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Douglas Adams

64 copies for sale · $25–$17,500 · 8 first editions · 12 signed

Notable copies for sale

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (first edition, signed) — Burnside Rare Books$3,500
LIFE, THE UNIVERSE AND EVERYTHING (signed) — Type Punch Matrix$1,200
The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy (signed) — Burnside Rare Books$17,500
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe (signed) — Burnside Rare Books$2,400
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe (signed) — Burnside Rare Books$1,800
So Long, and Thanks For All the Fish. The Hitch Hikers' Guide to the Galaxy, 4 (first edition) — Lorne Bair Rare Books$50
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (signed) — Burnside Rare Books$3,800
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (signed) — Burnside Rare Books$3,500
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (signed) — Burnside Rare Books$1,500
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (signed) — Burnside Rare Books$1,500
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (signed) — Burnside Rare Books$1,500
Mostly Harmless (first edition) — Adrian Harrington Rare Books£38

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Works on the market

MOSTLY HARMLESS11 copies · $25–$158
LIFE, THE UNIVERSE AND EVERYTHING8 copies · $63–$1,200
SO LONG, AND THANKS FOR ALL THE FISH8 copies · $47–$163
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe4 copies · £100–£2,400
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy4 copies · $675–$1,500
DIRK GENTLY'S HOLISTIC DETECTIVE AGENCY4 copies · $73–$197
The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy2 copies · $1,500–$17,500
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy2 copies · $3,500–$3,800
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy1 copy · $3,500
Douglas ADAMS -- Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency -- 1987 SIGNED 1st Ed1 copy · $225
THE RESTAURANT AT THE END OF THE UNIVERSE1 copy · $197
Douglas Adams Signed LONG DARK TEA-TIME OF THE SOUL 1st/1st US HC (HITCHHIKER)1 copy · $195
THE UNIVERSE OF DOUGLAS ADAMS1 copy · $146
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency1 copy · £95
1987 edition GOLD LEAF PAGES The More Than Complete Hitchhiker's Guide Adams1 copy · $88
THE ULTIMATE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE By Douglas Adams - Hardcover1 copy · $85
MORE THAN COMPLETE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE: COMPLETE & By Douglas Adams **Mint**1 copy · $73
THE ULTIMATE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE By Douglas Adams - Hardcover1 copy · $69
So Long And Thanks For All The Fish1 copy · £60
The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy - Complete Radio Series (CD) (L20)1 copy · $59

Market context

84 copies of Douglas Adams's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $75 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).

Recent auction results (hammer prices, premiums not included):

So Long, and Thanks for all the Fish, first edition, 1984. (forum, 2026-04-23)£45
[The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy series], 5 vol., first hardback editions, 1979-92; (forum, 2026-04-23)£500

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