Alan Paton

25 copies for sale · $20–$7,500 · 10 first editions · 2 signed

Notable copies for sale

Cry, the Beloved Country (first edition, signed) — Burnside Rare Books$7,500

CRY THE BELOVED COUNTRY; Easton Press (first edition) — Rare Book Cellar$273

Too Late The Phalarope INSCRIBED (signed) — Eric Chaim Kline Bookseller$95

QUARTET: NEW VOICES FROM SOUTH AFRICA (first edition) — Rare Book Cellar$47

Cry, the Beloved Country (first edition) — Whitmore Rare Books$750

Cry, the Beloved Country (first edition) — Burnside Rare Books$700

Too Late the Phalarope (first edition) — Adrian Harrington Rare Books£55

FOR YOU DEPARTED (first edition) — Rare Book Cellar$43

Hope for South Africa / Alan Paton (first edition) — MW Books€21

CRY, THE BELOVED COUNTRY; SIGNED Franklin Library — Rare Book Cellar$273

CRY, THE BELOVED COUNTRY; The Novel on Which the Zoltan Korda Production is Based — Rare Book Cellar$73

For You Departed: A Memoir — Between the Covers$33

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What these are worth

Too Late The Phalarope12 copies from 4 sellers

Each page gathers every copy on the market, what similar copies have fetched, and the spread between them.

Works on the market

CRY, THE BELOVED COUNTRY6 copies · $20–$48

TOO LATE THE PHALAROPE5 copies · $20–$168

Cry, the Beloved Country3 copies · $700–$7,500

CRY THE BELOVED COUNTRY; Easton Press1 copy · $273

CRY, THE BELOVED COUNTRY; SIGNED Franklin Library1 copy · $273

Too Late The Phalarope INSCRIBED1 copy · $95

Ah But Your Land Is Beautiful Inscribed1 copy · $80

CRY, THE BELOVED COUNTRY; The Novel on Which the Zoltan Korda Production is Based1 copy · $73

Too Late the Phalarope1 copy · £55

QUARTET: NEW VOICES FROM SOUTH AFRICA1 copy · $47

FOR YOU DEPARTED1 copy · $43

For You Departed: A Memoir1 copy · $33

Instrument of Thy Peace1 copy · $30

Hope for South Africa / Alan Paton1 copy · €21

Market context

24 copies of Alan Paton's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $20 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).

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