James M. Cain
45 copies for sale · $20–$5,500 · 31 first editions · 1 signed
Notable copies for sale
Serenade Inscribed (signed) — Whitmore Rare Books$750
Love's Lovely Counterfeit (first edition) — Burnside Rare Books$275
THREE OF A KIND (first edition) — Captain Ahab's Rare Books$5,500
The Postman Always Rings Twice (first edition) — B & B Rare Books$3,000
The Moth (first edition) — B & B Rare Books$80
The Butterfly (first edition) — B & B Rare Books$80
Career in C Major and Other Stories Avon Modern Short Story Monthly 22 (first edition) — Burnside Rare Books$75
For Men Only (first edition) — Good Books in the Woods$45
THE BABY IN THE ICEBOX and Other Short Fiction (first edition) — Type Punch Matrix$45
Galatea (first edition) — Good Books in the Woods$33
The Baby In The Icebox, And Other Short Fiction - 1st Edition/1st Printing (first edition) — Books Tell You Why$32
Mignon (first edition) — Good Books in the Woods$30
Works on the market
THE POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE & DOUBLE INDEMNITY; Franklin Library3 copies · $83–$293
The Postman Always Rings Twice2 copies · $750–$3,000
SERENADE2 copies · $40–$2,474
Mildred Pierce2 copies · $400–$700
LOVE'S LOVELY COUNTERFEIT2 copies · $200–$275
Rainbow's End2 copies · $40–$45
Cloud Nine2 copies · $20–$25
THREE OF A KIND1 copy · $5,500
Double Indemnity; in Liberty Magazine1 copy · $1,000
THREE OF A KIND1 copy · $1,000
Serenade Inscribed1 copy · $750
Serenade1 copy · $750
THE BABY IN THE ICEBOX; Franklin Library1 copy · $273
The Butterfly1 copy · $80
The Moth1 copy · $80
Market context
17 copies of James M. Cain's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $57 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
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