David Mamet
52 copies for sale · $20–$600 · 10 first editions · 2 signed
Notable copies for sale
The Woods: A Play Signed (first edition, signed) — Lorne Bair Rare Books$100
SPEED-THE-PLOW (first edition) — Type Punch Matrix$75
The Cabin: Reminiscence and Diversions Review Copy (first edition) — Lorne Bair Rare Books$35
Lakeboat: A Play (first edition) — Lorne Bair Rare Books$35
Some Freaks Review Copy (first edition) — Lorne Bair Rare Books$35
The Cabin — John Windle Antiquarian$100
American Buffalo (first edition) — Between the Covers$600
OLEANNA,; A Play — Rare Book Cellar$198
The Water Engine: An American Fable and Mr. Happiness. Two Plays (first edition) — Between the Covers$150
Romance Mamet, David Paperback Used - Like New (2005) — eBay$130
SOME FREAKS — Rare Book Cellar$116
SOME FREAKS — Rare Book Cellar$106
Works on the market
AMERICAN BUFFALO4 copies · $40–$600
OLEANNA : ; A Play4 copies · $37–$198
SOME FREAKS3 copies · $88–$116
A LIFE IN THE THEATRE : ; A Play3 copies · $27–$47
A LIFE IN THE THEATRE3 copies · $43–$47
EDMOND2 copies · $75–$98
MAKE-BELIEVE TOWN; Essays and Remembrances2 copies · $70–$73
THE OLD RELIGION; A Novel2 copies · $73
THE VILLAGE2 copies · $73
THE WICKED SON; Anti-Semitism, Self-Hatred and the Jews2 copies · $58–$61
SPEED-THE-PLOW2 copies · $40–$48
Romance Mamet, David Paperback Used - Like New1 copy · $130
The Cabin1 copy · $100
The Woods: A Play Signed1 copy · $100
THE CABIN; Reminiscences and Diversions1 copy · $83
THE OLD RELIGION1 copy · $80
SPEED-THE-PLOW1 copy · $75
THE VILLAGE; A Novel1 copy · $73
WRITING IN RESTAURANTS1 copy · $73
Market context
12 copies of David Mamet's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $75 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
Recent auction results (hammer prices, premiums not included):
The Postman Always Rings Twice... from the novel by James M. Cain, screenplay signed prese (forum, 2026-04-23)£260
Lakeboat, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author to Clive Hirschho (forum, 2026-04-23)£440
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