John Dickson Carr
11 copies for sale · $20–$600 · 6 first editions
Notable copies for sale
Death Watch (first edition) — Second Story Books$75
Dead Sleep Lightly (first edition) — Bauer Rare Books$40
THE LIFE OF SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE (first edition) — L. W. Currey$35
Captain Cut-Throat (first edition) — Between the Covers$20
SCANDAL AT HIGH CHIMNEYS (first edition) — Rare Book Cellar$47
In Spite of Thunder: A Dr. Feel Detective Novel — Books Tell You Why$40
It Walks By Night — Second Story Books$75
Castle Skull (first edition) — Burnside Rare Books$600
The Burning Court — Second Story Books$30
The waxworks murder — MW Books€13
The blind barber — MW Books€10
Works on the market
Castle Skull1 copy · $600
Death Watch1 copy · $75
It Walks By Night1 copy · $75
SCANDAL AT HIGH CHIMNEYS1 copy · $47
Dead Sleep Lightly1 copy · $40
In Spite of Thunder: A Dr. Feel Detective Novel1 copy · $40
THE LIFE OF SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE1 copy · $35
The Burning Court1 copy · $30
Captain Cut-Throat1 copy · $20
The waxworks murder1 copy · €13
The blind barber1 copy · €10
Market context
35 copies of John Dickson Carr'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).
Recent auction results (hammer prices, premiums not included):
The Sleeping Sphinx, first edition, 1947; and 2 others by C.P. Snow (3) (forum, 2026-09-03)£120
It Walks by Night, first edition, Harper & Brothers, 1930. (forum, 2026-07-02)£800
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