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12 noon Sunday 7th June

The stand-out item this auction is the 1839 Voyage of the Beagle by Darwin, King & Fitzroy.

We also have some early printed books including Manilius Astronomicon (1579); Parliament of Grenoble(1554); and Heraldry & Genealogy, Magdeburg Kirchner Imprint(1598).

There are also wonderful, illustrated books done in the 19^th Century including Kate Greenway first in dustwrapper.  

As well as a number, of first editions including some signed: Patrick White, May Gibbs, John Le Carre and more.

We have some nice Folio society books including Kelmscott Chaucer.

We have a large collection of comics including large runs with issues ones including The Sandman and Savage Sword of Conan.

For the Australiana collector we have items including a 1879 Sydney Panorama; Australian Acacia by Ferdinand  Von Mueller and Melbourne Cup Race Books from 1911 and 1912.

Catalogue https://connect.invaluable.com/sydneybook/

Sunday 7th June – Timed auction 12 midday

Online bidding on Invaluable or our website.

Viewing is encouraged & Questions welcomed
Before 3pm Sydney Time Friday 5th June

Where: Dalgety Square
C11/372-428 Wattle Street, Ultimo.
(Corner of MacArthur with the entrance on Wattle Street.)
We are opened between 10am and 5pm week days.

Part 12

The next part of the Gary Gorton Crime Fiction Collection is online now.

Gary collected the best copies that he could find. Most are in dustwrappers and some are signed. His collection has been a delight to handle.

Gary Gorton was resident in Hong Kong for many years and more recently in Bangkok. He died suddenly in Bangkok in 2023. He lived most of his adult life in Asia and for fun he was collecting any book listed in Hubin’s Crime Fiction: A Comprehensive Bibliography.

The books he collected had to be first editions in dustwrapper and in very good condition. In his job as an international banker, he travelled widely and made contacts with dealers in the UK, USA, Canada and Australia and was always happy to entertain us when we were in Hong Kong or later in Bangkok.

When visiting Gary I always felt privileged to view and handle his collection and it left me totally amazed that one person could put together such a collection of fine books.

Paul J Feain

Catalogue https://connect.invaluable.com/sydneybook/

Sunday 31st May – Timed auction 12 midday
Online bidding on Invaluable or our website.

Viewing is encouraged & Questions welcomed

Before 5pm Sydney Time Friday 29th May
Where: Dalgety Square
C11/372-428 Wattle Street, Ultimo.
(Corner of MacArthur with the entrance on Wattle Street.)

We are opened between 10am and 5pm week days.