Auction Report: Sydney Rare Book Auctions Gary Gorton Crime Fiction Collection Part 10

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Auction Name	Gary Gorton Crime Fiction Collection Part 10	Total Sales (AUD)	23,266.40
Auction Date	December 21, 2025 - December 21, 2025	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (AUD)	27,020.00
Sale Number	#A170	High Estimate of Lots Sold (AUD)	36,150.00
Total Lots	125
Sold Lots	79.0	Low Estimate of All Lots (AUD)	45,170.00
% of Lots Sold	63.20%	High Estimate of All Lots (AUD)	58,930.00
Unsold Lots	46	Total Sales as a % of High Est.	39.48%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
63	ROY BRIDGES 1939	This House Is Haunted by Roy Bridges	1939 (?)	AUD 400.00 - 500.00	AUD 1,778.00
30	HELEN SIMPSON	Re-Enter Sir John by Clemence Dane and Helen Simpson .	1932	AUD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	AUD 1,524.00
15	GUY BOOTHBY	Doctor Nikola by Guy Boothby Illustrated by Stanley L Wood.	1896	AUD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00	AUD 952.50
42	S H COURTIER SIGNED	Now Seek My Bones by S H Courtier	1957	AUD 500.00 - 600.00	AUD 952.50
71	GAVIN HOLT	Garlands For Sylvia by Gavin Holt	1958	AUD 500.00 - 600.00	AUD 698.50
111	J M SPENDER	Seven Days For Hanging by J M Spender.	1958	AUD 600.00 - 800.00	AUD 635.00
28	MARK CORRIGAN SIGNED BY AUTHOR	Sweet And Deadly by Mark Corrigan	1953	AUD 200.00 - 300.00	AUD 539.75
5	S H COURTIER	Let The Man Die by S H Courtier.	1961	AUD 800.00 - 900.00	AUD 508.00
34	CHARLOTTE JAY 1951	The Knife Is Feminine.	1951	AUD 800.00 - 900.00	AUD 508.00
45	MARGOT NEVILLE	Murder in Rockwater by Margot Neville	No date but 1945	AUD 400.00 - 500.00	AUD 508.00
35	ALFRED E CLARKE	Tommy The Growler by Alfred E Clarke .	1929	AUD 600.00 - 700.00	AUD 444.50
72	GAVIN HOLT	Tonight Is For Death by Gavin Holt	1952	AUD 500.00 - 600.00	AUD 444.50
39	S H COURTIER	Come Back To Murder by S H Courtier	1957	AUD 600.00 - 700.00	AUD 381.00
41	S H COURTIER SIGNED	Murder's Burning by S H Courtier	1967	AUD 500.00 - 600.00	AUD 381.00
61	LUNA ROTHWELL 1964	Murder Is Lonely by Una Rothwell.	1964	AUD 600.00 - 700.00	AUD 381.00
47	MARGOT NEVILLE	My Bad Boy by Margot Neville	1964	AUD 200.00 - 300.00	AUD 349.25
81	STEPHEN MADDOCK	Exit Only by Stephen Maddock	1947	AUD 400.00 - 500.00	AUD 349.25
7	FERGUS HUME	The Pink Shop by Fergus Hume	1911	AUD 400.00 - 500.00	AUD 317.50
18	S H COURTIER 1958	A Shroud For Unlac by S H Courtier	1958	AUD 500.00 - 600.00	AUD 317.50
40	S H COURTIER	Who Dies For Me? by S H Courtier	1962	AUD 500.00 - 600.00	AUD 317.50
43	S H COURTIER SIGNED	See Who's Dying by S H Courtier	1967	AUD 500.00 - 600.00	AUD 317.50
60	ELIZABETH BACKHOUSE	Death Came Uninvited by Elizabeth Backhouse	1957	AUD 300.00 - 400.00	AUD 317.50
2	FERGUS HUME	The Masquerade Mystery by Fergus Hume.		AUD 400.00 - 600.00	AUD 285.75
74	MARK CORRIGAN	I Like Danger by Mark Corrigan.	1954	AUD 200.00 - 300.00	AUD 285.75
78	MARK CORRIGAN 1958	Honolulu Snatch by Mark Corrigan	1958	AUD 200.00 - 300.00	AUD 285.75

Sydney Rare Book Auctions: Gary Gorton Crime Fiction Collection Part 10

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Top twenty-five by sale price