Nevil Shute
86 copies for sale · $27–$3,000 · 38 first editions · 5 signed
Notable copies for sale
A Town Like Alice (first edition) — Adrian Harrington Rare Books£1,350
Works Bibliographical collection of the writings of Nevil Shute (first edition) — James Cummins Bookseller$750
Most Secret (first edition) — Michael Pyron Books$225
Landfall: A Channel Story (first edition) — Michael Pyron Books$200
Slide Rule The Autobiography of an Engineer (first edition) — Rare Aviation Books$180
Pastoral (first edition) — Michael Pyron Books$150
Round the Bend (signed) — James Cummins Bookseller$1,750
The Rainbow and the Rose (first edition) — Adrian Harrington Rare Books£45
On the Beach (signed) — James Cummins Bookseller$3,000
IN THE WET (first edition) — Rare Book Cellar$37
Vinland the Good (first edition) — James Cummins Bookseller$500
Pastoral (signed) — James Cummins Bookseller$1,750
What these are worth
The Rainbow and the Rose6 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
ON THE BEACH7 copies · $78–$3,000
IN THE WET7 copies · $37–$400
REQUIEM FOR A WREN By Nevil Shute **Mint Condition**5 copies · £35–£1,750
ROUND THE BEND By Nevil Shute5 copies · $27–$1,750
In the Wet5 copies · £28–£125
THE RAINBOW AND THE ROSE4 copies · $73–$175
PASTORAL3 copies · $58–$1,750
Vinland the Good3 copies · $100–$500
AN OLD CAPTIVITY2 copies · $375–$378
Kindling2 copies · $375
PIED PIPER2 copies · $88–$375
Slide Rule. The Autobiography of An Engineer2 copies · £35–£250
Most Secret2 copies · $75–$225
Slide Rule The Autobiography of an Engineer2 copies · $75–$180
Requiem for a Wren2 copies · £45–£120
Trustee From The Toolroom2 copies · £65–£100
SO DISDAINED2 copies · $40–$98
Beyond the Black Stump2 copies · $50–$75
A Town Like Alice1 copy · £1,350
Market context
38 copies of Nevil Shute's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $54 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
Recent auction results (hammer prices, premiums not included):
The Chequer Board, first Book Society edition, signed by the author, 1947; and 27 others b (forum, 2026-04-23)£220
Pied Piper, first edition with rare dust-jacket, 1942. (forum, 2026-04-23)£220
Marazan, first edition, 1926; and another by the same (2) (forum, 2026-04-23)£420
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