Raymond Chandler
89 copies for sale · $30–$27,500 · 41 first editions · 5 signed
Notable copies for sale
RAYMOND CHANDLER'S MYSTERY OMNIBUS (first edition, signed) — Type Punch Matrix$6,000
Autograph Letter Signed (first edition, signed) — Heritage Book Shop$3,500
Original Typed Document Signed In Ink Raymond Chandler Dated 29 May 1942 Assigning Exclusi (signed) — James Cummins Bookseller$10,000
Signed contract with famous crime writer Raymond Chandler to adapt his story The King in Y (signed) — Burnside Rare Books$3,000
THE SIMPLE ART OF MURDER - INSCRIBED TO JUANITA MESSICK (first edition) — Captain Ahab's Rare Books$15,000
PLAYBACK - UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY, INSCRIBED, WITH EDITORIAL CORRECTIONS (first edition) — Captain Ahab's Rare Books$12,500
THE LONG GOOD-BYE (first edition) — Captain Ahab's Rare Books$3,750
THE HIGH WINDOW - ADVANCE COPY (first edition) — Captain Ahab's Rare Books$2,000
THE SMELL OF FEAR - UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY (first edition) — Captain Ahab's Rare Books$850
The Long Good-bye Goodbye (first edition) — Adrian Harrington Rare Books£695
Killer in the Rain (first edition) — Whitmore Rare Books$495
The Long Good-bye Goodbye (first edition) — Adrian Harrington Rare Books£350
Works on the market
The High Window6 copies · $500–$3,500
Lady in the Lake3 copies · $65–$5,487
THE LITTLE SISTER3 copies · $150–$3,887
The Lady in the Lake3 copies · $650–$2,500
The Little Sister3 copies · £295–£450
THE LONG GOODBYE3 copies · £45–£295
SPANISH BLOOD: A COLLECTION OF SHORT STORIES3 copies · $45–$100
Big Sleep2 copies · $6,500–$25,000
Farewell My Lovely2 copies · $650–$10,000
FAREWELL MY LOVELY2 copies · $73–$4,800
Lady in the Lake2 copies · $2,000–$3,500
PLAYBACK2 copies · $125–$800
Playback2 copies · £95–£250
THE BIG SLEEP2 copies · $63–$75
Killer in the Rain by Raymond Chandler2 copies · $73
FAREWELL, MY LOVELY & THE LADY IN THE LAKE2 copies · $48–$73
THE LONG GOODBYE - INSCRIBED TO JEAN SENDY1 copy · $27,500
THE SIMPLE ART OF MURDER - INSCRIBED TO JUANITA MESSICK1 copy · $15,000
Market context
38 copies of Raymond Chandler's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $61 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
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