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Sydney Rare Book Auctions: Gary Gorton Crime Fiction Collection - Part 6
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Gary Gorton Crime Fiction Collection - Part 6 | Total Sales (AUD) | 51,314.35 |
| Auction Date | March 16, 2025 - March 16, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (AUD) | 64,294.00 |
| Sale Number | #31625 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (AUD) | 88,260.00 |
| Total Lots | 459 | ||
| Sold Lots | 243 | Low Estimate of All Lots (AUD) | 166,634.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 52.94% | High Estimate of All Lots (AUD) | 218,270.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 216 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 23.51% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 371 | Sheila Pim | 1) Common Or Garden Crime A Detective Story 1945 Author's first book. 2) A Brush With Death. 1950 Publisher's File Copy. |
AUD 600.00 - 700.00 | AUD 1,016.00 | |
| 52 | Louis Joseph Vance | Alias The Lone Wolf |
1921 | AUD 1,500.00 - 1,800.00 | AUD 952.50 |
| 195 | Florence Ryerson and Colin Clements | Fear Of Fear |
1931 | AUD 150.00 - 300.00 | AUD 952.50 |
| 306 | Lee Thayer | 1) X Marks The Spot |
AUD 150.00 - 200.00 | AUD 952.50 | |
| 82 | Florence Ryerson and Colin Clements | Seven Suspects |
1930 | AUD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | AUD 889.00 |
| 171 | Anthony Wynne | The Room With The Iron Shutters |
1930 | AUD 700.00 - 800.00 | AUD 889.00 |
| 170 | George Dyer, George | The Five Fragments |
1932 | AUD 500.00 - 600.00 | AUD 825.50 |
| 276 | by by E and M A Radford and | 1) Death Of A Frightened Editor 1959 |
AUD 400.00 - 500.00 | AUD 825.50 | |
| 10 | Michael Innes. | Stop Press |
1939 | AUD 1,200.00 - 1,500.00 | AUD 762.00 |
| 94 | William Le Queux. | Secrets of Monte Carlo |
1900 | AUD 1,200.00 - 1,500.00 | AUD 762.00 |
| 336 | Annie Haynes | The Crime At Tattenham orner |
1929 | AUD 700.00 - 800.00 | AUD 698.50 |
| 172 | Anthony Wynne. | The Toll House Murder |
1935 | AUD 800.00 - 900.00 | AUD 603.25 |
| 369 | Clifford Witting. | 1) Silence After Dinner 1953 2) Villainous Saltpetre 1962 3) There Was A Crooked Man 1960 4) Crime in Whispers 1964. |
AUD 700.00 - 800.00 | AUD 603.25 | |
| 450 | James Curtis. | The Gilt Kid |
1936 | AUD 600.00 - 1,000.00 | AUD 603.25 |
| 141 | Helen McCloy | The Deadly Truth |
1941 | AUD 500.00 - 600.00 | AUD 571.50 |
| 63 | Anthony Wynne | Door Nails Never Die |
1939 | AUD 800.00 - 1,000.00 | AUD 539.75 |
| 184 | Anthony Wynne. | The Blue Vesuvius |
1931 | AUD 800.00 - 1,000.00 | AUD 539.75 |
| 237 | Clifford Knight | The Affair of the Circus Queen |
1940 | AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | AUD 539.75 |
| 76 | Isobel Briggs Myers | Murder Yet to Come |
1930 | AUD 600.00 - 800.00 | AUD 508.00 |
| 277 | Howard Charles Davis, | Death of Laura |
1963 | AUD 800.00 - 900.00 | AUD 508.00 |
| 333 | Clement Wood | The Tabloid Murders |
1930 | AUD 800.00 - 900.00 | AUD 508.00 |
| 212 | Alan Clutton Brock | Murder at Liberty Hall |
1941 | AUD 400.00 - 500.00 | AUD 476.25 |
| 177 | Robert Bloch | The Dead Beat |
1961 | AUD 400.00 - 500.00 | AUD 412.75 |
| 454 | Frank King. | The Dormouse Has Nine Lives |
1938 | AUD 300.00 - 600.00 | AUD 412.75 |
| 21 | Simon Brett all signed on the title page. 1) A Comedian Dies 1979 2) Dead Giveaway 1985 3) So Much Blood1976 4) A Series of Murders 1989 5) The Dead Side Of The Mike 1980. All first editions, very good copies in dustwrappers and | Six Books |
AUD 600.00 - 700.00 | AUD 381.00 |
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