James Hilton
58 copies for sale · $20–$20,000 · 23 first editions · 6 signed
Notable copies for sale
Catherine Herself (first edition, signed) — B & B Rare Books$1,000
Good-bye Mr. Chips (first edition, signed) — Burnside Rare Books$400
Lost Horizon (signed) — Burnside Rare Books$12,500
Goodbye Mr. Chips (signed) — Burnside Rare Books$4,800
LOST HORIZON; Franklin Library (first edition) — Rare Book Cellar$473
Ill Wind (first edition) — Lorne Bair Rare Books$200
Chronograms. 5000 and more in number excerpted out of various authors and collected at man (first edition) — Adrian Harrington Rare Books£180
Autograph Letter Signed concerning Goodbye Mr. Chips! (signed) — Adrian Harrington Rare Books£125
Lost Horizon (first edition) — Burnside Rare Books$17,500
NOTHING SO STRANGE (first edition) — Rare Book Cellar$88
To You Mr. Chips (first edition) — Good Books in the Woods$20
Manuscript archive for his novel, SO WELL REMEMBERED — James Cummins Bookseller$6,000
Works on the market
LOST HORIZON6 copies · $36–$248
GOOD-BYE, MR. CHIPS5 copies · $45–$193
SO WELL REMEMBERED4 copies · $73–$248
LOST HORIZON AND GOOD-BYE, MR. CHIPS3 copies · $98–$143
GOOD-BYE, MR. CHIPS: AND OTHER STORIES3 copies · $48–$53
Lost Horizon2 copies · $1,000–$17,500
GOODBYE, MR. CHIPS2 copies · $58–$4,800
THE MEADOWS OF THE MOON2 copies · $1,044–$2,000
Good-bye Mr. Chips2 copies · $1,000–$1,350
GOOD-BYE, MR. CHIPS2 copies · $400–$720
NOTHING SO STRANGE2 copies · $43–$69
THE STORY OF DR. WASSELL2 copies · $20–$53
TIME AND TIME AGAIN2 copies · $20–$47
LOST HORIZON1 copy · $20,000
Lost Horizon1 copy · $12,500
Manuscript archive for his novel, SO WELL REMEMBERED1 copy · $6,000
Original Setting Typescript for MORNING JOURNEY1 copy · $6,000
Manuscript archive for his final novel, TIME AND TIME AGAIN1 copy · $4,500
GOOD-BYE, MR. CHIPS SIGNED1 copy · $2,148
We Are Not Alone radio play1 copy · $1,750
Market context
16 copies of James Hilton's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $62 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
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