James Thurber
72 copies for sale · $20–$2,500 · 16 first editions · 4 signed
Notable copies for sale
MY WORLD - AND WELCOME TO IT (first edition, signed) — Johnnycake Books$325
THE THURBER ALBUM (first edition, signed) — Johnnycake Books$250
Thurber Country. A New Collection of Pieces about Males and Females, mainly of Our own Spe (signed) — James Cummins Bookseller$2,500
Selected Letters of James Thurber (first edition) — Good Books in the Woods$20
THURBER COUNTRY; A New Collection of Pieces about Males and Females Mainly of Our Own Spec (first edition) — Rare Book Cellar$98
Fables for Our Time — Good Books in the Woods$60
THE SEAL IN THE BEDROOM & Other Predicaments — Kay Craddock Antiquarian BooksellerA$60
The Thurber Carnival — Eric Chaim Kline Bookseller$45
FABLES FOR OUR TIME & Famous Poems Illustrated and The Last Flower (first edition) — Kay Craddock Antiquarian BooksellerA$120
THE LAST FLOWER: a parable in pictures — Kay Craddock Antiquarian BooksellerA$120
THE GENIUS OF JAMES THURBER — Kay Craddock Antiquarian BooksellerA$60
THE THURBER ALBUM: a new collection of pieces about people — Kay Craddock Antiquarian BooksellerA$45
Works on the market
THE THURBER CARNIVAL; Franklin Library7 copies · $173–$228
LANTERNS & LANCES6 copies · $43–$74
FABLES FOR OUR TIME5 copies · $60–$178
THE THURBER CARNIVAL5 copies · $45–$143
FURTHER FABLES FOR OUR TIME4 copies · $73–$750
THURBER COUNTRY; A New Collection of Pieces about Males and Females Mainly of Our Own Spec3 copies · $20–$2,500
THE WONDERFUL O3 copies · $73–$548
THURBER COUNTRY3 copies · $43–$98
THE GENIUS OF JAMES THURBER; Folio Society3 copies · $78–$91
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 · $20–$47
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
Two Pencil Drawings, one entitled, Impotence1 copy · $2,500
MANY MOONS1 copy · $375
MY WORLD - AND WELCOME TO IT1 copy · $325
SELECTED LETTERS OF JAMES THURBER; Franklin Library1 copy · $273
THE THURBER ALBUM1 copy · $250
Market context
8 copies of James Thurber's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $61 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
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