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King Kong - US/UK Bibliography, 1932-2003

Values quoted are for first editions in fine condition with dustjackets where appropriate, offered for sale in the United Kingdom. Values are estimates only and were believed to be correct as of 2003. This bibliography was originally published in Book and Magazine Collector in 2003, accompanying an article on 'King Kong in Print' which can be found here: part one, part two.

More than 30 new Kong books were published in 2005 to tie in with Peter Jackson's remake. These are listed in a separate bibliography. For more on Kong books and other Kong stuff, check out John Michlig's King Kong: Lost and Found site.

Delos W Lovelace: King Kong

  • Grosset & Dunlap, USA, 1932, hb - £5,000-£8,000
  • Bantam, USA, 1965, pb - £8-£10
  • Corgi, UK, 1966, pb - £8-£10
  • Arthur Barker, UK, 1977, hb - £100-£150
  • Grosset & Dunlap, USA, 1976, hb (as The Illustrated King Kong) - £20-£25

Orville Goldner and George E Turner: The Making of King Kong

  • AS Barnes & Co, USA, 1975, hb - £20-£30
  • Tantivy Press, UK, 1975, hb - £40-£50
  • Ballantine, USA, 1976, pb - £10-£15

David Annan: Ape: Monster of the Movies

  • Bounty Books, USA, 1975, pb - £10-£12
  • Lorrimer, UK, 1975, pb (as Ape: The Kingdom of Kong) - £8-£10

Ronald Gottesman and Harry Geduld (eds.): The Girl in the Hairy Paw

  • Flare/Avon, USA, 1976, pb - £15-£20

Bruce Bahrenburg: The Creation of (Dino De Laurentiis’) King Kong

  • Pocket Books, USA, 1976, pb - £5-£10
  • Star, UK, 1976, pb - £4-£6

Lorenzo Semple Jr: (The Dino De Laurentiis Production of) King Kong

  • Ace, USA, 1976, pb - £5-£10

James Moffat: Queen Kong

  • Everest, UK, 1976, pb - £5-£10

Jeremy Pascall: The King Kong Story

  • Phoebus, UK, 1976, pb - £8-£10
  • Chartwell, USA, 1976, pb - £10-£12

Walter Wager: My Side by King Kong

  • MacMillan, UK, 1976, hb - £8-£10
  • Star, UK, 1977, pb - £4-£6

Michel Parry (ed.): The Rivals of King Kong: A Rampage of Beasts

  • Corgi, UK, 1978, pb - £10-£12

Peter Haining (ed.): Movie Monsters

  • Severn House, pb, 1988, hb - £15-£20

Fay Wray: On the Other Hand

  • St Martin’s Press, USA, 1989, hb - £15-£20
  • Weidenfeld & Nicolson, UK, 1990, pb - £10-£12

Steve Srcher: Willis O’Brien: Special Effects Genius

  • McFarland, USA, 1993, hb - £40-£50
  • McFarland Classics, USA, 1999, pb - in print £18

Anthony Browne: Anthony Browne’s King Kong

  • Turner, USA, 1994, hb - £15-£20
  • Julia MacRae Books, UK, 1994, hb - £8-£10

Cynthia Marie Erb: Tracking King Kong: A Hollywood Icon in World Culture

  • Wayne State University Press, USA, 1998, pb - £15-£20

James V D’Arc (ed.): Register to the Merien C Cooper Papers

  • Brigham Young University Press, USA, 2000, pb (limited to 500 copies) - £15-£20

Orville Goldner and George E Turner, with Douglas Turner and Michael H Price: Spawn of Skull Island

  • Luminary Press, USA, 2002, pb - in print $40

Return to 'King Kong in Print' part one or part two.