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Most Valuable Books Published Since 1950

A couple of years ago the BSB collectively developed a list of the most valuable trade editions published since 1950.

 

Any significant changes or additions? 

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Re: Most Valuable Books Published Since 1950

Added Game of Thrones and inserted some price estimates.

 

YearTitleAuthorLow RangeHigh Range
1972Watership DownAdams, Richard$ 1,500$ 4,500
1950I, RobotAsimov, Isaac$ 3,000$ 7,500
1951FoundationAsimov, Isaac$ 3,500$ 7,000
1962A Clockwork OrangeBurgess, Anthony$ 6,000$ 12,500
1985The ConvictBurke, James Lee$ 1,500$ 4,500
1985Ender's GameCard, Orson Scott$ 2,000$ 3,500
1969Very Hungry CaterpillarCarle, Eric$12,000$15,000
1961James And The Giant PeachDahl, Raold$ 2,000$ 5,000
1964Charlie And The Chocolate FactoryDahl, Raold$ 3,500$ 8,500
1965The Three Stigmata Of Palmer EldritchDick, Philip K.$ 2,000$ 6,000
1968Do Androids Dream Of Electric SheepDick, Philip K.$ 4,300$ 8,500
1969UbikDick, Philip K.$ 1,500$ 4,000
1952Invisible ManEllison, Ralph$ 3,500$ 6,000
1953Casino RoyaleFleming, Ian  
1954Live And Let DieFleming, Ian  
1955MoonrakerFleming, Ian  
1956Diamonds Are ForeverFleming, Ian  
1957From Russia With LoveFleming, Ian  
1958Dr. NoFleming, Ian  
1959GoldfingerFleming, Ian  
1961ThunderballFleming, Ian  
1962The Spy Who Loved MeFleming, Ian  
1963On Her Majesty's Secret ServiceFleming, Ian  
1964You Only Live TwiceFleming, Ian  
1965Man With The Golden GunFleming, Ian  
1963The CollectorFowles, John$ 6,000$ 12,000
1950If I Ran The ZooGeisel, Theodor$ 3,000$ 5,000
1954Horton Hears A WhoGeisel, Theodor$ 2,000$ 4,000
1957Cat In The HatGeisel, Theodor$ 2,000$ 4,000
1960Green Eggs And HamGeisel, Theodor$ 3,500$ 5,000
1956Howl And Other PoemsGinsberg, Allen$ 2,000$ 5,000
1954Lord Of The FliesGolding, William$ 6,000$ 9,000
1956Double StarHeinlein, Robert$ 3,000$ 6,000
1959Starship TroopersHeinlein, Robert$ 2,000$ 4,000
1961Stranger In A Strange LandHeinlein, Robert$ 3,000$ 6,000
1952Old Man And The SeaHemingway, Ernest$ 3,000$ 6,000
1965DuneHerbert, Frank$ 4,000$ 6,000
1968Setting Free The BearsIrving, John$ 1,500$ 4,000
1959Haunting Of Hill HouseJackson, Shirley$ 1,000$ 2,000
1962Cover Her FaceJames, P.D. $ 6,000
1963A Mind To MurderJames, P.D. $ 3,000
1967Unnatural CausesJames, P.D.$ 2,500$ 6,000
1955Harold And The Purple CrayonJohnson, Crockett$ 1,500$ 3,000
1962The Snowy DayKeats, Jack Ezra$ 3,000$ 5,000
1950The Town And The CityKerouac, Jack$ 3,000$ 10,000
1957On The RoadKerouac, Jack$ 5,000$ 10,000
1962One Flew Over The Cuckoo's NestKesey, Ken$ 4,000$ 10,000
1974CarrieKing, Stephen$ 3,000$ 7,500
1962A Murder Of QualityLa Carre, John$ 15,000$ 25,000
1961Call For The DeadLa Carre, John$ 10,000$ 20,000
1963Spy Who Came In From The ColdLa Carre, John$ 6,000$ 9,000
1960To Kill A MockingbirdLee, Harper$ 25,000$ 50,000
1962Wrinkle In TimeL'Engle, Madeleine$ 8,000$ 12,000
1961Phantom TollboothLester, Norman$ 3,000$ 5,000
1950The Lion The Witch And The WardrobeLewis, C.S.$ 6,000$ 10,000
1952The NaturalMalamud, Bernard$ 1,500$ 5,000
1970100 Years Of SolitudeMarquez, Gabriel Garcia$ 6,000$ 8,000
1996Game Of ThronesMartin, George RR$ 1,500$ 3,000
1965Orchard KeeperMcCarthy, Cormac$ 4,000$ 7,000
1970The Bluest EyeMorrison, Toni$ 2,500$ 5,000
1955Lolita (True 1st In 2 Vols)Nabokov, Vladimir$ 4,000$ 10,000
1952The BorrowersNorton, Mary$ 1,500$ 4,000
1971Mrs. Frisby And The Rats Of NimhO'Brien, Robert$ 2,000$ 4,000
1961The MoviegoerPercy, Walker$ 3,000$ 8,000
1963Bell Jar ('Lucas' Pseud.)Plath, Sylvia$ 8,000$ 12,500
1983Colour Of MagicPratchett, Terry$ 2,000$ 4,000
1987Light FantasticPratchett, Terry$ 1,200$ 2,500
1995Northern LightsPullman, Philip$ 1,500$ 3,000
1963VPynchon, Thomas$ 1,500$ 4,000
1966Tragedy And HopeQuigley, Carroll$ 1,000$ 2,000
1957Atlas ShruggedRand, Ayn$ 6,000$ 14,000
1959Goodbye, ColumbusRoth, Philip$ 3,000$ 6,000
1997Harry Potter And The Philosopher's StoneRowling, J$ 30,000$ 50,000
1998Harry Potter And The Chamber of SecretsRowling, J$ 4,000$ 6,000
1951Catcher In The RyeSalinger, J.D.$ 8,000$ 12,000
1963Where The Wild Things AreSendak, Maurice$ 8,000$ 12,000
1954Fellowship Of The RingTolkien, J.R.R.$ 15,000$ 20,000
1954The Two TowersTolkien, J.R.R.$ 12,000$ 15,000
1955Return Of The KingTolkien, J.R.R.$ 8,000$ 12,000
1980Confederacy Of DuncesToole, John Kennedy$ 3,000$ 6,000
1952Player PianoVonnegut, Kurt$ 2,500$ 5,000
1961Sirens Of TitanVonnegut, Kurt$ 1,500$ 3,000
1963Cat's CradleVonnegut, Kurt$ 1,500$ 3,000
1969Slaughterhouse FiveVonnegut, Kurt$ 2,000$ 4,000
1987Broom Of The SystemWallace, David Foster$ 1,500$ 4,000

 

 

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Re: Most Valuable Books Published Since 1950

Love this helpful list ... thanks, Stan!

 

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@imagine.ink wrote:

Love this helpful list ... thanks, Stan!

 


I just discovered a neat feature, where you can select a year from any of the past 565 Years of Printing History, and see the most valuable books published that year currently for sale on the internet.

 

For those so motivated, please step through the last 70 years and validate the accuracy of our list.

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