Iris Murdoch
51 copies for sale · $20–$6,500 · 25 first editions · 2 signed
Notable copies for sale
Under the Net (first edition, signed) — Burnside Rare Books$6,500
The Nice and The Good (first edition, signed) — Adrian Harrington Rare Books£350
An Unofficial Rose (first edition) — Lorne Bair Rare Books$150
The Unicorn (first edition) — Burnside Rare Books$150
BRUNO'S DREAM (first edition) — Rare Book Cellar$68
The Sacred and Profane Love Machine (first edition) — Adrian Harrington Rare Books£65
AN ACCIDENTAL MAN (first edition) — Rare Book Cellar$48
The Nice and The Good (first edition) — Adrian Harrington Rare Books£45
Nuns and Soldiers (first edition) — Adrian Harrington Rare Books£35
Henry and Cato (first edition) — Bauer Rare Books$35
The Book and the Brotherhood (first edition) — Good Books in the Woods$30
The Green Knight (first edition) — Good Books in the Woods$25
Works on the market
THE RED AND THE GREEN3 copies · $20–$63
THE NICE AND THE GOOD2 copies · £75–£350
THE SEA, THE SEA2 copies · $128–$273
AN ACCIDENTAL MAN2 copies · $78–$125
THE SACRED AND PROFANE LOVE MACHINE2 copies · $43–$123
THE BELL2 copies · $73–$93
NUNS AND SOLDIERS2 copies · $63–$75
THE GOOD APPRENTICE2 copies · $43–$48
A WORD CHILD2 copies · $43–$47
Under the Net1 copy · $6,500
A Year of Birds1 copy · £750
The Flight From the Enchanter1 copy · £500
The Sea, The Sea by Iris Murdoch, 19781 copy · $208
An Unofficial Rose1 copy · £200
THE SEA, THE SEA1 copy · $150
The Unicorn1 copy · $150
An Unofficial Rose1 copy · $150
Accidental Man Bell Book Of The Brotherhood Black Prince Fairly Honorable Defeat Flight Fr1 copy · $90
A FAIRLY HONOURABLE DEFEAT1 copy · $73
Market context
50 copies of Iris Murdoch's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $58 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
Recent auction results (hammer prices, premiums not included):
The Black Prince, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author, 1973. (forum, 2026-09-03)£200
The Nice and the Good, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author, 196 (forum, 2026-09-03)£260
A Severed Head, first edition, 1961; and 9 others by the same (10) (forum, 2026-07-02)£95
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