Ellis Peters
44 copies for sale · $20–$250 · 19 first editions · 1 signed
Notable copies for sale
One Corpse Too Many: A Medieval Whodunnit (first edition) — Lorne Bair Rare Books$200
Monk's-hood: The Third Chronicle of Brother Cadfael (first edition) — Lorne Bair Rare Books$150
THE GRASS-WIDOW'S TALE (first edition) — Rare Book Cellar$88
THE CONFESSION OF BROTHER HALUIN : ; the fifteenth chronicle of Brother Cadfael (first edition) — Rare Book Cellar$78
The Leper of Saint Giles: The Fifth Chronicle of Brother Cadfael (first edition) — Lorne Bair Rare Books$75
Death Mask (first edition) — Adrian Harrington Rare Books£60
Death and the Joyful Woman (first edition) — Adrian Harrington Rare Books£48
The Heretic's Apprentice - 1st Edition/1st Printing (first edition) — Books Tell You Why$48
A Rare Benedictine - 1st Edition/1st Printing (first edition) — Books Tell You Why$40
The Pilgrim of Hate (first edition) — Adrian Harrington Rare Books£38
FALLEN INTO THE PIT (first edition) — Rare Book Cellar$63
An Excellent Mystery (first edition) — Adrian Harrington Rare Books£60
Works on the market
MOURNING RAGA3 copies · $25–$88
The Hermit of Eyton Forest2 copies · £40–£65
An Excellent Mystery2 copies · £55–£60
THE CONFESSION OF BROTHER HALUIN2 copies · £35–£47
Flight of a Witch2 copies · $20–$20
The potter's field2 copies · €13
One Corpse Too Many: A Medieval Whodunnit1 copy · $200
The Leper of Saint Giles1 copy · £150
Monk's-hood: The Third Chronicle of Brother Cadfael1 copy · $150
An Excellent Mystery1 copy · £95
THE GRASS-WIDOW'S TALE1 copy · $88
THE KNOCKER ON DEATH'S DOOR1 copy · $78
Market context
13 copies of Ellis Peters's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $66 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
Recent auction results (hammer prices, premiums not included):
A Morbid Taste for Bones, first edition, 1977 (forum, 2026-04-23)£300
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