Elmer Rice
13 copies for sale · $20–$750 · 9 first editions · 3 signed
Notable copies for sale
THE ADDING MACHINE (first edition, signed) — Johnnycake Books$750
WE, THE PEOPLE (first edition, signed) — Johnnycake Books$750
TWO ON AN ISLAND (first edition, signed) — Johnnycake Books$575
Dream Girl (first edition) — Between the Covers$20
We, the People: A Play in Twenty Scenes (first edition) — Lorne Bair Rare Books$400
We, The People. A Play in Twenty Scenes (first edition) — James Cummins Bookseller$150
The Subway. A Play in Nine Parts (first edition) — Lorne Bair Rare Books$150
Judgment Day: A Melodrama in Three Acts (first edition) — Lorne Bair Rare Books$125
MINORITY REPORT : ; An Autobiography (first edition) — Rare Book Cellar$68
Typed letter, signed “Elmer Rice” , requesting a file copy of the Laurel Editions volume r — James Cummins Bookseller$125
ON TRIAL — Rare Book Cellar$73
MILLIONBYEN — Rare Book Cellar$43
Works on the market
THE ADDING MACHINE1 copy · $750
WE, THE PEOPLE1 copy · $750
TWO ON AN ISLAND1 copy · $575
We, the People: A Play in Twenty Scenes1 copy · $400
The Subway. A Play in Nine Parts1 copy · $150
We, The People. A Play in Twenty Scenes1 copy · $150
Judgment Day: A Melodrama in Three Acts1 copy · $125
Typed letter, signed “Elmer Rice” , requesting a file copy of the Laurel Editions volume r1 copy · $125
ON TRIAL1 copy · $73
MINORITY REPORT : ; An Autobiography1 copy · $68
THE LIVING THEATRE1 copy · $46
MILLIONBYEN1 copy · $43
Dream Girl1 copy · $20
Market context
5 copies of Elmer Rice's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $67 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
Recent auction results (hammer prices, premiums not included):
Street Scene, first edition, New York & Los Angeles, 1929; and 17 others by the same ( (forum, 2026-04-23)£190
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