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Ronald Searle

25 copies for sale · $20–$1,500 · 15 first editions · 1 signed

Notable copies for sale

MERRY ENGLAND, ETC; Advance Copy (first edition) — Rare Book Cellar$158
THE FEMALE APPROACH (first edition) — Rare Book Cellar$98
MORE CATS (first edition) — Rare Book Cellar$76
Slightly Foxed—but still desirable: Ronald Searle's wicked world of Book Collecting (first edition) — Adrian Harrington Rare Books£60
Take One Toad. A Book of Ancient Remedies (first edition) — Adrian Harrington Rare Books£45
THE DIVERTING HISTORY OF JOHN GILPIN (first edition) — Rare Book Cellar$43
The Situation is Hopeless (first edition) — Between the Covers$35
The Square Egg (first edition) — Between the Covers$20
Forty Drawings (first edition) — Lorne Bair Rare Books$250
DICK DEADEYE (first edition) — Rare Book Cellar$58
DICK DEADEYE (first edition) — Rare Book Cellar$49
Forty drawings (first edition) — Rulon-Miller Books$500

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Works on the market

THE ILLUSTRATED WINESPEAK : ; Ronald Searle's Wicked World of Winetasting4 copies · $43–$53
Forty Drawings2 copies · $250–$500
DICK DEADEYE2 copies · $49–$58
The Good Old Days II1 copy · $1,500
MERRY ENGLAND, ETC; Advance Copy1 copy · $158
ST. TRINIAN'S: THE ENTIRE APPALLING BUSINESS By Ronald Searle - Hardcover *VG+*1 copy · $103
THE FEMALE APPROACH1 copy · $98
AH YES, I REMEMBER IT WELL... PARIS 1961-1975 By Ronald Searle - Hardcover1 copy · $81
AH YES, I REMEMBER IT WELL... PARIS 1961-1975 By Ronald Searle - Hardcover *VG+*1 copy · $78
MORE CATS1 copy · $76
WONDERFUL WORLD OF WINE; Something in the Cellar...1 copy · $73
Secret Sketchbook. The Back Streets of Hamburg1 copy · £65
Slightly Foxed—but still desirable: Ronald Searle's wicked world of Book Collecting1 copy · £60
Ah Yes, I Remember it Well... Paris 1961-1975 by Ronald Searle1 copy · $55
SOMETHING IN THE CELLAR . . . ; Ronald Searle's Wonderful World of Wine1 copy · $46
Take One Toad. A Book of Ancient Remedies1 copy · £45
The Compleet Molesworth 6th Edition by Ronald Searle - Paperback - GOOD1 copy · $43
THE DIVERTING HISTORY OF JOHN GILPIN1 copy · $43
The Situation is Hopeless1 copy · $35
The Square Egg1 copy · $20

Market context

20 copies of Ronald Searle's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $62 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).

Recent auction results (hammer prices, premiums not included):

What Already? Searle at 90 [&] Kiss Kiss: More News from Provence, 2 vol., one of 96 c (forum, 2026-07-23)£200

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