Alistair Cooke
30 copies for sale · $20–$273 · 9 first editions · 5 signed
Notable copies for sale
State of the Language (first edition, signed) — Bauer Rare Books$125
THE PATIENT HAS THE FLOOR; Signed Franklin Library (first edition, signed) — Rare Book Cellar$273
Alistair Cooke's America (first edition, signed) — Between the Covers$30
Bell's Theatre (signed) — James Cummins Bookseller$150
REPORTING AMERICA (first edition) — Rare Book Cellar$43
The Patient Has the Floor - 1st Trade Edition/1st Printing (first edition) — Books Tell You Why$40
The Americans: Fifty Talks on Our Life and Times - 1st Edition/1st Printing (first edition) — Books Tell You Why$32
A Decade of Masterpiece Theatre Masterpieces (first edition) — Between the Covers$20
Alistair Cooke's America (signed) — Bauer Rare Books$60
The Americans: Fifty Talks On Our Life And Times - 1st Edition/1st Printing (first edition) — Books Tell You Why$40
LETTER FROM AMERICA; Folio Society — Rare Book Cellar$73
THE AMERICANS; Fifty of His Famous Talks on His Favorite Country — Rare Book Cellar$43
What these are worth
The Americans: Fifty Talks on our Life and Times4 copies from 3 sellers
Each page gathers every copy on the market, what similar copies have fetched, and the spread between them.
Works on the market
MASTERPIECES: A DECADE OF MASTERPIECE THEATRE3 copies · $44–$78
THE PATIENT HAS THE FLOOR; Signed Franklin Library2 copies · $273
Alistair Cooke's America2 copies · $30–$60
The Americans: Fifty Talks on Our Life and Times2 copies · $20–$48
LETTER FROM AMERICA 1946-20042 copies · $48
Six Men2 copies · $20–$32
Bell's Theatre1 copy · $150
State of the Language1 copy · $125
LETTER FROM AMERICA; Folio Society1 copy · $73
THE PATIENT HAS THE FLOOR1 copy · $53
GARBO AND THE NIGHT WATCHMEN1 copy · $43
REPORTING AMERICA1 copy · $43
Alistair Cookes America Signed1 copy · $38
America Observed: From the 1940's to the 1980's1 copy · $35
A Decade of Masterpiece Theatre Masterpieces1 copy · $20
A Generation on Trial: U.S.A. v. Alger Hiss1 copy · $20
Market context
15 copies of Alistair Cooke'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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