Edward Abbey
41 copies for sale · $20–$7,500 · 14 first editions · 3 signed
Notable copies for sale
Fire on the Mountain (first edition, signed) — Burnside Rare Books$1,500
Jonathan Troy (first edition, signed) — Burnside Rare Books$7,500
The Brave Cowboy: An Old Tale in a New Time (first edition) — Burnside Rare Books$4,500
Fire on the Mountain (first edition) — Burnside Rare Books$600
The Monkey Wrench Gang (first edition) — Burnside Rare Books$500
JONATHAN TROY (first edition) — Type Punch Matrix$2,000
Hayduke Lives! - 1st Edition/1st Printing (first edition) — Books Tell You Why$48
Fire on the Mountain (first edition) — James Cummins Bookseller$750
Black Sun (signed) — Burnside Rare Books$200
BLACK SUN (first edition) — Rare Book Cellar$448
Fire on the Mountain — Between the Covers$20
SLUMGULLION STEW; An Edward Abbey Reader — Rare Book Cellar$178
What these are worth
One Life at a Time, Please3 copies from 3 sellers
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Works on the market
HAYDUKE LIVES!5 copies · $40–$77
FIRE ON THE MOUNTAIN3 copies · $20–$750
Monkey Wrench Gang3 copies · $30–$508
JONATHAN TROY2 copies · $2,000–$7,500
Fire on the Mountain2 copies · $600–$950
The Monkey Wrench Gang2 copies · $250–$500
BLACK SUN2 copies · $200–$448
THE BRAVE COWBOY2 copies · $98–$219
ONE LIFE AT A TIME, PLEASE2 copies · $30–$47
The Brave Cowboy: An Old Tale in a New Time1 copy · $4,500
Fire on the Mountain1 copy · $1,500
Black Sun1 copy · $250
SLUMGULLION STEW; An Edward Abbey Reader1 copy · $178
SUNSET CANYON1 copy · $163
THE FOOL'S PROGRESS1 copy · $71
BEYOND THE WALL1 copy · $63
GOOD NEWS1 copy · $53
Hayduke Lives! - 1st Edition/1st Printing1 copy · $48
Market context
34 copies of Edward Abbey's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $56 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
Recent auction results (hammer prices, premiums not included):
The Brave Cowboy, first English edition, 1957 (forum, 2026-04-23)£110
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