Djuna Barnes
12 copies for sale · $37–$6,500 · 5 first editions · 2 signed
Notable copies for sale
Ryder (first edition, signed) — Burnside Rare Books$650
Ryder (first edition) — Burnside Rare Books$4,500
Ladies Almanack Showing Their Signs And Their Tides Their Moons And Their Changes The Seas (first edition) — Burnside Rare Books$2,800
Autograph quotation — James Cummins Bookseller$750
GREENWICH VILLAGE AS IT IS — Phillip J. Pirages$175
Nightwood — Burnside Rare Books$1,850
Ryder (first edition, signed) — Burnside Rare Books$6,500
Ryder (first edition) — B Street Books$250
Nightwood: The Original Version and Related Drafts by Djuna Barnes (1995) — eBay$115
LIFE IS PAINFUL, NASTY AND SHORT... IN MY CASE IT HAS ONLY BEEN PAINFUL AND NASTY — Rare Book Cellar$38
LADIES ALMANACK — Rare Book Cellar$37
Works on the market
Ryder2 copies · $650–$4,500
Ladies Almanack Showing Their Signs And Their Tides Their Moons And Their Changes The Seas1 copy · $2,800
Nightwood1 copy · $1,850
Autograph quotation1 copy · $750
Ryder1 copy · $250
GREENWICH VILLAGE AS IT IS1 copy · $175
LADIES ALMANACK1 copy · $37
Market context
16 copies of Djuna Barnes's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $100 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
Recent auction results (hammer prices, premiums not included):
Ladies Almanack, 1928; and 4 other books by Barnes, 2 presentation copies; and signed phot (bonhams, 2026-07-01)£2,000
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