Paul Bowles
51 copies for sale · $15–$3,500 · 22 first editions · 13 signed
Notable copies for sale
THREE TALES - LIMITED EDITION, SIGNED (first edition, signed) — Captain Ahab's Rare Books$125
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
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
THE SPIDER'S HOUSE - UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY, SIGNED (signed) — Captain Ahab's Rare Books$550
THE TIME OF FRIENDSHIP: A VOLUME OF SHORT STORIES - UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY, SIGNED (first edition) — Captain Ahab's Rare Books$750
UP ABOVE THE WORLD: A NOVEL - UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY, SIGNED (first edition) — Captain Ahab's Rare Books$750
A LITTLE STONE - SIGNED (first edition) — Captain Ahab's Rare Books$650
Works on the market
LET IT COME DOWN2 copies · $1,200–$1,500
The Sheltering Sky2 copies · $950–$1,500
A Little Stone2 copies · $300–$560
UP ABOVE THE WORLD2 copies · $25–$30
The Sheltering Sky1 copy · $3,500
A LITTLE STONE - SIGNED1 copy · $650
The Sheltering Sky1 copy · $600
THE SPIDER'S HOUSE - UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY, SIGNED1 copy · $550
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
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
17 copies of Paul Bowles's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $53 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
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