John O'Hara
70 copies for sale · $20–$3,000 · 26 first editions · 9 signed
Notable copies for sale
Appointment in Samarra (first edition) — Johnnycake Books$750
BUtterfield 8 (signed) — Burnside Rare Books$900
A Family Party (first edition, signed) — Good Books in the Woods$150
THE DOCTOR'S SON AND OTHER STORIES (first edition) — Johnnycake Books$975
APPOINTMENT IN SAMARRA (first edition) — Type Punch Matrix$3,000
Sermons and Soda-Water (signed) — Riverrun Books & Manuscripts$750
THE O'HARA GENERATION (first edition) — Type Punch Matrix$35
Five Plays The Farmers Hotel, the Searching Sun, the Champagne Pool, Veronique, the Way it (first edition) — Good Books in the Woods$35
The Farmers Hotel (first edition) — Good Books in the Woods$25
Good Samaritan and Other Stories 14 Previously Uncollected Stories (first edition) — Good Books in the Woods$22
THE EWINGS (first edition) — Type Punch Matrix$20
The Hat on the Bed A Collection of 24 New Stories (first edition) — Good Books in the Woods$20
Works on the market
TWO BY O'HARA; Franklin Library3 copies · $273
APPOINTMENT IN SAMARRA3 copies · £37–£53
APPOINTMENT IN SAMARRA2 copies · $750–$3,000
Sermons and Soda-Water2 copies · $35–$750
The Big Laugh2 copies · $20–$150
A Family Party2 copies · $95–$150
SERMONS AND SODA-WATER : ; The Girl on the Baggage Truck, Imagine Kissing Pete, We're Frie2 copies · $128–$143
THE NOVELLAS OF JOHN O'HARA2 copies · $81–$83
A RAGE TO LIVE2 copies · £47–£75
OURSELVES TO KNOW2 copies · £45–£73
AND OTHER STORIES : ; A Collection of 12 New Stories2 copies · €22–€48
THE INSTRUMENT2 copies · $30
Butterfield 81 copy · $1,250
THE DOCTOR'S SON AND OTHER STORIES1 copy · $975
BUtterfield 81 copy · $900
BUtterfield 81 copy · $900
SERMONS AND SODA-WATER; Franklin Library1 copy · $238
THE BIG LAUGH1 copy · $223
Market context
15 copies of John O'Hara's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $42 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
Recent auction results (hammer prices, premiums not included):
Sermons and Soda Water, one of 525 sets printed on mould made paper signed by the author, (forum, 2026-07-02)£40
Hope of Heaven, first edition, New York, 1938; and 32 others, American playwrights, many w (forum, 2026-04-23)£260
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