John Fowles
87 copies for sale · $20–$1,200 · 47 first editions · 16 signed
Notable copies for sale
Wormholes: Essays and Original Writings Limited Edition, Signed (first edition, signed) — Lorne Bair Rare Books$175
Mantissa Limited Edition, Signed (first edition, signed) — Lorne Bair Rare Books$75
A Maggot Limited Edition, Signed (first edition, signed) — Lorne Bair Rare Books$75
The Nature of Nature: An Essay Signed (first edition, signed) — Lorne Bair Rare Books$200
Selected poems / John Fowles (first edition, signed) — MW Books€25
THE COLLECTOR (first edition, signed) — Type Punch Matrix$1,200
THE COLLECTOR SIGNED (signed) — Rare Book Cellar$1,194
Collector, The (first edition) — David Brass Rare Books$950
The French Lieutenant's Woman (first edition) — B & B Rare Books$600
The Magus (first edition) — B & B Rare Books$500
Mantissa (first edition, signed) — Adrian Harrington Rare Books£35
Introduction: Remembering Cruikshank Signed (signed) — Lorne Bair Rare Books$250
Works on the market
MANTISSA11 copies · €20–€200
Collector8 copies · $30–$950
DANIEL MARTIN8 copies · €20–€424
THE EBONY TOWER5 copies · €35–€143
THE FRENCH LIEUTENANT'S WOMAN4 copies · €20–€295
A MAGGOT4 copies · $48–$144
THE MAGUS; A Revised Version3 copies · $98–$118
The Magus2 copies · $50–$400
THE FRENCH LIEUTENANT'S WOMAN; SIGNED Franklin Library2 copies · $286–$288
THE FRENCH LIEUTENANTS WOMAN2 copies · $47–$123
Mantissa2 copies · £35
THE COLLECTOR1 copy · $1,200
THE COLLECTOR SIGNED1 copy · $1,194
Collector, The1 copy · $950
THE COLLECTOR1 copy · $650
The French Lieutenant's Woman1 copy · $600
The Magus1 copy · $500
The Aristos1 copy · $450
THE FRENCH LIEUTENANT'S WOMAN1 copy · $400
THE FRENCH LIEUTENANT'S WOMAN; Signed Easton Press1 copy · $398
Market context
74 copies of John Fowles's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $48 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
Recent auction results (hammer prices, premiums not included):
A Maggot, first edition, the author's copy, Typed Letter signed by a fan to the author loo (forum, 2026-09-03)£400
Wormholes, first edition, one of 10 copies for private distribution, the author's copy, 19 (forum, 2026-04-23)£600
The Aristos, first edition, signed by the author to John Baxter, 1995; and others, mid-lat (forum, 2026-04-23)£240
A Maggot, first American edition, the author's copy, Boston and Toronto, 1985; and 2 other (forum, 2026-04-23)£170
A Maggot, first edition, the author's copy, a few text corrections in the author's hand, w (forum, 2026-04-23)£500
A Short History of Lyme Regis, first American edition, signed presentation inscription fro (forum, 2026-04-23)£170
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