Jean Genet
20 copies for sale · $25–$500 · 4 first editions
Notable copies for sale
Poèmes (first edition) — Bartleby's Books$100
Theif's Journal (first edition) — Bauer Rare Books$35
Le Balcon — James Cummins Bookseller$500
Notre Dame des Fleurs — James Cummins Bookseller$300
QUERELLE — Captain Ahab's Rare Books$200
Miracle of the Rose — James Cummins Bookseller$150
L' enfant criminel & 'Adame Miroir — Bolerium Books$75
Querelle of Brest — Bauer Rare Books$25
The Thief's Journal — Between the Covers$500
The Blacks: A Clown Show — Between the Covers$125
LES BONNES — Rare Book Cellar$75
FUNERAL RITES — Rare Book Cellar$48
Works on the market
THE THIEF'S JOURNAL2 copies · $35–$500
QUERELLE2 copies · $30–$200
THE BLACKS; A Clown Show2 copies · $40–$125
Balcony2 copies · $35–$43
Le Balcon1 copy · $500
Notre Dame des Fleurs1 copy · $300
Miracle of the Rose1 copy · $150
Poèmes1 copy · $100
L' enfant criminel & 'Adame Miroir1 copy · $75
LES BONNES1 copy · $75
FUNERAL RITES1 copy · $48
THE SCREENS1 copy · $48
Prisoner of Love1 copy · $35
Theif's Journal1 copy · $35
Prisoner of Love1 copy · $30
Querelle of Brest1 copy · $25
Market context
11 copies of Jean Genet's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $51 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
Recent auction results (hammer prices, premiums not included):
Journal du Voleur, first edition, one of 400 copies on vélin signed by the author, (forum, 2026-07-02)£500
Le Balcon, one of 3000 copies on Lana paper, illustrations by Alberto Giacometti, Paris, 1 (forum, 2026-04-23)£420
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