David Foster Wallace
17 copies for sale · $43–$18,500 · 13 first editions · 11 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
Girl with the Curious Hair (first edition, signed) — Burnside Rare Books$550
The Broom of the System (first edition, signed) — Burnside Rare Books$5,000
INFINITE JEST (first edition, signed) — Type Punch Matrix$3,000
Infinite Jest (first edition, signed) — Burnside Rare Books$2,800
The Broom of the System (first edition, signed) — Burnside Rare Books$6,500
The Broom of the System (first edition, signed) — Burnside Rare Books$4,800
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
GIRL WITH THE CURIOUS HAIR: Stories (first edition) — Type Punch Matrix$750
DERIVATIVE SPORT IN TORNADO ALLEY - CONTEMPORARY DRAFT TYPESCRIPT WITH STRING THEORY: DAVI — Captain Ahab's Rare Books$12,500
Works on the market
The Broom of the System5 copies · $700–$9,500
INFINITE JEST3 copies · $45–$3,000
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
A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again1 copy · $2,500
GIRL WITH THE CURIOUS HAIR: Stories1 copy · $750
Girl with the Curious Hair1 copy · $550
Market context
8 copies of David Foster Wallace's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $750 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
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