Thorne Smith Autographs

James Thorne Smith Jr. (March 27, 1892 – June 20, 1934) was an American writer of humorous supernatural fantasy fiction under the byline Thorne Smith. He is best known today for the two Topper novels, comic fantasy fiction involving sex, frequent drinking and ghosts. With racy illustrations, these sold millions of copies in the 1930s and were equally popular in paperbacks of the 1950s.
Smith was born in Annapolis, Maryland, the son of a Navy commodore. He attended Locust Dale Academy, a boarding school, in Virginia (now closed), St. Luke's preparatory school in Wayne, Pennsylvania, and two years at Dartmouth College. He left in June 1912.
In his 2012 biography, A Man Named Smith: The Novels and Screen Legacy of Thorne Smith, Anthony Slide writes, "Thorne Smith left no papers, anyone writing about the author must, of necessity, rely on one primary source, and that is the 1951 dissertation by Joseph Leo Blotner titled Thorne Smith: A Study in Popular Fiction." However, we also have the short 32-page biography, Thorne Smith: His Life and Times, written by the actor Roland Young, a close friend of Smith since 1930 who played the character Topper in several movie adaptations of Smith's work.
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Traded items with a signature of Thorne Smith

The most expensive item with a signature of Thorne Smith (Thorne Smith / RAIN IN THE DOORWAY Signed 1st Edition 1933) was sold in June 2026 for $1,150.00 while the cheapest item (OUTSIDE IN by Courtney Thorne-Smith 2007 SIGNED FIRST EDITION hardcover NOVEL) found a new owner for $1.99 in August 2022. The month with the most items sold (2) was August 2020 with an average selling price of $14.99 for an autographed item of Thorne Smith. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in January 2026 with $159.95 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $8.61 was July 2024. In average, an autographed item from Thorne Smith is worth $29.49.

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Picture	Item Title	Price	Store
	ACTRESS Courtney Thorne-Smith autograph, IP signed photo	$79.71
	ACTRESS Courtney Thorne-Smith autograph, IP signed photo	$79.71
	ACTRESS Courtney Thorne-Smith autograph, IP signed photo	$79.71
	Courtney Thorne - Smith Signed 11x14 Photo Ally McBeal PSA AF42267	$159.95
	Courtney Thorne - Smith Signed 11x14 Photo Ally McBeal PSA AF42267	$159.95
	Courtney Thorne - Smith Signed 11x14 Photo Ally McBeal PSA AF42267	$159.95
	Courtney Thorne Smith Signed 8x10 Photo TV Movies Authentic Autograph COA	$54.95
	Courtney Thorne Smith Signed 8x10 Photo TV Movies Authentic Autograph COA	$54.95
	Courtney Thorne Smith Signed 8x10 Photo TV Movies Authentic Autograph COA	$54.95
	Courtney Thorne-Smith - Signed Autograph and Headshot Photo set - Ally McBeal	$50.98
	Courtney Thorne-Smith - Signed Autograph and Headshot Photo set - Ally McBeal	$50.98
	Courtney Thorne-Smith - Signed Autograph and Headshot Photo set - Ally McBeal	$50.98
	Courtney Thorne-Smith Signed Autographed 8x10" Photograph AW COA Melrose Place	$16.45
	Courtney Thorne-Smith Signed Autographed 8x10" Photograph AW COA Melrose Place	$16.45
	Courtney Thorne-Smith Signed Autographed 8x10" Photograph AW COA Melrose Place	$16.45