Jean Rhys
15 copies for sale · $20–$1,250 · 5 first editions · 1 signed
Notable copies for sale
QUARTET (signed) — Type Punch Matrix$1,000
GOOD MORNING, MIDNIGHT (first edition) — Type Punch Matrix$1,250
The Wide Sargasso Sea (first edition) — Burnside Rare Books$800
TIGERS ARE BETTER-LOOKING: With A Selection From THE LEFT BANK (first edition) — Type Punch Matrix$50
Wide Sargasso Sea — Burnside Rare Books$650
THE COLLECTED SHORT STORIES (first edition) — Lorne Bair Rare Books$25
Wide Sargasso Sea — Second Story Books$200
SMILE PLEASE; An Unfinished Autobiography (first edition) — Rare Book Cellar$73
SMILE PLEASE — Rare Book Cellar$58
JEAN RHYS COMPLETE NOVELS — Rare Book Cellar$43
Works on the market
AFTER LEAVING MR MACKENZIE3 copies · $20–$38
Wide Sargasso Sea2 copies · $200–$650
GOOD MORNING, MIDNIGHT1 copy · $1,250
QUARTET1 copy · $1,000
The Wide Sargasso Sea1 copy · $800
SMILE PLEASE1 copy · $58
JEAN RHYS COMPLETE NOVELS1 copy · $43
THE COLLECTED SHORT STORIES1 copy · $25
Market context
8 copies of Jean Rhys's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $42 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
Recent auction results (hammer prices, premiums not included):
After Leaving Mr. Mackenzie, FIRST EDITION, Jonathan Cape, [1931] (bonhams, 2026-07-01)£2,200
Postures, FIRST EDITION OF THE AUTHOR'S FIRST NOVEL, Chatto and Windus, [1928] (bonhams, 2026-07-01)£2,200
The Left Bank, FIRST EDITION, DUST-JACKET, INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR, [1927] (bonhams, 2026-07-01)£3,800
Wide Sargasso Sea, second impression, 1966. (forum, 2026-04-23)£25
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