John Masefield
82 copies for sale · $10–$1,500 · 35 first editions · 15 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
Lost Endeavour (first edition) — James Cummins Bookseller$750
The Hawbucks (first edition, signed) — Rulon-Miller Books$60
Works on the market
MINNIE MAYLOW'S STORY AND OTHER TALES AND SCENES3 copies · A$45–A$250
THE TAKING OF HELEN3 copies · $10–$40
Minnie Maylow's Story and Other Tales and Scenes3 copies · £20–£38
Lost Endeavour2 copies · $20–$750
Enslaved and Other Poems2 copies · $75–$175
SELECTED POEMS2 copies · $32–$73
THE EVERLASTING MERCY AND THE WIDOW IN THE BYE STREET2 copies · $45–$68
The HAWBUCKS2 copies · $23–$60
THE TAKING OF THE GRY2 copies · $10–$47
A TALE OF TROY2 copies · $38–$47
VICTORIOUS TROY OR THE HURRYING ANGEL2 copies · $43–$47
MELLONEY HOLTSPUR2 copies · A$20–A$30
RIGHT ROYAL2 copies · £20–£30
EGGS AND BAKER; OR, THE DAYS OF TRIAL2 copies · $10
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
ODTAA1 copy · $750
Market context
9 copies of John Masefield's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $50 (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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