Ruth Rendell
60 copies for sale · $20–$400 · 19 first editions · 12 signed
Notable copies for sale
A New Lease of Death. The Sins of the Fathers (first edition, signed) — Adrian Harrington Rare Books£650
THE NEW GIRL FRIEND AND OTHER STORIES (first edition, signed) — L. W. Currey$100
Blood Lines Long and Short Stories (first edition, signed) — Good Books in the Woods$44
Road Rage. An Inspector Wexford Mystery (first edition, signed) — Adrian Harrington Rare Books£30
Piranha to scurfy / Ruth Rendell (first edition, signed) — MW Books€30
Wolf to the Slaughter Signed (signed) — Lorne Bair Rare Books$400
Matters of Suspense Limited Edition, Signed (signed) — Lorne Bair Rare Books$75
The Crocodile Bird (first edition, signed) — Between the Covers$33
Talking to Strange Men - 1st US Edition/1st Printing (first edition) — Books Tell You Why$40
TALKING TO STRANGE MEN (first edition) — Kay Craddock Antiquarian BooksellerA$40
Going Wrong - 1st Edition/1st Printing (first edition) — Books Tell You Why$32
The Veiled One (first edition) — Adrian Harrington Rare Books£25
Works on the market
THE CROCODILE BIRD6 copies · A$20–A$100
TALKING TO STRANGE MEN2 copies · $20–$48
Simisola2 copies · $20
A New Lease of Death. The Sins of the Fathers1 copy · £650
Wolf to the Slaughter Signed1 copy · $400
One Across, Two Down1 copy · £160
An Unkindness Of Ravens, Ruth Rendell1 copy · $160
THE NEW GIRL FRIEND AND OTHER STORIES1 copy · $100
Simisola Ruth Rendell1 copy · $89
Road Rage - Limited Edition1 copy · $80
THE BEST MAN TO DIE1 copy · $75
COLLECTED SHORT STORIES1 copy · $75
The Face of Trespass1 copy · $75
Matters of Suspense Limited Edition, Signed1 copy · $75
Matters of Suspense1 copy · $75
NEW GIRLFRIEND1 copy · $73
PORTOBELLO1 copy · $73
The Crocodile Bird - 1st US Edition/1st Printing1 copy · $72
THE MONSTER IN THE BOX1 copy · $58
THE VAULT1 copy · $58
Market context
49 copies of Ruth Rendell's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $44 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
Recent auction results (hammer prices, premiums not included):
Shake Hands for Ever, first edition, signed by the author, 1975; and 47 others by the same (forum, 2026-09-03)£300
A Demon in My View, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author, 1976; (forum, 2026-08-06)£70
One Across, Two Down, first edition, signed by the author, 1971; and 49 others, a few sign (forum, 2026-07-02)£340
To Fear a Painted Devil, first edition, 1965 (forum, 2026-04-23)£110
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