John Masefield
87 copies for sale · $20–$1,500 · 40 first editions · 18 signed
Notable copies for sale
Salt-water Ballads (first edition, signed) — James Cummins Bookseller$1,500
Victorious Troy or the 'Hurrying Angel' (first edition, signed) — Riverrun Books & Manuscripts$1,000
Wonderings Between One and Six Years (first edition, signed) — Riverrun Books & Manuscripts$1,000
A Play of St. George (first edition, signed) — Riverrun Books & Manuscripts$900
Martin Hyde (first edition, signed) — James Cummins Bookseller$800
ODTAA (first edition, signed) — James Cummins Bookseller$750
Collected Poems (first edition, signed) — Johnnycake Books$250
Eggs and Baker (first edition, signed) — Johnnycake Books$125
Melloney Holtspur; The Pangs of Love (first edition, signed) — Bauer Rare Books$30
Rosas (first edition, signed) — Bauer Rare Books$30
Salt-Water Ballads (first edition) — James Cummins Bookseller$600
The Hawbucks (first edition, signed) — Rulon-Miller Books$60
What these are worth
The EVERLASTING MERCY And The WIDOW In The BYE STREET4 copies from 3 sellers
Each page gathers every copy on the market, what similar copies have fetched, and the spread between them.
Works on the market
MINNIE MAYLOW'S STORY AND OTHER TALES AND SCENES4 copies · A$20–A$250
RIGHT ROYAL4 copies · €20–€30
VICTORIOUS TROY OR THE HURRYING ANGEL3 copies · $20–$47
THE WANDERER OF LIVERPOOL2 copies · A$125–A$200
Enslaved and Other Poems2 copies · $75–$175
JIM DAVIS2 copies · $20–$76
THE POEMS AND PLAYS OF JOHN MASEFIELD2 copies · $20–$73
THE EVERLASTING MERCY AND THE WIDOW IN THE BYE STREET2 copies · $45–$68
The HAWBUCKS2 copies · $23–$60
A TALE OF TROY2 copies · $38–$47
MELLONEY HOLTSPUR2 copies · A$20–A$30
Ballads and Poems2 copies · €20–€30
The Nine Days Wonder The Operation Dynamo2 copies · $20
Salt-water Ballads1 copy · $1,500
Victorious Troy or the 'Hurrying Angel'1 copy · $1,000
Wonderings Between One and Six Years1 copy · $1,000
A Play of St. George1 copy · $900
Martin Hyde1 copy · $800
Lost Endeavour1 copy · $750
Market context
31 copies of John Masefield's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $20 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
Recent auction results (hammer prices, premiums not included):
A Play of St. George, signed presentation inscription with watercolour sketch of a ship fr (forum, 2026-04-23)£240
The Box of Delights or When the Wolves were Running, first edition, 1935. (forum, 2026-04-23)£1,200
The Midnight Folk, one of 265 copies signed by the author, 1927. (forum, 2026-04-23)£320
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