He gave warning that his time was coming, but still, I was not ready.Ĭohen simultaneously was one of our most celebrated artists and yet maintained a down to earth wish to avoid the limelight when possible. “For a collector it’s an important piece of literature from Cohen it’s also something someone will have and will treasure,” says Davies.Leonard Cohen, the Canadian poet, novelist and songwriter, died last week at the age of 82, after publicly stating to the press that he was ready to die.

It’s Abe Books’ most expensive Leonard Cohen sale ever at $2,000, Davies says. There haven’t been any buyers for that particular book yet, but the site did see a sale of The Favourite Game - published in 1963 - a signed and inscribed first edition. “It’s quite common for a writer’s earliest published work to be among the most collectible and expensive,” Davies notes, pointing out that, because of its rarity, Mythologies was expensive even before his death. Only 400 copies of this were printed in the first edition, according to Davies and there are just three copies for sale. Cohen’s first book, a 1956 volume of poetry titled Let Us Compare Mythologies, has been listed on the site at $14,500 (U.S.). While Cohen’s books have been reprinted many times, the original first editions are commanding the most attention and the biggest prices. president Donald Trump’s book Great Again: How to Fix Our Crippled America. In third spot, for comparison’s sake, is newly elected U.S. 2, his 2006 book of poetry Book of Longing. 1, his 1966 novel Beautiful Losers (which has been reprinted) and, at No.

The top two bestselling books on the site at the moment are, at No. If you’d like to own a piece of Leonard Cohen’s work to remember him by, you’d be wise to act fast.Īs in the art market, so with the book market: when a beloved artist or author passes away, people want to own something to remember them by - and so prices go up and competition grows fierce.Ībe Books - the online used bookstore, with listings from booksellers around the world - has seen searches for Leonard Cohen go from none to “the top of the heap,” according to Richard Davies, spokesperson for.

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