audubon's Depiction of a Brown Pelican, Plate CCLI from his Birds of America. $30,000 – 50,000.Freeman’s, August 20. The Official and First Obtainable Broadside Printing of the Lincoln's Final Emancipation Proclamation. $30,000 – 50,000. -
