J. D. Salinger
55 copies for sale · $18–$35,000 · 18 first editions · 3 signed
Notable copies for sale
Catcher in the Rye, The (first edition) — David Brass Rare Books$7,500
Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters and Seymour (first edition) — David Brass Rare Books$1,850
Raise High the Roofbeam, Carpenters and Seymour an Introduction (first edition) — James Cummins Bookseller$250
The Catcher in the Rye (first edition) — Biblioctopus$35,000
The Catcher in the Rye (first edition) — Burnside Rare Books$15,000
The Catcher in the Rye (first edition) — Burnside Rare Books$12,500
Nine Stories (first edition) — Burnside Rare Books$5,200
Nine Stories (first edition) — Burnside Rare Books$4,000
Nine stories (first edition) — Rootenberg Rare Books$600
I'm Crazy in Collier's, December 22, 1945 — Burnside Rare Books$850
Franny and Zooey (first edition) — David Brass Rare Books$850
Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters and Seymour an Introduction (first edition) — Riverrun Books & Manuscripts$60
Works on the market
Catcher in the Rye9 copies · $30–$28,000
FRANNY AND ZOOEY7 copies · $30–$1,248
RAISE HIGH THE ROOF BEAM, CARPENTERS AND SEYMOUR AN INTRODUCTION6 copies · $18–$1,498
NINE STORIES5 copies · $20–$2,973
CATCHER IN THE RYE3 copies · $12,000–$35,000
Nine Stories3 copies · $600–$5,200
Contract signed J.D. Salinger , granting Portuguese-language publishing rights for The Cat2 copies · $7,500–$10,000
FRANNY AND ZOOEY2 copies · $113–$850
Two typed letters, signed xx JDS and JDS , to poet Celia Bland, 17 May and 26 August 19851 copy · $25,000
The Catcher in the Rye1 copy · $12,500
Catcher in the Rye, The1 copy · $7,500
Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters and Seymour1 copy · $1,850
I'm Crazy in Collier's, December 22, 19451 copy · $850
FRANNY AND ZOOEY1 copy · $200
NINE STORIES; Modern Library1 copy · $128
Market context
45 copies of J. D. Salinger's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $119 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
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