V. S. Naipaul
73 copies for sale · $15–$4,500 · 32 first editions · 4 signed
Notable copies for sale
A House of Mr Biswas (first edition, signed) — Burnside Rare Books$4,500
A Congo Diary (first edition, signed) — Burnside Rare Books$400
A Way in the World: a Sequence - 1st Edition/1st Printing (first edition) — Books Tell You Why$320
The Masque of Africa: Glimpses of African Belief Signed (signed) — Lorne Bair Rare Books$75
AMONG THE BELIEVERS; An Islamic Journey (first edition) — Rare Book Cellar$78
The Mimic Men (first edition) — Lorne Bair Rare Books$75
GUERRILLAS (first edition) — Rare Book Cellar$73
A Turn In The South - 1st Edition/1st Printing (first edition) — Books Tell You Why$48
Half A Life - 1st Edition/1st Printing (first edition) — Books Tell You Why$48
GUERRILLAS (first edition) — Rare Book Cellar$47
Literary Occasions: Essays - 1st Edition/1st Printing (first edition) — Books Tell You Why$40
The Mimic Men (first edition) — Johnnycake Books$35
What these are worth
Among the Believers, an Islamic Journey12 copies from 3 sellers
HALF A LIFE4 copies from 3 sellers
The Return of Eva Peron4 copies from 3 sellers
Each page gathers every copy on the market, what similar copies have fetched, and the spread between them.
Works on the market
INDIA : ; A Million Mutinies Now6 copies · $93–$128
AMONG THE BELIEVERS : ; An Islamic Journey6 copies · $43–$78
GUERRILLAS6 copies · $20–$63
THE LOSS OF EL DORADO : ; A History3 copies · $50–$123
A TURN IN THE SOUTH3 copies · $43–$123
HALF A LIFE3 copies · $15–$88
RETURN OF EVA PERON3 copies · A$45–A$83
FINDING THE CENTER3 copies · $25–$73
A BEND IN THE RIVER3 copies · $43–$51
The Mystic Masseur2 copies · £250–£450
The Mimic Men2 copies · $35–$75
BEYOND BELIEF; Islamic Excursions Among the Converted Peoples2 copies · $53–$73
GUERRILLAS2 copies · $47–$73
LITERARY OCCASIONS: ESSAYS2 copies · $53–$58
A House of Mr Biswas1 copy · $4,500
A HOUSE FOR MR. BISWAS1 copy · $1,250
THE ENIGMA OF ARRIVAL; Signed1 copy · $893
THE MYSTIC MASSEUR1 copy · $848
A Congo Diary1 copy · $400
Market context
26 copies of V. S. Naipaul's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $56 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
Recent auction results (hammer prices, premiums not included):
Mr Stone and the Knights Companion, first edition, 1963; and 19 others, South Asian author (forum, 2026-07-02)£95
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