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David Foster Wallace

29 copies for sale · $41–$18,500 · 15 first editions · 10 signed

Notable copies for sale

GIRL WITH CURIOUS HAIR TOGETHER WITH INFINITE JEST: A NOVEL - INSCRIBED TO BRIAN SIMPSON, (first edition, signed) — Captain Ahab's Rare Books$18,500
A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again (first edition, signed) — Burnside Rare Books$2,500
Infinite Jest: A Novel (first edition, signed) — Burnside Rare Books$2,500
Everything and More (first edition, signed) — Burnside Rare Books$950
Girl with Curious Hair (first edition, signed) — Burnside Rare Books$550
The Broom of the System (first edition, signed) — Burnside Rare Books$6,500
The Broom of the System (first edition, signed) — Burnside Rare Books$5,000
Infinite Jest (first edition, signed) — Burnside Rare Books$4,500
Infinite Jest (first edition, signed) — Burnside Rare Books$2,800
THE BROOM OF THE SYSTEM - AMERICAN & ENGLISH UNCORRECTED PROOF COPIES (first edition) — Captain Ahab's Rare Books$6,500
The Broom of the System (signed) — Burnside Rare Books$700
DERIVATIVE SPORT IN TORNADO ALLEY - CONTEMPORARY DRAFT TYPESCRIPT WITH STRING THEORY: DAVI — Captain Ahab's Rare Books$12,500

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Works on the market

The Broom of the System2 copies · $3,500–$5,000
A SUPPOSEDLY FUN THING I'LL NEVER DO AGAIN: ESSAYS AND By David Foster Wallace2 copies · $41–$250
GIRL WITH CURIOUS HAIR TOGETHER WITH INFINITE JEST: A NOVEL - INSCRIBED TO BRIAN SIMPSON, 1 copy · $18,500
DERIVATIVE SPORT IN TORNADO ALLEY - CONTEMPORARY DRAFT TYPESCRIPT WITH STRING THEORY: DAVI1 copy · $12,500
THE BROOM OF THE SYSTEM - AMERICAN & ENGLISH UNCORRECTED PROOF COPIES1 copy · $6,500
The Broom of the System1 copy · $6,500
Infinite Jest1 copy · $4,500
Infinite Jest1 copy · $2,800
Infinite Jest: A Novel1 copy · $2,500
A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again1 copy · $2,500
Everything and More1 copy · $950
GIRL WITH THE CURIOUS HAIR: Stories1 copy · $750
The Broom of the System1 copy · $700
Girl with Curious Hair1 copy · $550
Consider the Lobster : And Other Essays Hardcover David Foster Wa1 copy · $125
CONSIDER THE LOBSTER AND OTHER ESSAYS1 copy · $75
The Pale King, Wallace, David Foster, Very Good Book1 copy · $43

Market context

35 copies of David Foster Wallace's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $60 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).

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