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J. G. Ballard

36 copies for sale · $43–$7,500 · 8 first editions · 2 signed

Notable copies for sale

The Drowned World (first edition) — Burnside Rare Books$5,800
CRASH! – UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY, SIGNED (first edition) — Captain Ahab's Rare Books$3,750
Why I Want to Fuck Ronald Reagan (first edition) — Burnside Rare Books$2,250
High-Rise (signed) — Burnside Rare Books$1,250
The Drowned World (signed) — Burnside Rare Books$7,500
Crash (first edition) — James Cummins Bookseller$1,250
Atrocity Exhibition; With Author's Annotations — Bauer Rare Books$50
The Drowned World — Burnside Rare Books$350
The Day of Creation / J. G. Ballard (first edition) — MW Books€40
THE CRYSTAL WORLD; Easton Press — Rare Book Cellar$273
Running Wild - VERY GOOD (2018) — eBay$250
Damien Hirst The Elusive Truth ART BOOK PAINTINGS PAPERBACK SOFTCOVER YBA RARE (2005) — eBay€167

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Works on the market

DAY OF CREATION4 copies · $68–$98
CRASH3 copies · £28–£1,250
THE KINDNESS OF WOMEN3 copies · $47–$73
The Drowned World2 copies · $350–$7,500
EMPIRE OF THE SUN2 copies · $63–$98
The Drowned World1 copy · $5,800
CRASH! – UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY, SIGNED1 copy · $3,750
Why I Want to Fuck Ronald Reagan1 copy · $2,250
High-Rise1 copy · $1,250
THE CRYSTAL WORLD; Easton Press1 copy · $273
Running Wild - VERY GOOD1 copy · $250
Damien Hirst The Elusive Truth ART BOOK PAINTINGS PAPERBACK SOFTCOVER YBA RARE1 copy · €167
HELLO AMERICA By J G Ballard1 copy · £78
MEMORIES OF THE SPACE AGE By J. G. Ballard - Hardcover *Excellent Condition*1 copy · $78
THE ATROCITY EXHIBITION, REVISED EDITION (RE-SEARCH By J. G. Ballard & Vale Vale1 copy · $77
CONCRETE ISLAND1 copy · $77
CRASH: A NOVEL By J. G. Ballard1 copy · $76
KINGDOM COME By J. G. Ballard - Hardcover **Mint Condition**1 copy · $75
MILLENNIUM PEOPLE1 copy · $73
Atrocity Exhibition; With Author's Annotations1 copy · $50

Market context

35 copies of J. G. Ballard'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):

The Day of Creation, first edition, signed by the author, 1987; and others, fantasy, a few (forum, 2026-07-02)£220
The 4-Dimensional Nightmare, first edition, 1963; and 14 others, science-fiction (15) (forum, 2026-04-23)£420

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