John Ashbery
38 copies for sale · $12–$3,800 · 28 first editions · 19 signed
Notable copies for sale
Turandot (first edition, signed) — Burnside Rare Books$3,800
The Tennis Court Oath (first edition, signed) — Burnside Rare Books$1,900
Some Trees (first edition, signed) — Burnside Rare Books$1,850
RIVERS AND MOUNTAINS - INSCRIBED TO LARRY RIVERS (first edition, signed) — Captain Ahab's Rare Books$1,850
April Galleons: Poems Inscribed to Elizabeth Hardwick (first edition, signed) — Lorne Bair Rare Books$450
THE ICE STORM - SIGNED (first edition, signed) — Captain Ahab's Rare Books$250
THE DOUBLE DREAM OF SPRING (first edition, signed) — Type Punch Matrix$2,000
OTHER TRADITIONS - SIGNED (first edition, signed) — Captain Ahab's Rare Books$125
GIRLS ON THE RUN: A POEM - UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY, SIGNED (first edition, signed) — Captain Ahab's Rare Books$100
YOUR NAME HERE, Poems (first edition, signed) — Michael Pyron Books$75
WAKEFULNESS: POEMS - SIGNED (first edition, signed) — Captain Ahab's Rare Books$75
YOUR NAME HERE: POEMS - SIGNED (first edition, signed) — Captain Ahab's Rare Books$75
Works on the market
THE DOUBLE DREAM OF SPRING3 copies · $1,000–$2,000
SELECTED POEMS3 copies · $40–$60
AND THE STARS WERE SHINING2 copies · $45–$58
Flow Chart by John Ashbery2 copies · $52
Turandot1 copy · $3,800
The Tennis Court Oath1 copy · $1,900
RIVERS AND MOUNTAINS - INSCRIBED TO LARRY RIVERS1 copy · $1,850
Some Trees1 copy · $1,850
Turandot and Other Poems1 copy · $1,000
Rivers and Mountains1 copy · $750
Rivers and Mountains1 copy · $750
THREE PLAYS - INSCRIBED TO MICHAEL MCCLURE1 copy · $450
THE ICE STORM - SIGNED1 copy · $250
Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror1 copy · $250
Selected Poems1 copy · $200
Rivers and Mountains1 copy · $175
SUNRISE IN SUBURBIA1 copy · $175
OTHER TRADITIONS - SIGNED1 copy · $125
Market context
34 copies of John Ashbery's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $57 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
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