Carson McCullers
44 copies for sale · $25–$12,500 · 19 first editions · 2 signed
Notable copies for sale
Original Typescript for A Domestic Dilemma (signed) — Burnside Rare Books$2,500
THE MEMBER OF THE WEDDING. A PLAY (first edition) — Phillip J. Pirages$12,500
THE MEMBER OF THE WEDDING: A PLAY - INSCRIBED (first edition) — Captain Ahab's Rare Books$2,800
The Heart is a Lonely Hunter (first edition) — Burnside Rare Books$1,500
Clock Without Hands (first edition) — Burnside Rare Books$1,500
The Member of the Wedding (first edition) — James Cummins Bookseller$900
The Ballad of the Sad Cafe: The Novels and Stories of Carson McCullers (first edition) — Eric Chaim Kline Bookseller$350
COLLECTED STORIES; Including the Members of the Wedding and the Ballad of the Sad Cafe (first edition) — Rare Book Cellar$173
Heart Is a Loney Hunter (first edition) — Bauer Rare Books$30
The Heart is a Lonely Hunter (signed) — Burnside Rare Books$3,800
Original Typescript for Madame Zilensky and the King of Finland — Burnside Rare Books$3,000
The Heart is a Lonely Hunter (first edition) — Burnside Rare Books$1,700
What these are worth
The member of the wedding, a play6 copies from 4 sellers
Each page gathers every copy on the market, what similar copies have fetched, and the spread between them.
Works on the market
HEART IS A LONELY HUNTER5 copies · $47–$3,800
CLOCK WITHOUT HANDS5 copies · $38–$74
Clock Without Hands3 copies · $45–$275
THE MEMBER OF THE WEDDING AND THE HEART IS A LONELY HUNTER3 copies · $73–$83
The Heart is a Lonely Hunter2 copies · $50–$1,700
THE MEMBER OF THE WEDDING2 copies · $36–$1,048
The Member of the Wedding. A Play2 copies · €75–€225
THE MEMBER OF THE WEDDING. A PLAY1 copy · $12,500
THE MEMBER OF THE WEDDING: A PLAY - INSCRIBED1 copy · $2,800
Original Typescript for A Domestic Dilemma1 copy · $2,500
Clock Without Hands1 copy · $1,500
The Heart is a Lonely Hunter1 copy · $1,500
The Member of the Wedding1 copy · $900
THE HEART IS A LONELY HUNTER; Easton Press1 copy · $273
Market context
25 copies of Carson McCullers'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).
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