Raymond Chandler
101 copies for sale · $35–$27,500 · 58 first editions · 4 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
Farewell, My Lovely (first edition) — Burnside Rare Books$600
The High Window (first edition) — Burnside Rare Books$500
THE LADY IN THE LAKE (first edition) — L. W. Currey$3,500
What these are worth
KILLER IN THE RAIN By Raymond Chandler *Excellent Condition*7 copies from 5 sellers
Lady in the Lake (first edition)3 copies from 3 sellers
PLAYBACK (first edition)4 copies from 4 sellers
The Big Sleep5 copies from 3 sellers
The High Window (first edition)8 copies from 4 sellers
Each page gathers every copy on the market, what similar copies have fetched, and the spread between them.
Works on the market
THE HIGH WINDOW8 copies · $500–$3,500
Big Sleep5 copies · $60–$25,000
The Little Sister4 copies · $65–$4,250
THE LITTLE SISTER4 copies · $150–$3,887
PLAYBACK4 copies · $125–$800
Farewell, My Lovely3 copies · $125–$9,500
Lady in the Lake3 copies · $65–$5,487
Lady in the Lake3 copies · $2,000–$3,500
The Lady in the Lake3 copies · $650–$2,500
The Little Sister3 copies · £295–£450
THE LONG GOODBYE3 copies · £45–£295
KILLER IN THE RAIN3 copies · $57–$95
Farewell My Lovely2 copies · $650–$10,000
Playback2 copies · £375–£5,000
FAREWELL MY LOVELY2 copies · $73–$4,800
SMART-ALECK KILL2 copies · €10–€750
THE SIMPLE ART OF MURDER2 copies · $35–$450
Playback2 copies · £95–£165
SPANISH BLOOD: A COLLECTION OF SHORT STORIES2 copies · $45–$100
THE BIG SLEEP2 copies · $63–$75
Market context
86 copies of Raymond Chandler's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $52 (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.