Eric Carle
52 copies for sale · $35–$12,500 · 10 first editions · 8 signed
Notable copies for sale
I SEE A SONG - INSCRIBED TO KATHERINE PATERSON (first edition, signed) — Captain Ahab's Rare Books$1,500
ALL ABOUT ARTHUR AN ABSOLUTELY ABSURD APE (first edition) — Type Punch Matrix$150
The Very Hungry Caterpillar (first edition) — Burnside Rare Books$5,000
The Very Hungry Caterpillar (first edition) — Burnside Rare Books$3,000
THE VERY LONELY FIREFLY (first edition) — Rare Book Cellar$47
The Very Hungry Caterpillar (signed) — Honey & Wax Booksellers$12,500
The Very Hungry Caterpillar (signed) — Burnside Rare Books$3,200
THE VERY LONELY FIREFLY; SIGNED (signed) — Rare Book Cellar$948
ROOSTER'S OFF TO SEE THE WORLD; SIGNED (first edition, signed) — Rare Book Cellar$873
DREAM SNOW; SIGNED (first edition, signed) — Rare Book Cellar$848
WATCH OUT! A GIANT! ; SIGNED (first edition, signed) — Rare Book Cellar$848
THE HONEYBEE AND THE ROBBER — Rare Book Cellar$93
Works on the market
THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR4 copies · $53–$12,500
MISTER SEAHORSE4 copies · $69–$99
TODAY IS MONDAY3 copies · $43–$798
The Very Hungry Caterpillar2 copies · $3,000–$5,000
Rooster's Off to See the World, Eric Carle2 copies · $160
THE VERY BUSY SPIDER2 copies · $66–$68
THE TINY SEED2 copies · $35–$40
The Very Hungry Caterpillar1 copy · $12,000
I SEE A SONG - INSCRIBED TO KATHERINE PATERSON1 copy · $1,500
THE VERY LONELY FIREFLY; SIGNED1 copy · $948
ROOSTER'S OFF TO SEE THE WORLD; SIGNED1 copy · $873
DREAM SNOW; SIGNED1 copy · $848
WATCH OUT! A GIANT! ; SIGNED1 copy · $848
The Very Hungry Caterpillar's abc, Eric Carle1 copy · $160
My Very First Book of Words, Eric Carle1 copy · $160
Do You Want to Be My Friend?, Eric Carle1 copy · $160
Eric Carle - German: Von Kopf bis Fuss, Eric Carle1 copy · $160
Market context
139 copies of Eric Carle's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $61 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
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