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Auction Info
- Auction Name
- Gary Gorton Crime Fiction Collection Part 9
- Auction Date
- 11/23/2025 - 11/23/2025
- Sale Number
- #112325
- Total Lots
- 320
- Sold Lots
- 184.0
- Lots Sold
- 57.50%
- Unsold Lots
- 136
- Total Sales (AUD)
- 49,256.90
- Low Estimate of Lots Sold (AUD)
- 60,089.00
- High Estimate of Lots Sold (AUD)
- 82,349.00
- Low Estimate of All Lots (AUD)
- 118,439.00
- High Estimate of All Lots (AUD)
- 159,599.00
- Total Sales as a % of High Est.
- 30.86%
Top twenty five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 164 | Rufus King | The Fatal Kiss Mystery |
1928 | AUD 1,200.00 - 1,500.00 | AUD 1,778.00 |
| 165 | Maxwell March | Rogue's Holiday |
1935 | AUD 600.00 - 700.00 | AUD 1,524.00 |
| 168 | Margaret Millar | The Devil Loves Me |
1942 | AUD 2,000.00 - 2,500.00 | AUD 1,270.00 |
| 241 | 2 boxes of Crime Fiction titles |
1960s to 1990s | AUD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | AUD 952.50 | |
| 219 | Fifteen Crime Fiction Titles |
1960s | AUD 500.00 - 600.00 | AUD 825.50 | |
| 2 | Twenty-Three titles all with dustwrappers illustrated by Sax |
AUD 600.00 - 700.00 | AUD 762.00 | ||
| 215 | 1. Nothing Can Rescue Me |
1945 | AUD 500.00 - 600.00 | AUD 762.00 | |
| 130 | Philip MacDonald | The Rynox Murder Mystery |
1931 | AUD 600.00 - 800.00 | AUD 762.00 |
| 8 | Carolyn Wells | In the Onyx Lobby |
1920 | AUD 1,200.00 - 2,000.00 | AUD 762.00 |
| 10 | Edwin De Caire | Death Among The Writers |
1952 | AUD 1,200.00 - 1,500.00 | AUD 762.00 |
| 11 | Paul Mactyre | Bar Sinister |
1964 | AUD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | AUD 635.00 |
| 183 | Percival Wilde | Mystery Week-End |
1938 | AUD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | AUD 635.00 |
| 71 | Fast Company Marco Page |
1938 | AUD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | AUD 635.00 | |
| 158 | Val Gielgud with Holt Marvell | London Calling |
1934 | AUD 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 | AUD 635.00 |
| 46 | Craig Rice | The Corpse Steps Out |
1940 | AUD 600.00 - 700.00 | AUD 603.25 |
| 279 | Michael Joseph | Six titles |
1960s and 1970s | AUD 250.00 - 400.00 | AUD 603.25 |
| 25 | Georges Simenon | Nine titles |
1969 | AUD 400.00 - 500.00 | AUD 571.50 |
| 118 | Christopher Bush | The Perfect Murder Case |
1919 | AUD 700.00 - 800.00 | AUD 539.75 |
| 43 | 19 titles |
1950s and 1960s | AUD 400.00 - 500.00 | AUD 539.75 | |
| 5 | William Gillette | The Astounding Crime on Torrington Road |
1927 | AUD 800.00 - 900.00 | AUD 539.75 |
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