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Sydney Rare Book Auctions: Gary Gorton Crime Fiction Sale Part 11

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Auction Name	Gary Gorton Crime Fiction Sale Part 11	Total Sales (AUD)	32,486.60
Auction Date	March 01, 2026 - March 01, 2026	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (AUD)	39,010.00
Sale Number	#30126	High Estimate of Lots Sold (AUD)	52,630.00
Total Lots	271
Sold Lots	131.0	Low Estimate of All Lots (AUD)	88,980.00
% of Lots Sold	48.34%	High Estimate of All Lots (AUD)	120,430.00
Unsold Lots	140	Total Sales as a % of High Est.	26.98%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
183	SHEILA PIM	1. Creeping Venom...	1946	AUD 500.00 - 600.00	AUD 2,159.00
50	Henrietta Hamilton	BIBLIOMYSTERY The Two Hundred Ghost	1956	AUD 300.00 - 400.00	AUD 1,143.00
95		DOUBLEDAY CRIME CLUB X 8 Eight Doubleday Crime Club Titles...	1935-10-01	AUD 400.00 - 500.00	AUD 1,079.50
19	MICKEY SPILLANE	One Lonely Night	1951	AUD 1,500.00 - 1,800.00	AUD 952.50
206	AUGUST W DERLETH	3 Who Died	1935	AUD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00	AUD 952.50
17	EDGAR BOX GORE VIDAL	Death in the Fifth Position	1952	AUD 1,200.00 - 1,400.00	AUD 762.00
34	AUSTRALIAN AUTHOR RAYMOND ARMSTRONG	1. The Sinister Widow...	1951	AUD 400.00 - 500.00	AUD 603.25
47	Frank Gruber	SIMON LASH Simon Lash: Private Detective	1941	AUD 200.00 - 300.00	AUD 571.50
14	R T M SCOTT	The Nameless Ones: A Secret Service Smith Novel	1947	AUD 200.00 - 300.00	AUD 539.75
2	RICHARD HULL	The Martineau Murders	1953	AUD 800.00 - 1,000.00	AUD 508.00
6	WILLIAM ELLIOTT	Triggers Are Trumps	1942	AUD 800.00 - 1,000.00	AUD 508.00
9	EDGAR BOX GORE VIDAL	Death Likes it Hot	1954	AUD 800.00 - 1,000.00	AUD 508.00
18	EDGAR BOX GORE VIDAL	Death Before Bedtime	No date but 1953	AUD 800.00 - 1,000.00	AUD 508.00
150		ROBERT HALE CRIME X 120 Five boxes - more than 100 titles	1950 to 1980	AUD 800.00 - 1,000.00	AUD 508.00
193	W R BURNETT	The Asphalt Jungle	1949	AUD 800.00 - 1,000.00	AUD 508.00
187	RALPH TREVOR	Death Burns The Candle	No date but 1938	AUD 700.00 - 800.00	AUD 476.25
189	D B OLSEN	The Cat Wears A Noose	1944	AUD 200.00 - 300.00	AUD 444.50
163		The eight volumes of letters writ by a Turkish spy...	1702	AUD 500.00 - 1,000.00	AUD 412.75
1	FREDERICK NEBEL	Sleepers East	1933	AUD 200.00 - 400.00	AUD 381.00
7	LAWRENCE TREAT	Q as in Quicksand	1947	AUD 300.00 - 400.00	AUD 381.00
29	SIGNED PATRICIA HIGHSMITH	Tales of Natural and Unnatural Catastrophes	1989	AUD 600.00 - 800.00	AUD 381.00
32	John G Rowe	Spies of the Secret Police, A Thrilling Detective Story	No date but Hubin dates it as 193?	AUD 600.00 - 700.00	AUD 381.00
33	T ARTHUR PLUMMER	1 The Spider Man...	1961	AUD 600.00 - 800.00	AUD 381.00
48	EDGAR WALLACE	The Murder Book of J.G. Reeder	1929	AUD 500.00 - 600.00	AUD 381.00
109	Mignon G Eberhart	Six crime fiction titles	1940s and 1950s	AUD 300.00 - 400.00	AUD 381.00

Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026

Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- Andrews (H.C.) Coloured Engravings of Heaths, 4 vol. in 2, first edition, [1710,--94]-1802-1809-[1830]. £10,000 - £15,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Butterflies.- Cramer (Pierre) and Caspar Stoll. De Uitlandsche Kapellen voorkomende in de drie Waereld-Deelen…,, 5 vol., Amsterdam & Utrecht, 1779-91. £8,000 - £12,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Voyages.- Darwin (Charles) and others. Narrative of the Surveying Voyages of His Majesty's Ships Adventure and Beagle, 3 vol. in 4, including Appendix to vol.2, first edition, 1839. £8,000 - £12,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Butterflies.- de Graaf (Willem Diederik Vincent). [Inlandsche Kapellen in beeld], 170 fine original watercolours, [Enkhuizen], [1800-40]. £8,000 - £12,000.

Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026

Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Dresser (Henry Eeles). A History of the Birds of Europe, 9 vol., including supplement, first edition, by the author, 1871-96. £6,000 - £8,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Zoology.- Felines.- Elliot (Daniel Giraud). A Monograph of the Felidæ or Family of the Cats, first edition, for the Subscribers, by the Author, [1878]-1883. £25,000 - £30,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Frisch (Johann Leonard). Vorstellung der Vögel Deutschlandes, 2 vol., first edition, Berlin, Friedr. Wilhelm Birnsteil, [1736]-1763. £40,000 - £60,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Gould (John). The Birds of Great Britain, 5 vol., first edition, by the author, 1862-1873. £30,000 - £40,000.

Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026

Forum, Mar. 25: Pomology.- France.- Poiteau (A.) Pomologie Française. Recueil des Plus Beaux Fruits cultivés en France, 4 vol., Paris, 1846. £30,000 - £40,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- [Robin (Jean)]. Histoire des Plantes, nouvellement trouvées en l'Isle Virgine…,, 1620; with Geoffrey Linocier L'Histoire des plantes, second edition, 1619-20. £3,000 - £4,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Asia.- Japan.- Siebold (P.F. von). Nippon. Archiv zur Beschreibung von Japan, 7 parts in 6 vol., first edition, Leyden, [1832]-1852. £35,000 - £45,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Asia.- Valentijn (Francois). Oud en Nieuw Oost-Indiën..., 5 vol. in 8, first edition, Dordrecht [&] Amsterdam, 1724-26. £8,000 - £12,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- Australia.- Redouté (P.J.).- Ventenat (Étienne Pierre). Jardin de la Malmaison, 2 vol.,, Paris, 1803-04[-05]. £30,000 - £40,000.
ALDE, Mar. 11: AUGUSTIN (Saint). De civitate Dei. Rome, Konrad Sweynheym et Arnold Pannartz, 1470. €20,000 - €30,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: [REGNART (LE LIVRE DE)]. [Le] Docteur en malice, maistre Regnard, demonstrant les ruzes et cautelles qu'il use envers les personnes… Rouen, 1550. €20,000 - €30,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: TRITHÈME (JEAN). Polygraphie et universelle escriture cabalistique. Paris, [Benoît Prévost pour] Jacques Kerver, 1561. €8,000 - €10,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: CAUS (SALOMON DE). La Perspective, avec la raison des ombres et des miroirs. Londres, John Norton, 1612.

ALDE, Mar. 11: NICERON (JEAN-FRANÇOIS). La Perspective curieuse ou magie artificielle des effets merveilleux de l'optique. Paris, Pierre Billaine, 1638. €6,000 - €8,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: VONTET (JACQUES). L’Art de trancher la viande et toute sorte de fruits… S.l.n.d. [probablement Lyon, vers 1647]. €20,000 - €30,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: HUGO (VICTOR). [Paysage spectral avec une église], [vers 1837]. €20,000 - €30,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: [HERVEY DE SAINT-DENYS (LÉON D')]. Les Rêves et les Moyens de les diriger. Observations pratiques. Paris, Amyot, 1867. €3,000 - €4,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: GACHET (PAUL-FERDINAND). Les Chats de Gachet (Manuscrit). S.d. [avant mai 1873]. €6,000 - €8,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: [REDON (ODILON)]. PICARD (EDMOND). Le Juré. Monodrame en cinq actes… Bruxelles, Mme veuve Monnom, 1887. €7,000 - €9,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: [TOULOUSE-LAUTREC (HENRI DE) ET HENRI-GABRIEL IBELS]. MONTORGUEIL (GEORGES). Le Café-concert. Paris, [1893]. €4,000 - €5,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: [TERRY (EMILIO)]. Projet de fontaine. Dessin original au stylo et à l'encre noire. 1938. €2,000 - €3,000.
Chiswick Auctions
Books & Works on Paper
12th March 2026

Chiswick, Mar. 12: Churchill: The World in Crisis. Inscribed in 4 vols. 1923-31. £18,000 - £22,000.

Chiswick, Mar. 12: Rowling. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Inscribed. £6,000 to £8,000.

Chiswick, Mar. 12: Ponting. Polar Photographs (2) 1910-11. £3,000 - £4,000.

Chiswick, Mar. 12: Gray [Artist.] India. Album 40 original drawings. 1858 - 1862. £2,000 - £3,000.

Chiswick, Mar. 12: Lane’s Celestial Globe, 1811. £600 - £800.