These certainly fall under the "everything else" heading, but I figured I'd give it a shot. I collected signed books for most of the 1990s, and have many signed and signed/inscribed first editions from contemporary authors. I also have some books signed by tougher, deceased authors. Some examples and prices:
William Faulkner - Notes on a Horse Thief - numbered limited Ed. $650
Richard Wright - Uncle Tom's Children - later Ed. $550
Tennessee Williams - The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore - $500
Carl Sandburg - Selected Poems - $225
Books signed by Toni Morrison (Beloved), John Updike (ARC of Gertrude and Claudius), John Cheever, Ray Bradbury, Tom Robbins, Norman Mailer, Amy Tan, and many more. Many of the books won Pulitzer or Booker prizes and range in price from $200 to $75.
I also have an unsigned first edition of The Great Gatsby, ex-library, rebound in it's own cloth with new end papers for $1000.
If interested in any of these or looking for an author not mentioned here, email me at
rnovak14@wi.rr.com. I'm selling the more common titles in the collection at $20 ea., which is probably less than the books cost new. Buyer will be responsible for all costs associated with shipping the books.