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Sydney Rare Book Auctions: Fiction to Feature Film: First editions, Signed copies +
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Fiction to Feature Film: First editions, Signed copies + | Total Sales (AUD) | 61,258.45 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | March 27, 2026 - March 27, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (AUD) | 95,100.00 |
| Sale Number | #A178 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (AUD) | 131,870.00 |
| Total Lots | 133 | ||
| Sold Lots | 127.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (AUD) | 120,280.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 95.49% | High Estimate of All Lots (AUD) | 165,140.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 6 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 37.10% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 111 | Ian Fleming . | The Man With The Golden Gun |
1965 | AUD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | AUD 10,160.00 |
| 42 | Sean M'Guire illustrated by Beresford Egan . | Beast or Man? |
N/A | AUD 500.00 - 600.00 | AUD 3,302.00 |
| 41 | Aleister Crowley . | Moonchild: A prologue |
1929 | AUD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | AUD 3,175.00 |
| 110 | Ian Fleming | Goldfinger |
1959 | AUD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | AUD 3,175.00 |
| 3 | by William Lindsay Gresham | Limbo Tower . |
1949 | AUD 5,000.00 - 6,000.00 | AUD 3,175.00 |
| 71 | Ian Fleming | Moonraker |
1955 | AUD 6,500.00 - 7,000.00 | AUD 2,540.00 |
| 19 | William Sloane . | To Walk the Night: A Novel |
1937 | AUD 500.00 - 750.00 | AUD 1,524.00 |
| 106 | Ian Fleming | Diamonds are Forever |
1956 | AUD 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 | AUD 1,524.00 |
| 29 | Joan Lindsay . | Picnic at Hanging Rock |
1967 | AUD 500.00 - 600.00 | AUD 1,270.00 |
| 95 | Jon Gilbert | Ian Fleming: The Bibliography |
2012 | AUD 1,800.00 - 2,000.00 | AUD 1,143.00 |
| 107 | Ian Fleming | From Russia with Love |
1957 | AUD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | AUD 1,079.50 |
| 7 | Ray Bradbury . | Something Wicked This Way Comes |
1962 | AUD 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 | AUD 1,016.00 |
| 104 | Ian Fleming . | On Her Majesty's Secret Service |
1963 | AUD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | AUD 952.50 |
| 1 | William Lindsay Gresham . | Nightmare Alley |
1946 | AUD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | AUD 889.00 |
| 50 | Patricia Highsmith . | The Boy Who Followed Ripley |
1980 | AUD 500.00 - 600.00 | AUD 825.50 |
| 32 | Beresford Egan and C Bower Alcock . | Baudelaire Flowers of Evil (Fleurs Du Mal) in Pattern and Prose |
1933 | AUD 150.00 - 200.00 | AUD 762.00 |
| 108 | Ian Fleming | For Your Eyes Only |
1960 | AUD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | AUD 762.00 |
| 17 | James Dickey | Deliverance |
1970 | AUD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | AUD 635.00 |
| 18 | Richard Condon | The Manchurian Candidate |
1959 | AUD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | AUD 635.00 |
| 30 | Patricia Highsmith . | Ripley Under Ground |
1971 | AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | AUD 635.00 |
| 31 | Anthony Schaffer and Robin Hardy . | The Wicker Man |
1978 | AUD 200.00 - 400.00 | AUD 635.00 |
| 47 | Frederick Forsyth . | The Day of the Jackal Signed Frederick Forsyth |
1971 | AUD 800.00 - 900.00 | AUD 635.00 |
| 89 | Kingsley Amis | The James Bond Dossier |
1965 | AUD 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 | AUD 635.00 |
| 105 | Ian Fleming | The Spy Who Loved Me |
1962 | AUD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | AUD 635.00 |
| 22 | Richard Matheson . | Richard Matheson Signed First Hell House: A Novel |
1971 | AUD 800.00 - 950.00 | AUD 539.75 |
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28th May 2026Forum, May 28: Tagliacozzi (Gaspare). De Curtorum Chirurgia per insitionem, libri duo, first edition, Venice, Gasparo Bindoni, 1597. £7,000-10,000Forum, May 28: Lootsman (Jacobsz). The Lightning Colomne, or Sea-Mirrour, containing the Sea-Coasts of the Northern, Eastern and Western Navigation..., 1670. £8,000-12,000Forum, May 28: Ribelles y Helip (José), Attributed to. An album comprising 33 finely executed watercolours of Spanish costume, bull-fighting scenes, and other genre subjects, [circa 1830]. £10,000-15,000 -
