Marcel Proust
57 copies for sale · $32–$35,000 · 6 first editions
Notable copies for sale
A la Recherche du Temps Perdu (first edition) — Heritage Book Shop$35,000
Remembrance of Things Past — Jonkers Rare Books£45,000
Autograph letter signed to Mme Catusse concerning a recent duel fought on l'Île de la Jatt — John Windle Antiquarian$6,500
The Past Recaptured — Books Tell You Why$32
A la Recherche du Temps Perdu Remembrance of Things Past / In Search of Lost Time (first edition) — Burnside Rare Books$24,000
SWANN'S WAY; Franklin Library — Rare Book Cellar$325
SWANN'S WAY; Franklin Library — Rare Book Cellar$323
CITIES OF THE PLAIN; 2 Vol. — Rare Book Cellar$253
REMEMBRANCE OF THINGS PAST IN 2 VOLUMES; Swann's Way, Within a Budding Grove, the Guermant — Rare Book Cellar$223
THE PAST RECAPTURED — Rare Book Cellar$148
Works on the market
SWANN'S WAY7 copies · $40–$118
THE PAST RECAPTURED3 copies · $32–$148
THE CAPTIVE; Modern Library3 copies · $73–$83
CITIES OF THE PLAIN3 copies · $40–$83
SWANN'S WAY; Franklin Library2 copies · $323–$325
REMEMBRANCE OF THINGS PAST; Cities of the Plain, the Captive, the Sweet Cheat Gone, the Pa2 copies · $43–$143
THE SWEET CHEAT GONE; Modern Library No. 2602 copies · $98–$123
THE PAST RECAPTURED; Modern Library2 copies · $73–$83
WITHIN A BUDDING GROVE2 copies · $40–$73
Remembrance of Things Past1 copy · £45,000
A la Recherche du Temps Perdu1 copy · $35,000
Autograph letter signed to Mme Catusse concerning a recent duel fought on l'Île de la Jatt1 copy · $6,500
CITIES OF THE PLAIN; 2 Vol.1 copy · $253
REMEMBRANCE OF THINGS PAST IN 2 VOLUMES; Swann's Way, Within a Budding Grove, the Guermant1 copy · $223
Market context
37 copies of Marcel Proust's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $57 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
Recent auction results (hammer prices, premiums not included):
The Guermantes Way, translated by C. K. Scott-Moncrieff, first English edition, 1922; and (forum, 2026-04-23)£130
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