C. P. Snow
48 copies for sale · $20–$343 · 15 first editions
Notable copies for sale
Strangers and Brothers (first edition) — Adrian Harrington Rare Books£125
IN THEIR WISDOM (first edition) — Kay Craddock Antiquarian BooksellerA$60
THE SLEEP OF REASON (first edition) — Kay Craddock Antiquarian BooksellerA$50
Corridors of Power (first edition) — Adrian Harrington Rare Books£45
New Men (first edition) — Bauer Rare Books$35
In Their Wisdom (first edition) — Good Books in the Woods$25
The Sleep of Reason (first edition) — Good Books in the Woods$25
A Coat Of Varnish — Books Tell You Why$40
The Affair — Books Tell You Why$32
Time of Hope; A Novel — Bauer Rare Books$30
Strangers and Brothers — Bauer Rare Books$30
The Sleep of Reason - 1st Edition/1st Printing (first edition) — Books Tell You Why$48
Works on the market
THE AFFAIR4 copies · $32–$98
LAST THINGS4 copies · $47–$93
TROLLOPE; His Life and Art3 copies · $20–$68
THE AFFAIR; SIGNED Franklin Library2 copies · $273
A COAT OF VARNISH; Franklin Library2 copies · $273
A COAT OF VARNISH2 copies · $40–$123
THE MALCONTENTS2 copies · $43–$93
THE SLEEP OF REASON2 copies · $48–$78
CORRIDORS OF POWER2 copies · $44–$73
STRANGERS AND BROTHERS2 copies · $30–$73
IN THEIR WISDOM2 copies · A$25–A$60
THE SLEEP OF REASON2 copies · A$25–A$50
THE NEW MEN2 copies · $43–$46
STRANGERS AND BROTHERS 3 VOLUME SET1 copy · $343
Strangers and Brothers1 copy · £125
THE LIGHT AND THE DARK1 copy · $73
THE SEARCH1 copy · $73
THE PHYSICISTS1 copy · $50
The Sleep of Reason - 1st Edition/1st Printing1 copy · $48
Market context
3 copies of C. P. Snow's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $55 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
Recent auction results (hammer prices, premiums not included):
Death Under Sail, first edition, 1932; and 10 others by the same (11) (forum, 2026-04-23)£110
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