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Valuable Dungeons and Dragons Books in 2025
Top 20 Dungeons and Dragons Books for 2025
When talking about Dungeons and Dragons, it's important to recognize what we mean by books.
There are so many collectible Dungeons and Dragons booksWe are not including rule box sets in this guide.
There are lots of rulebooks, the original hardback ones being Dungeon Master's Guide, Player's Handbook and Monster Manual.
There are many versions of the basic rules, from edition one through the new 5e revision.
Adventures were sold separately and we list them on our Dungeons and Dragons modules price guide.
Since the 1980s, lots of spin-off books have expanded on the rules system. Some of these are included on the page below.
All these D&D items can be confusing. How do you know what you have?
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Most Valuable Dungeons and Dragons Books in 2025
Dungeons and Dragons Monster Manual 1st
Lowest price $75
Average price $300
Record price $1,740
This Dungeons and Dragons book expands the world of monsters to make the Dungeon Master's life easier. First published in 1977, it was reprinted several times over the years.
How to identify the first printing: the cover has the lizard logo, with red-lettered Advanced Dungeons & Dragons at top and TM Reg Applied For in small red letters underneath. The spine also had Advanced Dungeons & Dragons in red letters but no TM symbol. There is no ISBN number, the endpapers and flyleaves are red and the interior pages are smooth.
Dungeon Master's Guide 1st Edition (1979)
Lowest price $100
Average price $250
Record price $750
This book provided the foundation for DMs to understand, create and run adventures or campaigns for their parties.
How to identify the first printing: While there are many smaller ways to identify the true first printing, the most reliable is the text "Advanced D&D" in the yellow banner at the top left is too large, and the final D is cut off by the edge of the cover.
Players Handbook 1st Edition (1978)
Lowest price $50
Average price $150
Record price $950
This was the ultimate resource for players undertaking the complex world of Dungeons and Dragons.
How to identify the true first printing: the cover has the Wizard logo. Advanced Dungeons & Dragons is centered on the cover top, with Players Handbook (in white lettering) towards the bottom. There is no ISBN. The endpapers and flyleaves are white; the next printing has yellow endpapers and flyleaves.
Dungeons and Dragons limited 5e rulebooks box set out of the box. Click to sell or appraise yoursDungeons and Dragons limited 5e rulebooks
Average price $200-300
Sealed price $450-500
This handsome box set contains alternative cover versions of the core rulebooks for the Dungeons and Dragons 5e rule system.
D&D Fantasy Forest choose your own adventure book
Average price $??
Record price $475
From the creators of D&D comes this choose your own adventure set. This sale is the only one we could find.
D&D Deities and Demigods (1980)
Lowest price $100
Average price $300
Record price $425
This book helps Dungeon Masters to bring characters from mythlore and legend into the D&D game.
Prices are for the 1st printing. 2nd prints do sell for a little less, but they are always sought-after.
D&D Encyclopedia Magica Four-Book Set (1994-95)
Average price $250 set
Record price $450 set
This set attempted to collect all the magic items published in every TSR book, module or magazine article up to the year of release. They were published as-is, without any attempt to edit, balance or incorporate rule changes.
Dungeons and Dragons Wizard's Spell Compendium (1998)
Average price $250 set
Record price $320 set
Another four-book set, this one attempts to collect all the Wizard spells ever published up to the point of release of this set.
Dungeons and Dragons Priest's Spell Compendium (1999)
Average price $180
Record price $275
A similar set to the Wizard's, again collecting all the published Priest spells.
Dungeons and Dragons Creature Catalog (1986)
Average price $65
Record price $200
This was a compendium of all the basic D&D monsters published up to 1986, plus it included some additional monsters never seen before.
D&D Unearthed Arcana (1986)
Average price $50
Record price $150
One of the last contributions to D&D by the creator, Gary Gygax prior to his departure from TSR, this book accumulated
Dungeons and Dragons Oriental Advenrtures (1985)
Average price $50
Record price $130
As the name suggests, this book helps DMs to set and run adventures in the east.
Dungeons and Dragons Dragonlance Adventures book (1987)
Average price $120
Record price $300
If you were a fan of the Dragonlance saga and wanted to campaign in the world, then this book had everything you needed.
D&D Manual of the Planes (1987)
Average price $100
Record price $160
Handling the multiple planes of existence is one of the toughest parts of running a D&D campaign. This manual attempted to make it easier for DMs.
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