Paul Bowles
35 copies for sale · $15–$3,500 · 25 first editions · 12 signed
Notable copies for sale
WITHOUT STOPPING: AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY - UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY, SIGNED (first edition, signed) — Captain Ahab's Rare Books$450
EL BEJUCO QUE SIGA, QUE SIGA EL GUSTO...... - SIGNED (first edition, signed) — Captain Ahab's Rare Books$300
HUAPANGO NO.1, FOR PIANO SOLO - SIGNED (first edition, signed) — Captain Ahab's Rare Books$300
BABY, BABY. FROM ON WHITMAN AVENUE - SIGNED (first edition, signed) — Captain Ahab's Rare Books$250
THE THICKET OF SPRING: POEMS 1926-1969 - THE BINDER'S COPY, SIGNED (first edition, signed) — Captain Ahab's Rare Books$250
Things Gone and Things Still Here (first edition, signed) — James Cummins Bookseller$250
CARRETERA DE ESTEPONA HIGHWAY TO ESTEPONA - SIGNED (first edition, signed) — Captain Ahab's Rare Books$200
THE THICKET OF SPRING: Poems 1926-1969 (first edition, signed) — Type Punch Matrix$150
THREE TALES - LIMITED EDITION, SIGNED (first edition, signed) — Captain Ahab's Rare Books$125
THINGS GONE AND THINGS STILL HERE - LIMITED EDITION, SIGNED (first edition, signed) — Captain Ahab's Rare Books$125
LET IT COME DOWN (signed) — Type Punch Matrix$1,500
THE TIME OF FRIENDSHIP: A VOLUME OF SHORT STORIES - UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY, SIGNED (first edition) — Captain Ahab's Rare Books$750
Works on the market
A LITTLE STONE3 copies · $300–$560
THE SHELTERING SKY2 copies · $2,500–$3,500
UNWELCOME WORDS: SEVEN STORIES2 copies · $15–$60
UP ABOVE THE WORLD2 copies · $25–$30
LET IT COME DOWN1 copy · $1,500
Delicate Prey1 copy · $350
EL BEJUCO QUE SIGA, QUE SIGA EL GUSTO...... - SIGNED1 copy · $300
HUAPANGO NO.1, FOR PIANO SOLO - SIGNED1 copy · $300
BABY, BABY. FROM ON WHITMAN AVENUE - SIGNED1 copy · $250
Things Gone and Things Still Here1 copy · $250
CARRETERA DE ESTEPONA HIGHWAY TO ESTEPONA - SIGNED1 copy · $200
THE THICKET OF SPRING: Poems 1926-19691 copy · $150
LET IT COME DOWN – UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY1 copy · $125
Market context
20 copies of Paul Bowles's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $150 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
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