Julian Symons
62 copies for sale · $20–$300 · 33 first editions · 17 signed
Notable copies for sale
Confusions About X Poems (first edition, signed) — James Cummins Bookseller$300
The Players and the Game (first edition, signed) — James Cummins Bookseller$275
The Detling Murders (first edition, signed) — James Cummins Bookseller$175
The Name of Anabel Lee (first edition, signed) — James Cummins Bookseller$175
The Plot against Roger Rider (first edition, signed) — James Cummins Bookseller$175
Something Like a Love Affair (first edition, signed) — James Cummins Bookseller$175
Bloody Murder. From the Detective Story to the Crime Novel: A History (first edition, signed) — Adrian Harrington Rare Books£95
The Object of an Affair and other Poems (first edition, signed) — James Cummins Bookseller$225
The Object of an Affair and other Poems (first edition, signed) — James Cummins Bookseller$225
The Man Who Lost His Wife (first edition, signed) — James Cummins Bookseller$175
Two Brothers. Fragments of a Correspondence (signed) — James Cummins Bookseller$225
The Man Whose Dreams Came True (signed) — James Cummins Bookseller$175
What these are worth
The Immaterial Murder Case3 copies from 3 sellers
Each page gathers every copy on the market, what similar copies have fetched, and the spread between them.
Works on the market
The Man Who Killed Himself3 copies · $20–$225
Oscar Wilde: A Problem in Biography3 copies · $75–$150
GREAT DETECTIVES; Seven Original Investigations3 copies · $20–$98
CONAN DOYLE: Portrait of an Artist3 copies · $35–$63
Does literature exist? The Lurcy Lecture Amherst College March 19923 copies · $45–$50
The Immaterial Murder Case2 copies · $225–$275
The Object of an Affair and other Poems2 copies · $225
Critical Observations2 copies · $21–$175
The Man Who Lost His Wife2 copies · $175
The Name Of Annabel Lee2 copies · $40–$175
The Tigers of Subtopia And Other Stories2 copies · $20–$175
The Kentish Manor Murders2 copies · $20–$40
Confusions About X Poems1 copy · $300
The Players and the Game1 copy · $275
Thomas Carlyle. The Life and Times of a Prophet1 copy · $250
Bogue’s Fortune1 copy · $225
The Broken Penny1 copy · $225
Two Brothers. Fragments of a Correspondence1 copy · $225
The Detling Murders1 copy · $175
The Man Whose Dreams Came True1 copy · $175
Market context
24 copies of Julian Symons's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $20 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
Recent auction results (hammer prices, premiums not included):
The Players and the Game, 1st U.S. edition, 1972, signed + others (dominic winter, 2026-03-01)£80
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