Joan Didion
51 copies for sale · $28–$7,500 · 21 first editions · 8 signed
Notable copies for sale
The Year of Magical Thinking (first edition, signed) — Burnside Rare Books$1,650
Salvador (first edition, signed) — B & B Rare Books$600
Play It as It Lays (first edition, signed) — Burnside Rare Books$2,800
A Book of Common Prayer (first edition, signed) — B & B Rare Books$1,500
A Book of Common Prayer (first edition, signed) — James Cummins Bookseller$7,500
Slouching Towards Bethlehem (first edition) — Burnside Rare Books$2,500
Slouching Towards Bethlehem (signed) — Burnside Rare Books$1,500
Democracy. A Novel (first edition) — James Cummins Bookseller$1,500
Run River (first edition) — B & B Rare Books$1,200
THE WHITE ALBUM (first edition) — Rare Book Cellar$997
A Book of Common Prayer (first edition, signed) — B & B Rare Books$300
Play It As It Lays (first edition) — Burnside Rare Books$1,200
Works on the market
THE YEAR OF MAGICAL THINKING13 copies · $35–$478
A BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER7 copies · $72–$7,500
Play It As It Lays3 copies · $1,000–$2,800
A BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER2 copies · $250–$1,500
THE WHITE ALBUM2 copies · $173–$998
THE WHITE ALBUM2 copies · $375–$977
THE LAST THING HE WANTED2 copies · $123–$193
BLUE NIGHTS2 copies · $89–$125
DEMOCRACY2 copies · $28–$93
Slouching Towards Bethlehem1 copy · $2,500
The Year of Magical Thinking1 copy · $1,650
Democracy. A Novel1 copy · $1,500
Slouching Towards Bethlehem1 copy · $1,500
Run River1 copy · $1,200
THE WHITE ALBUM1 copy · $997
Miami Signed1 copy · $800
A BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER; Easton Press Signed1 copy · $798
A BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER; SIGNED Franklin Library1 copy · $748
Salvador1 copy · $600
Political Fictions Signed1 copy · $500
Market context
40 copies of Joan Didion's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $70 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
Recent auction results (hammer prices, premiums not included):
The White Album, first edition, New York, 1979; and 5 others, American authors (6) (forum, 2026-09-03)£300
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