William Golding
25 copies for sale · $25–$25,000 · 13 first editions · 4 signed
Notable copies for sale
Fire Down Below (first edition, signed) — John Windle Antiquarian$95
THE INHERITORS (first edition, signed) — Type Punch Matrix$750
THE SPIRE (first edition, signed) — Type Punch Matrix$500
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 Lord of the Flies (first edition) — Whitmore Rare Books$25,000
LORD OF THE FLIES (first edition) — Type Punch Matrix$6,500
THE INHERITORS (first edition) — L. W. Currey$850
The Spire (first edition) — Adrian Harrington Rare Books$35
The Hot Gates and other occasional pieces (first edition) — James Cummins Bookseller$200
Works on the market
LORD OF THE FLIES5 copies · $149–$25,000
THE INHERITORS5 copies · $75–$850
THE SPIRE4 copies · $35–$500
PINCHER MARTIN1 copy · $500
The Spire Complete Novel Published in 3 Parts in Show The Magazine of the Arts, April-June1 copy · $200
The Brass Butterfly1 copy · $150
Fire Down Below1 copy · $95
Market context
29 copies of William Golding'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).
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