Jean De Brunhoff
21 copies for sale · $37–$2,500 · 7 first editions
Notable copies for sale
A.B.C. de Babar (first edition) — Ursus Books$1,250
LE VOYAGE DE BABAR (first edition) — Type Punch Matrix$850
LE ROI BABAR (first edition) — Type Punch Matrix$700
Le Voyage De Babar — Jonkers Rare Books£35,000
BABAR ET LE PÈRE NOËL — Type Punch Matrix$1,800
Histoire de Babar, le petit Éléphant (first edition) — B & B Rare Books$225
Histoire de Babar, le petit Éléphant (first edition) — B & B Rare Books$200
BABAR'S FRIEND ZEPHIR — Type Punch Matrix$250
BABAR AT HOME — Type Punch Matrix$250
Histoire de Babar (first edition) — James Cummins Bookseller$2,500
BABAR'S ABC — Rare Book Cellar$118
BABAR AND HIS CHILDREN — Rare Book Cellar$83
Works on the market
Histoire de Babar, le petit Éléphant2 copies · $200–$225
BABAR AND ZEPHIR2 copies · $48–$73
Le Voyage De Babar1 copy · £35,000
Histoire de Babar1 copy · $2,500
BABAR ET LE PÈRE NOËL1 copy · $1,800
A.B.C. de Babar1 copy · $1,250
LE VOYAGE DE BABAR1 copy · $850
LE ROI BABAR1 copy · $700
BABAR AT HOME1 copy · $250
BABAR'S FRIEND ZEPHIR1 copy · $250
BABAR'S ABC1 copy · $118
BABAR AND HIS CHILDREN1 copy · $83
BABAR AND THE ZEPHIR1 copy · $73
BABAR THE KING1 copy · $73
THE STORY OF BABAR; The Little Elephant1 copy · $73
BEST IN CHILDREN'S BOOKS; Volume 20: Babar the King, American Folk Rhymes and Chants, and 1 copy · $63
BABAR THE KING1 copy · $48
BABAR BIENTOT PAPA1 copy · $37
Market context
5 copies of Jean De Brunhoff's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $96 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
Recent auction results (hammer prices, premiums not included):
Le Voyage de Babar, 1st edition (of the second Babar book), Paris, 1932 (dominic winter, 2026-01-01)£340
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