Patricia Highsmith
39 copies for sale · $35–$12,500 · 17 first editions · 11 signed
Notable copies for sale
Carol The Price of Salt (first edition, signed) — Burnside Rare Books$3,500
The Boy Who Followed Ripley (first edition, signed) — Burnside Rare Books$800
SLOWLY, SLOWLY IN THE WIND (first edition, signed) — Type Punch Matrix$750
LITTLE TALES OF MISOGYNY (first edition, signed) — Type Punch Matrix$750
THE BLACK HOUSE (first edition, signed) — Type Punch Matrix$650
PEOPLE WHO KNOCK ON THE DOOR (first edition, signed) — Type Punch Matrix$600
The Talented Mr. Ripley (signed) — Burnside Rare Books$12,500
The Blunderer (first edition, signed) — Burnside Rare Books$10,000
People Who Knock on the Door (signed) — B & B Rare Books$800
A Game for the Living (first edition) — Good Books in the Woods$220
The Talented Mr. Ripley (first edition) — Biblioctopus$8,750
Strangers on a Train (first edition) — Burnside Rare Books$5,800
Works on the market
THE BLUNDERER4 copies · $750–$10,000
Strangers on a Train2 copies · $4,200–$5,800
THE BOY WHO FOLLOWED RIPLEY2 copies · $37–$148
The Talented Mr. Ripley1 copy · $12,500
The Talented Mr. Ripley1 copy · $8,750
Carol The Price of Salt1 copy · $3,500
The Talented Mr. Ripley1 copy · $3,000
The Boy Who Followed Ripley1 copy · $800
People Who Knock on the Door1 copy · $800
LITTLE TALES OF MISOGYNY1 copy · $750
SLOWLY, SLOWLY IN THE WIND1 copy · $750
THE BLACK HOUSE1 copy · $650
PEOPLE WHO KNOCK ON THE DOOR1 copy · $600
A Game for the Living1 copy · $220
MERMAIDS ON THE GOLF COURSE1 copy · $83
FOUND IN THE STREET1 copy · $71
THE SELECTED STORIES OF PATRICIA HIGHSMITH1 copy · $58
SMALL G1 copy · $58
Market context
15 copies of Patricia Highsmith's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $65 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
Recent auction results (hammer prices, premiums not included):
People Who Knocked on the Door, first American edition, one of 250 copies signed by the au (forum, 2026-07-02)£170
The Blunderer, first edition, New York, 1954. (forum, 2026-07-02)£460
The Glass Cell, first English edition, signed presentation from the author to publisher Ot (forum, 2026-04-23)£340
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