Value question Redwall US first edition first Impression 1987

[phils*books*collectibles]

Looking for some help setting a value for Redwall Jacques Brian published by Philomel 1987 First Impression, hardcover with dustjacket, $15.95 in fine condition. I see some comps from later editions but not 1st/1st US editions.  Thanks

[taylor_memorial]

I'm seeing a first printing by Rapp & Whiting, NY 1986 which precedes your Philomel copy. It is signed. I'm also seeing a first UK that precedes yours.  You can refine this to Philomel by "edit search" at the top of the search page.

Not a true first, then, so any comp will be good. If you feel $200 isn't enough, try higher.

https://www.vialibri.net/searches?author=Jacques&title=Redwall&first_edition=true&dust_jacket=true&s...

[nyr134]

Check out AbeBooks, which is selling a copy (Philomel 1987) for $1,500.  They also list other “first editions” but from different publishers and different years- I’ll let you figure out how that can be.

[phils*books*collectibles]

Thank you for the quick response!

Phil

[taylor_memorial]

any time
Foreign authors can get tricky in the latter part of the 20th century. Publishers were consolidating, and whether it made sense to simultaneously release in the US/UK, or stagger, was often an intricate calculation. In this case, Jacques had established sales over seas enough to warrant a US release. 

I'm not saying you can't ask $1500 for it, but I can say I don't think anybody who is willing to part with that much money for a juvenile fantasy is going to know it's not a true first.

Frankly, $200 for a hypermodern kids book is pretty unique. There are others, of course, but plenty that are not.