Muriel Spark
104 copies for sale · $20–$1,000 · 60 first editions · 10 signed
Notable copies for sale
DOCTORS OF PHILOSOPHY: A Play (first edition, signed) — Type Punch Matrix$500
Harper and Wilton Limited Signed Edition (first edition, signed) — Lorne Bair Rare Books$150
THE FANFARLO and Other Verse (first edition, signed) — James Cummins Bookseller$200
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie. Proof, hardback first edition and autograph letter (first edition) — Adrian Harrington Rare Books£975
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (first edition) — Adrian Harrington Rare Books£195
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (first edition) — Adrian Harrington Rare Books£250
The Ballad of Peckham Rye (first edition) — B & B Rare Books$225
The Bachelors (first edition) — Between the Covers$150
VOICES AT PLAY (first edition) — L. W. Currey$100
A Hundred And Eleven Years Without A Chauffeur - 1st Edition/1st Printing (first edition) — Books Tell You Why$88
Voices at Play. Stories and Ear-pieces (first edition) — Adrian Harrington Rare Books£85
Robinson (first edition) — Adrian Harrington Rare Books£75
Works on the market
THE TAKEOVER7 copies · £32–£54
THE PRIME OF MISS JEAN BRODIE5 copies · $20–$700
The Only Problem - 1st Edition/1st Printing4 copies · $32–$48
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie3 copies · £195–£425
THE ONLY PROBLEM; Signed Franklin Library3 copies · $273
TERRITORIAL RIGHTS3 copies · $20–$53
A FAR CRY FROM KENSINGTON3 copies · $20–$43
Child Of Light A Reassessment Of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley2 copies · $150–$225
The Prime Of Miss Jean Brodie Signed2 copies · $150–$200
A Hundred and Eleven Years Without a Chauffeur2 copies · £65–£120
The Go Away Bird And Other Stories2 copies · $65–$100
Voices At Play Stories And Ear Pieces2 copies · $40–$75
The Mandelbaum Gate - 1st Edition/1st Printing2 copies · $40–$56
The Fanfarlo And Other Verse2 copies · $50
MEMENTO MORI AND THE BALLAD OF PECKHAM RYE2 copies · $47–$48
MEMENTO MORI2 copies · $43
Collected Poems I.2 copies · $30–$40
The Only Problem2 copies · £20–£28
The Mandelbaum Gate2 copies · $20–$25
THE STORIES OF MURIEL SPARK2 copies · €15–€25
Market context
39 copies of Muriel Spark's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $49 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
Recent auction results (hammer prices, premiums not included):
The Comforters, first edition, 1957; and another by the same (2) (forum, 2026-07-02)£200
Memento Mori, first edition, 1959; and 6 others by the same (7) (forum, 2026-07-02)£190
The Abbess of Crewe, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author, 1974; (forum, 2026-07-02)£65
The Comforters, first edition, 1957. (forum, 2026-04-23)£170
All the Poems, first edition, signed by the author, 2004; and another by Doris Lessing (2) (forum, 2026-04-23)£100
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