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Sydney Rare Book Auctions: Gary Gorton Crime Fiction Collection Part 4
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Gary Gorton Crime Fiction Collection Part 4 | Total Sales (AUD) | 83,489.80 |
| Auction Date | December 15, 2024 - December 15, 2024 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (AUD) | 95,330.00 |
| Sale Number | #121524 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (AUD) | 127,710.00 |
| Total Lots | 360 | ||
| Sold Lots | 257 | Low Estimate of All Lots (AUD) | 149,670.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 71.39% | High Estimate of All Lots (AUD) | 195,840.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 103 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 42.63% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 341 | John D Macdonald. | April Evil |
1957 | AUD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | AUD 2,921.00 |
| 154 | Elizabeth Nisot | Unnatural Deeds |
1939 | AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | AUD 1,905.00 |
| 273 | Ethel Lina White | Some Must Watch |
1941 | AUD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | AUD 1,905.00 |
| 50 | Bruce Graeme | Blackshirt |
1925 | AUD 2,000.00 - 2,500.00 | AUD 1,778.00 |
| 116 | Clayton Rawson | Death From A Top Hat |
1938 | AUD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | AUD 1,397.00 |
| 133 | Nicholas Olde | The Incredible Adventures of Rowland Hern |
1928 | AUD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | AUD 1,397.00 |
| 140 | Dorothy Bowers | A Deed Without A Name |
1940 | AUD 1,200.00 - 1,500.00 | AUD 1,397.00 |
| 69 | Russell Thorndike | The Slype |
1928 | AUD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | AUD 1,270.00 |
| 217 | Geoffrey Homes | No Hands on the Clock |
1939 | AUD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | AUD 1,206.50 |
| 183 | Frank Gruber. | The Buffalo Box. A Simon Lash Mystery |
1942 | AUD 700.00 - 0.00 | AUD 1,079.50 |
| 287 | Maurice Le Blanc | Arsene Lupin Intervenes |
1929 | AUD 800.00 - 1,000.00 | AUD 952.50 |
| 75 | Jack Boyle | Boston Blackie |
1919 | AUD 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 | AUD 889.00 |
| 1 | T Arthur Plummer. | The Man They Feared |
No date but 1937 | AUD 500.00 - 600.00 | AUD 825.50 |
| 88 | J(ohn) C Skinner. | Murder In The Village |
1930 | AUD 750.00 - 800.00 | AUD 825.50 |
| 49 | Dana Chambers | Some Day I'll Kill You |
1939 | AUD 800.00 - 1,000.00 | AUD 762.00 |
| 220 | Geoffrey Homes | Forty Whacks |
1941 | AUD 600.00 - 1,200.00 | AUD 762.00 |
| 320 | Augustus Muir | The Crimson Crescent |
1935 | AUD 1,200.00 - 1,500.00 | AUD 762.00 |
| 119 | Lilian Bennet-Thompson and George Hubbard | Fruit Of Folly |
1934 | AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | AUD 635.00 |
| 149 | Philip Owens | Picture of Nobody |
1936 | AUD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | AUD 635.00 |
| 162 | Hugh Clevely | Hell To Pay |
No date but 1930 | AUD 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 | AUD 635.00 |
| 233 | Cecil Champain Lowis | The Green Tunnel |
1935 | AUD 500.00 - 600.00 | AUD 635.00 |
| 284 | Jacques Futrelle | The Problem of Cell 13 |
1929 | AUD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | AUD 635.00 |
| 342 | Ronald Seth | Spy in the Nude |
1962 | AUD 400.00 - 500.00 | AUD 635.00 |
| 347 | Edmund Snell | The Back of Beyond |
1936 | AUD 500.00 - 600.00 | AUD 603.25 |
| 42 | William Irish. | Somebody on the Phone |
1940 | AUD 800.00 - 1,000.00 | AUD 571.50 |
