Paul Theroux
157 copies for sale · $15–$15,000 · 97 first editions · 26 signed
Notable copies for sale
SUNRISE WITH SEAMONSTERS: TRAVELS & DISCOVERIES 1964-1984 - INSCRIBED TO V.S. NAIPAUL (first edition, signed) — Captain Ahab's Rare Books$15,000
V.S. NAIPAUL: AN INTRODUCTION TO HIS WORK - WITH SIGNED BOOKPLATE LAID IN (first edition, signed) — Captain Ahab's Rare Books$500
THE HAPPY ISLES OF OCEANIA : ; Signed Easton Press (first edition, signed) — Rare Book Cellar$273
Jungle Lovers Signed (first edition, signed) — Lorne Bair Rare Books$200
V.S. Naipaul. An introduction to his work (first edition, signed) — James Cummins Bookseller$175
Kowloon Tong SIGNED (first edition, signed) — Eric Chaim Kline Bookseller$75
The Family Arsenal (first edition, signed) — Good Books in the Woods$35
Half Moon Street (first edition, signed) — Good Books in the Woods$24
MURDER IN MOUNT HOLLY (first edition) — Type Punch Matrix$1,500
Sinning with Annie and other stories (first edition, signed) — James Cummins Bookseller$375
O-ZONE; Signed Franklin Library (first edition, signed) — Rare Book Cellar$273
Sailing through China (first edition, signed) — James Cummins Bookseller$225
What these are worth
Picture Palace: A Novel3 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
PICTURE PALACE7 copies · A$25–A$65
The Consul's File - 1st Us Edition/1st Printing7 copies · $40–$48
O-ZONE; SIGNED Franklin Library4 copies · $273
Sinning With Annie and Other Stories3 copies · $75–$375
Waldo. A Novel3 copies · $175–$250
SAILING THROUGH CHINA3 copies · $40–$225
THE HAPPY ISLES OF OCEANIA; Paddling the Pacific3 copies · $20–$73
MY SECRET HISTORY3 copies · $20–$73
O-ZONE3 copies · $20–$68
SUNRISE WITH SEAMONSTERS : ; Travels & Discoveries, 1964 - 19843 copies · $48–$63
MILLROY THE MAGICIAN3 copies · $20–$50
Picture Palace - 1st US Edition/1st Printing3 copies · $40–$48
World's End and Other Stories - 1st Edition/1st Printing3 copies · $40–$48
KOWLOON TONG3 copies · $47
FONG AND THE INDIANS2 copies · $43–$550
The Family Arsenal2 copies · $20–$300
PICTURE PALACE; Franklin Library2 copies · $273
Waldo2 copies · £75–£225
Saint Jack2 copies · $175–$200
Market context
68 copies of Paul Theroux's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $45 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
Listings aggregated from rare-book dealers, auction houses and marketplaces worldwide; refreshed continually. Prices are seller asking prices unless marked as auction results.