August Derleth
159 copies for sale · $20–$1,850 · 130 first editions · 37 signed
Notable copies for sale
THE SEVEN WHO WAITED (first edition, signed) — L. W. Currey$450
NOT LONG FOR THIS WORLD (first edition, signed) — L. W. Currey$250
MAN TRACK HERE: POEMS (first edition, signed) — L. W. Currey$250
WRITING FICTION (first edition, signed) — L. W. Currey$250
MR. FAIRLIE'S FINAL JOURNEY (first edition, signed) — Type Punch Matrix$200
HERE ON A DARKLING PLAIN: POEMS (first edition, signed) — L. W. Currey$200
WHO KNOCKS?: TWENTY MASTERPIECES OF THE SPECTRAL FOR THE CONNOISSEUR (first edition, signed) — L. W. Currey$150
FIRE AND SLEET AND CANDLELIGHT: NEW POEMS OF THE MACABRE (first edition, signed) — L. W. Currey$150
SAC PRAIRIE PEOPLE (first edition, signed) — L. W. Currey$100
VILLAGE DAYBOOK: A SAC PRAIRIE JOURNAL (first edition, signed) — L. W. Currey$100
SELECTED POEMS (first edition, signed) — L. W. Currey$100
THE ELEANOR POEMS AND OTHER SAC PRAIRIE POETRY (first edition, signed) — L. W. Currey$100
What these are worth
STRANGE PORTS OF CALL3 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
HARRIGAN'S FILE6 copies · $35
THE CASEBOOK OF SOLAR PONS4 copies · $100–$450
ARKHAM HOUSE: THE FIRST 20 YEARS 1939-1959. A HISTORY AND BIBLIOGRAPHY3 copies · $200–$1,750
COUNTRY GROWTH3 copies · $75–$250
WISCONSIN COUNTRY: A SAC PRAIRIE JOURNAL3 copies · $25–$225
THE SHADOW IN THE GLASS3 copies · $23–$50
Three Problems for Solar Pons2 copies · $750–$1,850
THREE PROBLEMS FOR SOLAR PONS2 copies · $850
DARK OF THE MOON: POEMS OF FANTASY AND THE MACABRE2 copies · $375–$650
CAITLIN2 copies · $100–$450
NIGHT'S YAWNING PEAL: A GHOSTLY COMPANY2 copies · $150–$450
WRITING FICTION2 copies · $250–$350
NOT LONG FOR THIS WORLD2 copies · $250
THE SHIELD OF THE VALIANT2 copies · $75–$250
COUNTRYMAN'S JOURNAL2 copies · $75–$150
THE HOUSE OF MOONLIGHT2 copies · $75–$150
THE PRINCE GOES WEST2 copies · $150
THE REMINISCENCES OF SOLAR PONS2 copies · $125–$150
WISCONSIN IN THEIR BONES2 copies · $150
Market context
33 copies of August Derleth's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $65 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
Recent auction results (hammer prices, premiums not included):
The Trail of Cthulu, first edition, signed by the author, Sauk City, WI, Arkham House, 196 (forum, 2026-09-30)£260
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