Anthony Burgess
84 copies for sale · $15–$16,500 · 51 first editions · 6 signed
Notable copies for sale
Times for a Tiger (first edition) — James Cummins Bookseller$2,000
THE KINGDOM OF THE WICKED; Signed 1st Franklin Library (first edition, signed) — Rare Book Cellar$273
The Worm and the Ring (first edition) — B & B Rare Books$1,750
The Doctor Is Sick (first edition) — Second Story Books$200
The Right to An Answer (first edition) — B & B Rare Books$150
A Clockwork Orange (first edition) — Burnside Rare Books$16,500
A Clockwork Orange (first edition) — Burnside Rare Books$9,500
A Clockwork Orange (first edition) — Whitmore Rare Books$5,500
A Clockwork Orange (first edition) — Burnside Rare Books$4,500
A Clockwork Orange (first edition) — Burnside Rare Books$4,200
Nothing like the Sun: A Story of Shakespeare's Love Life (first edition) — Burnside Rare Books$125
Here Comes Everybody An Introduction to James Joyce for the Ordinary Reader (first edition) — Good Books in the Woods$90
Works on the market
A CLOCKWORK ORANGE4 copies · $38–$10,000
SHAKESPEARE4 copies · $53–$98
A Clockwork Orange3 copies · $4,200–$9,500
THE CLOCKWORK TESTAMENT OR ENDERBY'S END3 copies · $32–$63
THE PIANOPLAYERS3 copies · $20–$47
A Clockwork Orange2 copies · $5,500–$16,500
THE KINGDOM OF THE WICKED; Signed 1st Franklin Library2 copies · $273
LITTLE WILSON AND BIG GOD; Signed 1st Franklin Library2 copies · $273
NAPOLEON SYMPHONY2 copies · $53–$68
The Pianoplayers2 copies · $30–$50
Tremor of Intent A Secret Service romp!2 copies · £35–£48
LITTLE WILSON AND BIG GOD2 copies · €28–€43
A Clockwork Orange1 copy · $3,500
Times for a Tiger1 copy · $2,000
The Worm and the Ring1 copy · $1,750
A Clockwork Orange1 copy · $1,000
One Hand Clapping1 copy · £275
LITTLE WILSON & BIG GOD; Franklin Library Signed1 copy · $273
LITTLE WILSON AND BIG GOD; SIGNED Franklin Library1 copy · $273
The Doctor Is Sick1 copy · $200
Market context
56 copies of Anthony Burgess's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $58 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
Recent auction results (hammer prices, premiums not included):
Earthly Powers, first edition, Autograph Letter signed by the author, 1980; and others, la (forum, 2026-09-03)£260
A Clockwork Orange, first edition, 1962. (forum, 2026-04-23)£650
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