Brendan Behan
13 copies for sale · $20–$3,800 · 5 first editions · 1 signed
Notable copies for sale
Borstal Boy (signed) — Burnside Rare Books$3,800
BRENDAN BEHAN'S ISLAND (first edition) — Rare Book Cellar$77
THE SCARPERER (first edition) — Rare Book Cellar$48
The scarperer (first edition) — Rulon-Miller Books$20
Hold Your Hour and Have Another — Biblioctopus$150
HOLD YOUR HOUR AND HAVE ANOTHER (first edition) — Rare Book Cellar$42
Hold Your Hour and Have Another — Between the Covers$375
HOLD YOUR HOUR & HAVE ANOTHER — Rare Book Cellar$47
BORSTAL BOY — Rare Book Cellar$93
BORSTAL BOY — Rare Book Cellar$83
THE SCARPERER — Rare Book Cellar$49
BRENDAN BEHAN'S NEW YORK (first edition) — Rare Book Cellar$43
Works on the market
HOLD YOUR HOUR & HAVE ANOTHER4 copies · $42–$375
BORSTAL BOY2 copies · $83–$93
THE SCARPERER2 copies · $20–$48
Borstal Boy1 copy · $3,800
After The Wake, Brendan Behan1 copy · $160
BRENDAN BEHAN'S ISLAND1 copy · $77
THE SCARPERER1 copy · $49
BRENDAN BEHAN'S NEW YORK1 copy · $43
Market context
2 copies of Brendan Behan's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $163 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
Recent auction results (hammer prices, premiums not included):
The Hostage, one of 26 copies signed and lettered copies from the author, New York, 1958; (forum, 2026-04-23)£380
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