John Buchan
52 copies for sale · $20–$2,400 · 24 first editions · 1 signed
Notable copies for sale
The Dancing Floor (first edition, signed) — Adrian Harrington Rare Books£2,750
THE THIRTY-NINE STEPS (first edition) — Type Punch Matrix$2,400
Scholar-Gipsies (first edition) — James Cummins Bookseller$1,000
Sir Quixote of The Moors. Being Some Account of an Episode in the Life of the Sieur de Roh (first edition) — Adrian Harrington Rare Books£795
The African Colony. Studies in the Reconstruction (first edition) — Adrian Harrington Rare Books£375
The Dancing Floor (first edition) — Adrian Harrington Rare Books£375
The Causal and the Causal in History (first edition) — Adrian Harrington Rare Books£175
THE RUNAGATES CLUB (first edition) — L. W. Currey$150
LAKE OF GOLD (first edition) — Rare Book Cellar$108
SICK HEART RIVER (first edition) — Rare Book Cellar$98
Homilies and Recreations (first edition) — Adrian Harrington Rare Books£95
Magic Walking-Stick (first edition) — Bauer Rare Books$85
Works on the market
Witch Wood3 copies · £175–£1,200
Scholar Gipsies2 copies · $250–$1,000
SICK HEART RIVER2 copies · $98–$450
The Island of Sheep. A Richard Hannay Novel2 copies · £55–£295
THE THIRTY-NINE STEPS2 copies · $47–$175
The Riding of Ninemileburn, in Blackwood's Magazine No. MCLVIII 11582 copies · £55–£60
Mr Standfast1 copy · £4,000
The Dancing Floor1 copy · £2,750
THE THIRTY-NINE STEPS1 copy · $2,400
Sir Quixote of The Moors. Being Some Account of an Episode in the Life of the Sieur de Roh1 copy · £795
JOHN BURNET OF BARNS1 copy · $393
The African Colony. Studies in the Reconstruction1 copy · £375
The Dancing Floor1 copy · £375
THE 39 STEPS; Franklin Library1 copy · $293
Midwinter1 copy · £250
THE MOON ENDURETH: TALES AND FANCIES1 copy · $250
Witch Wood1 copy · £250
THE MOON ENDURETH: TALES AND FANCIES1 copy · $200
The Causal and the Causal in History1 copy · £175
THE RUNAGATES CLUB1 copy · $150
Market context
30 copies of John Buchan's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $58 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
Recent auction results (hammer prices, premiums not included):
The Island of Sheep, first edition, original printed wraparound band, 1936. (forum, 2026-09-03)£550
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