Samuel R. Delany
66 copies for sale · $20–$7,500 · 47 first editions · 16 signed
Notable copies for sale
THE JEWEL-HINGED JAW: NOTES ON THE LANGUAGE OF SCIENCE FICTION (first edition, signed) — L. W. Currey$750
WAGNER / ARTAUD: A PLAY OF 19TH AND 20TH CENTURY CRITICAL FICTIONS (first edition, signed) — L. W. Currey$250
THE MOTION OF LIGHT IN WATER: SEX AND SCIENCE FICTION WRITING IN THE EAST VILLAGE, 1957-19 (first edition, signed) — L. W. Currey$100
Babel-17 (signed) — Burnside Rare Books$7,500
STARBOARD WINE: MORE NOTES ON THE LANGUAGE OF SCIENCE FICTION (first edition, signed) — L. W. Currey$1,250
THE AMERICAN SHORE (first edition, signed) — L. W. Currey$1,250
EMPIRE STAR (signed) — L. W. Currey$500
THE AMERICAN SHORE (first edition, signed) — L. W. Currey$250
The Bridge of Lost Desire (first edition, signed) — Riverrun Books & Manuscripts$250
THEY FLY AT CIRON (first edition, signed) — L. W. Currey$150
Starboard Wine: more notes on the language of science fiction (first edition, signed) — B Street Books$150
THE BRIDGE OF LOST DESIRE (first edition, signed) — L. W. Currey$150
Works on the market
STARS IN MY POCKET LIKE GRAINS OF SAND4 copies · $100–$250
THE AMERICAN SHORE3 copies · $35–$1,250
STARBOARD WINE: MORE NOTES ON THE LANGUAGE OF SCIENCE FICTION3 copies · $35–$1,250
THE BRIDGE OF LOST DESIRE3 copies · $25–$300
THE BRIDGE OF LOST DESIRE3 copies · $25–$250
THE EINSTEIN INTERSECTION By Samuel R. Delany **Mint Condition**3 copies · £53–£90
CAPTIVES OF THE FLAME3 copies · $25–$35
CITY OF A THOUSAND SUNS3 copies · $25–$35
THEY FLY AT CIRON2 copies · $150–$250
Driftglass2 copies · $52–$175
THE JEWELS OF APTOR2 copies · $50–$125
BABEL-172 copies · $35–$45
THE BALLAD OF BETA-22 copies · $25–$35
THEY FLY AT CIRON2 copies · $25–$35
DISTANT STARS2 copies · $25
NEVERYONA: OR, THE TALE OF SIGNS AND CITIES2 copies · $25
Babel-171 copy · $7,500
BABEL-171 copy · $1,000
EMPIRE STAR1 copy · $500
Market context
30 copies of Samuel R. Delany's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $71 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
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