Kay Boyle
32 copies for sale · $20–$4,500 · 22 first editions · 10 signed
Notable copies for sale
Short Stories (first edition, signed) — Heritage Book Shop$4,500
A Frenchman Must Die (first edition, signed) — Good Books in the Woods$70
Words That Must Somehow be Said Selected Essays 1927-1984 (first edition, signed) — Good Books in the Woods$35
Short Stories (first edition) — Burnside Rare Books$2,500
Nothing Ever Breaks Except the Heart (first edition) — Good Books in the Woods$50
My Next Bride (first edition) — Eric Chaim Kline Bookseller$50
THIRTY STORIES (first edition) — L. W. Currey$45
Generation Without Farewell - 1st Edition/1st Printing (first edition) — Books Tell You Why$40
The Underground Woman - 1st Edition/1st Printing (first edition) — Books Tell You Why$40
NOTHING EVER BREAKS EXCEPT THE HEART (first edition) — L. W. Currey$25
The Seagull on the Step (first edition) — Good Books in the Woods$20
The First Lover: and Other Stories Signed Bookplate (first edition, signed) — Lorne Bair Rare Books$50
What these are worth
Gentlemen, I Address You Privately (first edition)3 copies from 3 sellers
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Works on the market
A Poem for February First 1975. For Jessica Mitford broadside5 copies · $25–$125
Monday Night3 copies · €25–€70
Short Stories2 copies · $2,500–$4,500
GENTLEMEN, I ADDRESS YOU PRIVATELY2 copies · $100–$125
NOTHING EVER BREAKS EXCEPT THE HEART2 copies · $25–$50
Death of a Man Signed1 copy · $250
Monday Night1 copy · $100
Death of a Man1 copy · €75
Year Before Last1 copy · $75
A Frenchman Must Die1 copy · $70
TESTAMENT FOR MY STUDENTS AND OTHER POEMS1 copy · $66
FIFTY STORIES; The Selected Stories1 copy · $54
My Next Bride1 copy · $50
THIRTY STORIES1 copy · $45
FIFTY STORIES1 copy · $43
The Underground Woman - 1st Edition/1st Printing1 copy · $40
Market context
2 copies of Kay Boyle's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $113 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
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