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Frank Norris

25 copies for sale · $40–$13,500 · 9 first editions · 1 signed

Notable copies for sale

The Octopus: A Story of California (first edition, signed) — Burnside Rare Books$13,500
Autograph letter signed Frank Norris to Grant Richards, his English publisher; New York, c — Riverrun Books & Manuscripts$7,500
POLYPEN I & II (first edition) — Rare Book Cellar$173
THE PIT; A Story of Chicago the Epic of the Wheat (first edition) — Rare Book Cellar$148
A Man's Woman (first edition) — Lorne Bair Rare Books$100
Vandover and the Brute (first edition) — James Cummins Bookseller$800
The Octopus: A Story of California (first edition) — Burnside Rare Books$350
Vandover and the Brute (first edition) — James Cummins Bookseller$300
MCTEAGUE; Franklin Library (first edition) — Rare Book Cellar$273
The Pit: A Story of Chicago (first edition) — Burnside Rare Books$175
MCTEAGUE: A STORY OF SAN FRANCISCO; Photoplay — Rare Book Cellar$448
A DEAL IN WHEAT; Complete Works of Frank Norris — Rare Book Cellar$198

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Works on the market

The Octopus: A Story of California2 copies · $350–$13,500
Vandover and the Brute2 copies · $300–$800
MCTEAGUE; Franklin Library2 copies · $273
Autograph letter signed Frank Norris to Grant Richards, his English publisher; New York, c1 copy · $7,500
MCTEAGUE: A STORY OF SAN FRANCISCO; Photoplay1 copy · $448
A DEAL IN WHEAT; Complete Works of Frank Norris1 copy · $198
The Pit: A Story of Chicago1 copy · $175
POLYPEN I & II1 copy · $173
THE OCTOPUS; Complete Works of Frank Norris1 copy · $148
THE PIT; A Story of Chicago the Epic of the Wheat1 copy · $148
RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE NOVELIST; Complete Works of Frank Norris1 copy · $148
The Letters of Frank Norris1 copy · $100
A Man's Woman1 copy · $100
Frank Norris Collected Letters1 copy · $88
Rare "McTeague and A Man's Woman" Stories of San Francisco by Frank Norris 18991 copy · $60
MCTEAGUE; A Story of San Francisco1 copy · $48
NOVELS AND ESSAYS; Vandover and the Brute, McTeague, the Octopus, Essays1 copy · $46
FRANK NORRIS; Novels and Essays: Vandover and the Brute, McTeague, the Octopus, Essays Lib1 copy · $45
NORRIS : ; Novels and Essays: Vandover and the Brute, McTeague, the Octopus, Essays1 copy · $43
McTeague: A story of San Francisco. Illustrated with Still Photographs from Erich von Stro1 copy · $40

Market context

14 copies of Frank Norris's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $57 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).

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