Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
20 copies for sale · $20–$88 · 9 first editions · 3 signed
Notable copies for sale
Three Continents / Ruth Prawer Jhabvala (first edition) — MW Books€30
Shards of memory / Ruth Prawer Jhabvala (first edition) — MW Books€21
HOW I BECAME A HOLY MOTHER (first edition) — Kay Craddock Antiquarian BooksellerA$35
Shards of Memory (first edition) — Between the Covers$20
EAST INTO UPPER EAST; Plain Tales from New York and New Delhi — Rare Book Cellar$77
HEAT & DUST (first edition) — Rare Book Cellar$88
OUT OF INDIA; Selected Stories (first edition) — Rare Book Cellar$63
Three Continents (first edition) — Between the Covers$20
Three Continents (first edition) — Between the Covers$20
TRAVELERS — Rare Book Cellar$73
ESMOND IN INDIA — Rare Book Cellar$48
Get Ready For Battle — Lorne Bair Rare Books$75
Works on the market
EAST INTO UPPER EAST; Plain Tales from New York and New Delhi2 copies · $38–$77
Get Ready For Battle2 copies · $38–$75
OUT OF INDIA : ; Selected Stories2 copies · $58–$63
Three Continents2 copies · $20
HEAT & DUST1 copy · $88
TRAVELERS1 copy · $73
ESMOND IN INDIA1 copy · $48
Amrita A Novel Signed1 copy · $38
An Experience Of India1 copy · $38
The Householder Signed1 copy · $38
A Stronger Climate Nine Stories Signed1 copy · $38
HOW I BECAME A HOLY MOTHER1 copy · A$35
Three Continents / Ruth Prawer Jhabvala1 copy · €30
Shards of memory / Ruth Prawer Jhabvala1 copy · €21
Shards of Memory1 copy · $20
Market context
9 copies of Ruth Prawer Jhabvala's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $20 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
Recent auction results (hammer prices, premiums not included):
Heat & Dust, first edition, signed by the author, 1975. (forum, 2026-09-03)£180
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