J. M. Coetzee
15 copies for sale · $41–$1,750 · 7 first editions · 7 signed
Notable copies for sale
Dusklands (first edition, signed) — Burnside Rare Books$1,750
Life and Times of Michael K. (signed) — Burnside Rare Books$550
Volume I, Dusklands The Vietnam Project (signed) — Swan's Fine Books$350
Diary of a Bad Year (signed) — Swan's Fine Books$350
THE CHILDHOOD OF JESUS (signed) — Type Punch Matrix$100
AGE OF IRON (first edition) — Rare Book Cellar$98
THE MANUSCRIPT REVISIONS OF BECKETT'S WATT — Captain Ahab's Rare Books$450
J.M. Coetzee / DISGRACE 1st UK Printing (1999) (first edition, 1999) — eBay€36
Slow Man Limited Edition, Signed (signed) — Lorne Bair Rare Books$450
Landscape with Rowers: Poetry From The Netherlands - 1st Edition/1st Printing (first edition) — Books Tell You Why$272
Elizabeth Costello - 1st American Edition/1st Printing (first edition) — Books Tell You Why$256
Diary Of A Bad Year - 1st Edition/1st Printing (first edition) — Books Tell You Why$248
Works on the market
Dusklands1 copy · $1,750
Life and Times of Michael K.1 copy · $550
THE MANUSCRIPT REVISIONS OF BECKETT'S WATT1 copy · $450
Slow Man Limited Edition, Signed1 copy · $450
Diary of a Bad Year1 copy · $350
Volume I, Dusklands The Vietnam Project1 copy · $350
Diary Of A Bad Year - 1st Edition/1st Printing1 copy · $248
THE CHILDHOOD OF JESUS1 copy · $100
AGE OF IRON1 copy · $98
Age of Iron - 1st US Edition/1st Printing1 copy · $56
J.M. Coetzee / DISGRACE 1st UK Printing (1999)1 copy · €36
Market context
12 copies of J. M. Coetzee's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $53 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
Recent auction results (hammer prices, premiums not included):
Disgrace, first edition, 1999; and 14 others, South African authors (15) (forum, 2026-07-02)£75
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