Colin Dexter
12 copies for sale · $20–$250 · 1 first edition · 3 signed
Notable copies for sale
The Jewel That Was Ours (first edition) — Good Books in the Woods$20
The Silent World of Nicholas Quinn (signed) — Lorne Bair Rare Books$250
The Riddle of the Third Mile — Lorne Bair Rare Books$60
The Daughters of Cain — Books Tell You Why$32
Death Is Now My Neighbor — Between the Covers$20
Last Seen Wearing — Between the Covers$20
The Dead of Jericho (signed) — Lorne Bair Rare Books$100
Service of All the Dead With Signed Bookplate Laid In (signed) — Lorne Bair Rare Books$75
Last Seen Wearing — Lorne Bair Rare Books$100
THE DAUGHTERS OF CAIN; Signed — Rare Book Cellar$173
SERVICE OF ALL THE DEAD By Colin Dexter *Excellent Condition* (1979) — eBay$129
DEATH IS NOW MY NEIGHBOR: AN INSPECTOR MORSE NOVEL — Rare Book Cellar$48
Works on the market
Last Seen Wearing2 copies · $20–$100
The Silent World of Nicholas Quinn1 copy · $250
THE DAUGHTERS OF CAIN; Signed1 copy · $173
The Dead of Jericho1 copy · $100
The Riddle of the Third Mile1 copy · $60
The Daughters of Cain1 copy · $32
Death Is Now My Neighbor1 copy · $20
The Jewel That Was Ours1 copy · $20
Market context
10 copies of Colin Dexter's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $73 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
Recent auction results (hammer prices, premiums not included):
The Way Through the Woods, one of 150 copies signed by the author, Bristol, Scorpion Press (forum, 2026-07-02)£220
The Secret of Annexe 3, first edition, signed by the author, 1986; and 9 others, Morse, al (forum, 2026-07-02)£110
The Service of all the Dead, first edition, signed by the author, 1979; and 2 others from (forum, 2026-07-02)£240
The Silent World of Nicholas Quinn, first edition, signed by the author, 1977 (forum, 2026-07-02)£600
Last Seen Wearing, first edition, signed by the author, 1976 (forum, 2026-07-02)£320
Last Bus to Woodstock, first edition, signed by the author, 1975 (forum, 2026-07-02)£600
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