John Masefield
54 copies for sale · $10–$1,000 · 16 first editions · 7 signed
Notable copies for sale
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
Collected Poems (first edition, signed) — Johnnycake Books$250
Eggs and Baker (first edition, signed) — Johnnycake Books$125
Collected Poems (signed) — Johnnycake Books$150
Easter: A Play for Singers (first edition) — B & B Rare Books$150
Autograph letter signed, 1929 — Riverrun Books & Manuscripts$125
PHILIP The KING (signed) — Tavistock Books$50
Melloney Holtspur (first edition) — B & B Rare Books$125
THE CONWAY: from her foundation to the present day (first edition) — Kay Craddock Antiquarian BooksellerA$60
Minnie Maylow's Story, and Other Tales & Scenes (first edition) — Adrian Harrington Rare Books£38
Works on the market
Enslaved and Other Poems2 copies · $75–$175
THE EVERLASTING MERCY AND THE WIDOW IN THE BYE STREET2 copies · $45–$68
MINNIE MAYLOW'S STORY AND OTHER TALES AND SCENES2 copies · $45–$50
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
EGGS AND BAKER; OR, THE DAYS OF TRIAL2 copies · $10
THE TAKING OF HELEN2 copies · $10
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
Salt-Water Ballads1 copy · $600
Collected Poems1 copy · $250
Collected Poems1 copy · $150
Easter: A Play for Singers1 copy · $150
Autograph letter signed, 19291 copy · $125
Eggs and Baker1 copy · $125
Melloney Holtspur1 copy · $125
THE WANDERER OF LIVERPOOL1 copy · A$125
Market context
10 copies of John Masefield'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):
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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