Jim Thompson
28 copies for sale · $44–$8,500 · 18 first editions
Notable copies for sale
Now and on Earth (first edition) — Burnside Rare Books$8,500
Calendar of Annual Events in Oklahoma (first edition) — Burnside Rare Books$1,500
HEED THE THUNDER: A NOVEL (first edition) — L. W. Currey$1,250
Cropper's Cabin (first edition) — Burnside Rare Books$550
CROPPER'S CABIN (first edition) — Captain Ahab's Rare Books$400
The Golden Gizmo (first edition) — Burnside Rare Books$175
Recoil (first edition) — Lorne Bair Rare Books$150
IRONSIDE (first edition) — L. W. Currey$100
SOUTH OF HEAVEN; PBO (first edition) — Rare Book Cellar$93
HEED THE THUNDER (first edition) — Rare Book Cellar$748
NOW AND ON EARTH — L. W. Currey$65
FIREWORKS: ; The Lost Writings — Rare Book Cellar$53
What these are worth
Heed the Thunder4 copies from 3 sellers
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Works on the market
HEED THE THUNDER2 copies · $748–$800
Cropper's Cabin2 copies · $450–$550
The Golden Gizmo2 copies · $175–$350
KING BLOOD2 copies · $45–$73
FIREWORKS: ; The Lost Writings2 copies · $44–$53
Now and on Earth1 copy · $8,500
Now and On Earth1 copy · $1,750
Calendar of Annual Events in Oklahoma1 copy · $1,500
HEED THE THUNDER: A NOVEL1 copy · $1,250
The Criminal1 copy · $425
CROPPER'S CABIN1 copy · $400
Heed the Thunder1 copy · $250
Recoil1 copy · $175
Nothing More Than Murder1 copy · $150
Recoil1 copy · $150
The Transgressors1 copy · $150
CROPPER'S CABIN1 copy · $100
IRONSIDE1 copy · $100
SOUTH OF HEAVEN; PBO1 copy · $93
Market context
35 copies of Jim Thompson's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $63 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
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