James Thurber
83 copies for sale · $20–$750 · 31 first editions · 3 signed
Notable copies for sale
THE THURBER ALBUM (first edition, signed) — Johnnycake Books$250
MY WORLD - AND WELCOME TO IT (first edition, signed) — Johnnycake Books$325
Further Fables for Our Time (first edition, signed) — James Cummins Bookseller$750
THE LAST FLOWER: A PARABLE IN PICTURES (first edition) — L. W. Currey$200
FABLES FOR OUR TIME & Famous Poems Illustrated and The Last Flower (first edition) — Kay Craddock Antiquarian BooksellerA$120
THE BEAST IN ME AND OTHER ANIMALS (first edition) — L. W. Currey$100
THURBER COUNTRY; A New Collection of Pieces about Males and Females Mainly of Our Own Spec (first edition) — Rare Book Cellar$98
ALARMS AND DIVERSIONS (first edition) — L. W. Currey$65
Writings and Drawings (first edition) — Between the Covers$45
THE GENIUS OF JAMES THURBER; Folio Society (first edition) — Rare Book Cellar$78
SELECTED LETTERS OF JAMES THURBER (first edition) — Rare Book Cellar$47
SELECTED LETTERS OF JAMES THURBER; Franklin Library (first edition) — Rare Book Cellar$273
What these are worth
Fables for Our Time6 copies from 3 sellers
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Works on the market
LANTERNS & LANCES9 copies · $20–$74
THE THURBER CARNIVAL; Franklin Library7 copies · $198–$273
THE THURBER CARNIVAL6 copies · $20–$143
FURTHER FABLES FOR OUR TIME5 copies · $20–$750
FABLES FOR OUR TIME5 copies · $60–$178
THURBER COUNTRY4 copies · $20–$98
THE WONDERFUL O3 copies · $73–$548
THE GENIUS OF JAMES THURBER; Folio Society3 copies · $78–$91
MY WORLD - AND WELCOME TO IT2 copies · $300–$325
THE LAST FLOWER: a parable in pictures2 copies · A$83–A$120
THE THURBER ALBUM2 copies · $57–$98
THE 13 CLOCKS2 copies · $43–$48
SELECTED LETTERS OF JAMES THURBER2 copies · $30–$47
THURBER COUNTRY; The Classic Collection about Males and Females, Mainly of Our Own Species2 copies · $41–$47
THE THURBER ALBUM: a new collection of pieces about people2 copies · A$20–A$45
Alarms & Diversions2 copies · $20–$22
MANY MOONS1 copy · $375
SELECTED LETTERS OF JAMES THURBER; Franklin Library1 copy · $273
THE THURBER ALBUM1 copy · $250
THE LAST FLOWER: A PARABLE IN PICTURES1 copy · $200
Market context
29 copies of James Thurber's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $54 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
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