John Betjeman
31 copies for sale · $20–$375 · 16 first editions · 2 signed
Notable copies for sale
High and Low (first edition, signed) — David Brass Rare Books$250
ANTIQUARIAN PREJUDICE (first edition) — Kay Craddock Antiquarian BooksellerA$175
New Bats in Old Belfries (first edition) — Adrian Harrington Rare Books£95
Continual Dew. A Little Book of Bourgeois Verse (first edition) — Adrian Harrington Rare Books£75
Vintage London (first edition) — Between the Covers$75
First and Last Loves (first edition) — Bauer Rare Books$30
Continual Dew — Jonkers Rare Books£3,750
New Bats in Old Belfries — Jonkers Rare Books£2,250
Old Lights for New Chancels — Jonkers Rare Books£1,250
Church Poems (signed) — James Cummins Bookseller$225
High and Low (first edition) — Johnnycake Books$45
A Few Late Chrysanthemums (first edition) — Johnnycake Books$45
Works on the market
SUMMONED BY BELLS3 copies · £47–£750
JOHN BETJEMAN'S COLLECTED POEMS3 copies · €22–€78
Ghastly Good Taste. Or, a Depressing Story of the Rise and Fall of English Architecture2 copies · $350–$375
High and Low2 copies · $45–$250
A FEW LATE CHRYSANTHEMUMS2 copies · $20–$123
NEW BATS IN OLD BELFRIES2 copies · £75–£95
A Few Late Chrysanthemums2 copies · £38–£45
Continual Dew1 copy · £3,750
New Bats in Old Belfries1 copy · £2,250
Old Lights for New Chancels1 copy · £1,250
Church Poems1 copy · $225
ANTIQUARIAN PREJUDICE1 copy · A$175
Continual Dew. A Little Book of Bourgeois Verse1 copy · £75
Vintage London1 copy · $75
SELECTED POEMS; Folio Society1 copy · $68
Continual Dew. A Little Book of Bourgeois Verse1 copy · £45
English Cities & Small Towns1 copy · $30
First and Last Loves1 copy · $30
Market context
4 copies of John Betjeman's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $44 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
Recent auction results (hammer prices, premiums not included):
Collected Poems, one of 100 copies printed on Oxford India paper and signed by the author, (forum, 2026-09-03)£200
Handwritten Postcard, London: John Murray, 1940 (dominic winter, 2026-09-01)£180
Continual Dew, 1st edition, 1937 (dominic winter, 2026-07-01)£200
Summoned by Bells, one of 125 copies signed by the author, 1960; and 24 others by or relat (forum, 2026-04-23)£340
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