Lillian Hellman
38 copies for sale · $20–$2,200 · 29 first editions · 6 signed
Notable copies for sale
Watch on the Rhine Inscribed to Jack Warner (first edition, signed) — Whitmore Rare Books$1,850
THE LARK; Signed 1st (first edition, signed) — Rare Book Cellar$678
The Searching Wind With Tls (first edition, signed) — Second Story Books$250
The Autumn Garden: A Play in Three Acts Inscribed (first edition, signed) — Lorne Bair Rare Books$200
Three: An Unfinished Woman, Pentimento, Scoundrel Time SIGNED (first edition, signed) — Eric Chaim Kline Bookseller$95
Scoundrel Time (first edition, signed) — James Cummins Bookseller$300
An Unfinished Woman. A Memoir (first edition) — James Cummins Bookseller$750
Maybe - 1st Edition/1st Printing (first edition) — Books Tell You Why$40
Maybe - 1st Edition/1st Printing (first edition) — Books Tell You Why$40
THE LITTLE FOXES (first edition) — Rare Book Cellar$38
Maybe A Story (first edition) — Good Books in the Woods$23
Another Part Of The Forest A Play With Incidental Music By Marc Blitzstein 4 Large Origina — J & J Lubrano Music Antiquarians$2,200
What these are worth
Maybe4 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
PENTIMENTO5 copies · $47–$118
THREE; An Unfinished Woman, Pentimento, Scoundrel Time3 copies · $73–$103
PENTIMENTO - A BOOK OF PORTRAITS2 copies · $20–$128
MAYBE : ; A Story2 copies · $48–$53
Maybe2 copies · $32–$48
Maybe - 1st Edition/1st Printing2 copies · $32–$40
Another Part Of The Forest A Play With Incidental Music By Marc Blitzstein 4 Large Origina1 copy · $2,200
Watch on the Rhine Inscribed to Jack Warner1 copy · $1,850
The Childrens Hour1 copy · $1,250
An Unfinished Woman. A Memoir1 copy · $750
THE LARK; Signed 1st1 copy · $678
Scoundrel Time1 copy · $300
PLAYS; Franklin Library1 copy · $273
The Searching Wind With Tls1 copy · $250
The Autumn Garden: A Play in Three Acts Inscribed1 copy · $200
Typed letter, secretarial signature Lillian Hellman1 copy · $125
AN UNFINISHED WOMAN - A MEMOIR1 copy · $68
The Autumn Garden1 copy · $60
SCOUNDREL TIME1 copy · $58
Market context
27 copies of Lillian Hellman's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $46 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
Recent auction results (hammer prices, premiums not included):
Anouilh (Jean) The Lark. Adapted by Lillian Hellman, first edition, signed presentation in (forum, 2026-09-03)£70
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