Christopher Isherwood
73 copies for sale · $20–$5,000 · 31 first editions · 2 signed
Notable copies for sale
Sally Bowles (first edition, signed) — Burnside Rare Books$4,800
All the Conspirators: A Novel Signed Bookplate (signed) — Lorne Bair Rare Books$150
Mr. Norris Changes Trains (first edition) — Swan's Fine Books$250
The Condor and the Cows (first edition) — James Cummins Bookseller$150
Sally Bowles (first edition) — Burnside Rare Books$5,000
Berlin Stories; The Last of Mr. Norris • Goodbye to Berlin (first edition) — Bauer Rare Books$125
Wishing Tree; Christopher Isherwood on Mystical Religion (first edition) — Bauer Rare Books$75
DIARIES; Volume 1, 1939-1960 Christopher Isherwood Diaries (first edition) — Rare Book Cellar$73
The World In the Evening (first edition) — Adrian Harrington Rare Books£45
Lost Years; A Memoir 1945-1951 (first edition) — Bauer Rare Books$35
Christopher And His Kind; 1929 - 1939 (first edition) — Bauer Rare Books$35
My Guru and His Disciple (first edition) — Bauer Rare Books$35
Works on the market
LIONS AND SHADOWS: AN EDUCATION IN THE TWENTIES4 copies · $22–$400
Prater Violet A Novel3 copies · $45–$75
MY GURU AND HIS DISCIPLE3 copies · $50–$73
KATHLEEN AND FRANK3 copies · $20–$69
Down There On A Visit3 copies · £30–£45
DOWN THERE ON A VISIT3 copies · $20–$25
Sally Bowles2 copies · $4,800–$5,000
The Last Of Mr Norris2 copies · $125–$2,500
Lions and Shadows. An education in the Twenties2 copies · $50–$750
The Memorial2 copies · £20–£600
LIONS AND SHADOWS2 copies · £123–£300
THE BERLIN STORIES; the last of mr. norris, goodbye to berlin2 copies · $47–$250
EXHUMATIONS: STORIES, ARTICLES, VERSES2 copies · £25–£30
Goodbye To Berlin1 copy · $300
Mr. Norris Changes Trains1 copy · $250
All the Conspirators: A Novel Signed Bookplate1 copy · $150
The Condor and the Cows1 copy · $150
Cabaret LOBBY CARDS1 copy · £135
Market context
22 copies of Christopher Isherwood's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $22 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
Recent auction results (hammer prices, premiums not included):
Lions and Shadows, first edition, Hogarth Press, 1938. (forum, 2026-10-08)£100
Down Here on a Visit, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author, New (forum, 2026-09-03)£240
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