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Douglas Adams

66 copies for sale · $20–$17,500 · 30 first editions · 11 signed

Notable copies for sale

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (first edition, signed) — Burnside Rare Books$3,500
The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy (signed) — Burnside Rare Books$17,500
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (signed) — Burnside Rare Books$3,800
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (signed) — Burnside Rare Books$3,500
DOUGLAS ADAMS : ; Two Complete Novels (first edition) — Rare Book Cellar$53
So Long, and Thanks For All the Fish. The Hitch Hikers' Guide to the Galaxy, 4 (first edition) — Lorne Bair Rare Books$50
Mostly Harmless (first edition) — Adrian Harrington Rare Books£38
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe (signed) — Burnside Rare Books$2,400
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe (signed) — Burnside Rare Books$1,800
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (signed) — Burnside Rare Books$1,500
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (signed) — Burnside Rare Books$1,500
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (signed) — Burnside Rare Books$1,500

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Works on the market

MOSTLY HARMLESS12 copies · $20–$158
LIFE, THE UNIVERSE AND EVERYTHING8 copies · $63–$1,200
SO LONG, AND THANKS FOR ALL THE FISH8 copies · $47–$163
DIRK GENTLY'S HOLISTIC DETECTIVE AGENCY6 copies · $20–$197
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe4 copies · £100–£2,400
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy4 copies · $850–$1,500
The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy2 copies · $1,500–$17,500
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy2 copies · $3,500–$3,800
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy1 copy · $3,500
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams (Curious King, Standard)1 copy · $500
THE RESTAURANT AT THE END OF THE UNIVERSE1 copy · $197
THE ULTIMATE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY By Douglas Adams - Hardcover Mint1 copy · $183
THE UNIVERSE OF DOUGLAS ADAMS1 copy · $146
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Hardcover Douglas Adams1 copy · $125
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency1 copy · £95
Douglas Adams The More Than Complete Hitchhiker’s Guide Omnibus 1989 Wings1 copy · $72
Douglas Adams's Starship Titanic Audiobook (Cassette, 1997) Rare1 copy · $70
THE RESTAURANT AT THE END OF THE UNIVERSE Adams 1981 1st Edition 5th Print HC$zx1 copy · $69
So Long And Thanks For All The Fish1 copy · £60
Douglas Adams Starship Titanic Audiobook Cassette 4 Tapes Unabridged Audio Book1 copy · $60

Market context

67 copies of Douglas Adams's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $69 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).

Recent auction results (hammer prices, premiums not included):

So Long, and Thanks for all the Fish, first edition, signed presentation inscription from (forum, 2026-09-30)£360
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, first hardback edition, Arthur Barker, 1979. (forum, 2026-09-30)£380
The Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy trilogy, 3 vol., first editions, vol. 1 & 3 sign (forum, 2026-09-30)£650
The Illustrated Hitch Hiker's guide to the Galaxy, first edition, signed by the author, 19 (forum, 2026-09-30)£500
So Long, and Thanks for all the Fish, first edition, 1984. (forum, 2026-04-23)£45
[The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy series], 5 vol., first hardback editions, 1979-92; (forum, 2026-04-23)£500

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