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G. K. Chesterton

26 copies for sale · $34–$1,200 · 4 first editions

Notable copies for sale

The Paradoxes of Mr. Pond (first edition) — Burnside Rare Books$1,200
THE SCANDAL OF FATHER BROWN (first edition) — Captain Ahab's Rare Books$850
The Man Who Knew Too Much — Jonkers Rare Books£4,500
Gloria in Profundis (Rare) (1927) — Biblio$250
The Father Brown Stories. Comprises: The Innocence of Father Brown, The Wisdom of Father B — Adrian Harrington Rare Books£225
The Man Who Knew Too Much and other stories (first edition) — James Cummins Bookseller$500
RELATOS DEL PADRE BROWN, LOS By G. K. Chesterton - Hardcover (2013) — eBay$88
CRITICISMS & APPRECIATIONS OF THE WORKS OF CHARLES DICKENS By G. K. Chesterton (1992) — eBay$77
The Innocence of the Father Brown (Franklin Mystery) by G.K. Chesterton — eBay$73
IM ZEICHEN DES ZWILLINGE (first edition) — Rare Book Cellar$73
FATHER BROWN SHORT STORIES — Rare Book Cellar$73
THE FATHER BROWN STORIES; Folio Society — Rare Book Cellar$73

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Works on the market

CRITICISMS & APPRECIATIONS OF THE WORKS OF CHARLES DICKENS By G. K. Chesterton2 copies · $69–$77
ORTHODOXY2 copies · $48–$71
The Man Who Knew Too Much1 copy · £4,500
The Paradoxes of Mr. Pond1 copy · $1,200
THE SCANDAL OF FATHER BROWN1 copy · $850
The Man Who Knew Too Much and other stories1 copy · $500
Gloria in Profundis (Rare)1 copy · $250
The Father Brown Stories. Comprises: The Innocence of Father Brown, The Wisdom of Father B1 copy · £225
RELATOS DEL PADRE BROWN, LOS By G. K. Chesterton - Hardcover1 copy · $88
The Innocence of the Father Brown (Franklin Mystery) by G.K. Chesterton1 copy · $73
FATHER BROWN SHORT STORIES1 copy · $73
THE FATHER BROWN STORIES; Folio Society1 copy · $73
IM ZEICHEN DES ZWILLINGE1 copy · $73
ORTHODOXY; The Classic Account of a Remarkable Christian Experience1 copy · $73
ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON1 copy · $73
ORTHODOXY By G. K. Chesterton1 copy · $71
CHARLES DICKENS By G K Chesterton **Mint Condition**1 copy · $64
SAINT FRANCIS OF ASSISI By G. K. Chesterton **Mint Condition**1 copy · $49
THE PARADOXES OF MR. POND1 copy · $48
THE INNOCENCE AND WISDOM OF FATHER BROWN1 copy · $39

Market context

33 copies of G. K. Chesterton's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $55 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).

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

Father Brown and the Donnington Affair, one of 100 copies printed for friends of the publi (forum, 2026-06-25)£30
The Surprise... with a preface by Dorothy L. Sayers, first edition, Dorothy L. Sayers' cop (forum, 2026-06-25)£320
The Vampire and the Village, one of 10 copies, n.p., 1947; and the August 1936 issue of Th (forum, 2026-06-25)£1,500
The Coloured Lands, first edition, deluxe issue, Sheed & Ward, 1938 (forum, 2026-06-25)£2,600
The Paradoxes of Mr. Pond, first edition, Cassell, 1937; and the first American edition of (forum, 2026-06-25)£340
A Century of Detective Stories, first edition, 1935, and c.90 others with contributions by (forum, 2026-06-25)£800

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