William Golding
74 copies for sale · $20–$48,000 · 35 first editions · 5 signed
Notable copies for sale
THE INHERITORS (first edition, signed) — Type Punch Matrix$750
THE SPIRE (first edition, signed) — Type Punch Matrix$500
Fire Down Below (first edition, signed) — John Windle Antiquarian$95
Lord of the Flies (first edition, signed) — Burnside Rare Books$48,000
1980 William Golding Rites of Passage 1st Edition Farrar Straus Giroux Booker (first edition) — eBay$52
PINCHER MARTIN (first edition) — Type Punch Matrix$500
Lord of the Flies (signed) — Burnside Rare Books$3,500
The Spire Complete Novel Published in 3 Parts in Show The Magazine of the Arts, April-June (first edition) — Good Books in the Woods$200
The Brass Butterfly (first edition) — Biblioctopus$150
THE SCORPION GOD (first edition) — Kay Craddock Antiquarian BooksellerA$95
Close Quarters A Novel (first edition) — Good Books in the Woods$50
A Moving Target (first edition) — Good Books in the Woods$30
Works on the market
LORD OF THE FLIES4 copies · $28–$3,500
RITES OF PASSAGE4 copies · A$35–A$183
DARKNESS VISIBLE4 copies · $25–$73
A Moving Target3 copies · $20–$45
THE PAPER MEN3 copies · $30–$43
LORD OF THE FLIES2 copies · $6,500–$48,000
Lord of the Flies2 copies · $17,500–$25,000
THE SPIRE2 copies · £35–£500
The Spire2 copies · $150–$350
THE BRASS BUTTERFLY: A PLAY IN THREE ACTS2 copies · $225–$300
THE BRASS BUTTERFLY2 copies · A$150–A$275
Free Fall2 copies · $150–$275
FREE FALL2 copies · £100–£250
THE DOUBLE TONGUE2 copies · $50–$73
The Paper Men / William Golding2 copies · €28–€35
LORD OF THE FLIES; Signed1 copy · $8,424
Lord of the Flies. A Novel1 copy · $4,500
The Ladder and the Tree1 copy · £2,250
THE INHERITORS1 copy · $750
PINCHER MARTIN1 copy · $500
Market context
18 copies of William Golding's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $58 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
Recent auction results (hammer prices, premiums not included):
[To the Ends of the Earth: A Sea Trilogy], 3 vol., first editions, 1 signed, 1980-89; and (forum, 2026-07-23)£240
The Paper Men, first edition, signed by the author, 1984. (forum, 2026-07-02)£35
Lord of the Flies, 1st edition, 1954 (dominic winter, 2026-06-01)£4,600
To the Ends of the Earth, one of 400 copies signed by the author, 1991; and 11 others by t (forum, 2026-04-23)£130
Lord of the Flies, first edition, 1954. (forum, 2026-04-23)£320
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