Angela Carter
27 copies for sale · $25–$1,250 · 12 first editions · 2 signed
Notable copies for sale
The Bloody Chamber and Other Adult Tales (signed) — Burnside Rare Books$1,250
BLACK VENUS (first edition, signed) — L. W. Currey$250
Nights at the Circus (first edition) — Lorne Bair Rare Books$125
Expletives Deleted; Selected Writings (first edition) — Bauer Rare Books$40
Curious Room; Plays, Film Scripts and an Opera (first edition) — Bauer Rare Books$40
Miss Z, The Dark Young Lady (first edition) — Bauer Rare Books$35
Black Venus (first edition) — Adrian Harrington Rare Books£50
American Ghosts & Old World Wonders (first edition) — Bauer Rare Books$40
THE INFERNAL DESIRE MACHINES OF DOCTOR HOFFMAN (first edition) — L. W. Currey$750
Come Unto These Yellow Sands — Adrian Harrington Rare Books£75
Saints and Strangers: Short Stories — Lorne Bair Rare Books$65
Fireworks — Lorne Bair Rare Books$50
Works on the market
FIREWORKS: NINE STORIES IN VARIOUS DISGUISES4 copies · $25–$40
BLACK VENUS3 copies · £50–£250
AMERICAN GHOSTS & OLD WORLD WONDERS2 copies · $40–$75
The Bloody Chamber and Other Adult Tales1 copy · $1,250
NIGHTS AT THE CIRCUS SIGNED1 copy · $973
THE INFERNAL DESIRE MACHINES OF DOCTOR HOFFMAN1 copy · $750
NIGHTS AT THE CIRCUS1 copy · $250
Nights at the Circus1 copy · $125
THE BLOODY CHAMBER AND OTHER STORIES; Folio Society1 copy · $116
BLACK VENUS'S TALE1 copy · $75
Come Unto These Yellow Sands1 copy · £75
Saints and Strangers: Short Stories1 copy · $65
Fireworks1 copy · $50
Curious Room; Plays, Film Scripts and an Opera1 copy · $40
Expletives Deleted; Selected Writings1 copy · $40
Miss Z, The Dark Young Lady1 copy · $35
Nights at the Circus1 copy · $30
SAINTS AND STRANGERS1 copy · $25
Market context
12 copies of Angela Carter's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $75 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
Recent auction results (hammer prices, premiums not included):
The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman, first edition, 1972. (forum, 2026-07-02)£45
Fireworks: Nine Profane Pieces, first edition, 1974. (forum, 2026-04-23)£130
The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman, first edition, 1972; and c.90 others, lite (forum, 2026-04-09)£260
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