Arthur C. Clarke
158 copies for sale · $20–$7,500 · 77 first editions · 9 signed
Notable copies for sale
AGAINST THE FALL OF NIGHT (first edition, signed) — L. W. Currey$850
Islands in the Sky With Signed Bookplate Laid In (first edition, signed) — Lorne Bair Rare Books$450
Interplanetary Flight Signed Bookplate Laid-in (first edition, signed) — Lorne Bair Rare Books$200
Earthlight (first edition, signed) — Burnside Rare Books$3,500
Childhood's End (signed) — Burnside Rare Books$4,500
ISLANDS IN THE SKY - UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY (first edition) — Captain Ahab's Rare Books$2,750
EARTHLIGHT (first edition) — L. W. Currey$2,500
2010 Odyssey Two Arthur C Clarke 1982 First Edition Hardcover Dust Jacket Sci Fi (first edition, 2010) — eBay$76
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (first edition) — L. W. Currey$1,750
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (first edition) — L. W. Currey$1,500
EXPEDITION TO EARTH (first edition) — L. W. Currey$850
THE NINE BILLION NAMES OF GOD: THE BEST SHORT STORIES OF ARTHUR C. CLARKE (first edition) — L. W. Currey$750
What these are worth
2001: A Space Odyssey (first edition)4 copies from 3 sellers
The Promise Of Space7 copies from 3 sellers
Each page gathers every copy on the market, what similar copies have fetched, and the spread between them.
Works on the market
2010: ODYSSEY TWO9 copies · $25–$350
2061: ODYSSEY THREE6 copies · $74–$189
1984, SPRING : ; A Choice of Futures5 copies · $47–$73
REACH FOR TOMORROW4 copies · $100–$6,000
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY4 copies · $1,000–$2,000
ISLANDS IN THE SKY4 copies · $145–$1,000
THE PROMISE OF SPACE4 copies · $40–$48
PRELUDE TO SPACE3 copies · $25–$2,000
EARTHLIGHT3 copies · $20–$1,500
IMPERIAL EARTH3 copies · $20–$348
THE VIEW FROM SERENDIP3 copies · $35–$153
FROM THE OCEAN FROM THE STARS3 copies · $68–$100
THE SONGS OF DISTANT EARTH3 copies · $20–$99
THE GHOST FROM THE GRAND BANKS3 copies · $20–$85
THE EXPLORATION OF SPACE3 copies · $43–$48
THE HAMMER OF GOD3 copies · $25–$48
CHILDHOOD'S END2 copies · $1,500–$7,500
Earthlight2 copies · $1,500–$3,500
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY2 copies · $148–$2,000
RENDEZVOUS WITH RAMA2 copies · $78–$1,800
Market context
196 copies of Arthur C. Clarke's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $52 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
Recent auction results (hammer prices, premiums not included):
2061. Odyssey Three, one of 26 specially-bound lettered copies, signed presentation inscri (forum, 2026-09-30)£400
Imperial Earth, 1975; and others similar (12) (forum, 2026-09-30)£75
Rendezvous with Rama, first edition, Gollancz, 1973; and others, 8vo (c.70) (forum, 2026-09-30)£280
The Lost Worlds of 2001, first hardback edition, Sidgwick & Jackson, 1972. (forum, 2026-09-30)£100
2001. A Space Odyssey, first edition, New York, New American Library, 1968. (forum, 2026-09-30)£320
Indian Ocean Adventure, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author to (forum, 2026-09-30)£100
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