John Steinbeck
272 copies for sale · $30–$55,000 · 115 first editions · 17 signed
Notable copies for sale
In Dubious Battle Signed limited edition (first edition, signed) — Whitmore Rare Books$9,500
The Red Pony Signed Limited Edition (first edition, signed) — Whitmore Rare Books$2,500
The Red Pony and The Great Mountains and The Murder; in The North American Review (first edition, signed) — Biblioctopus$10,000
Saint Katy the Virgin (first edition, signed) — Burnside Rare Books$3,000
Cup of Gold: A Life of Henry Morgan, Buccaneer (first edition, signed) — Burnside Rare Books$38,000
In Dubious Battle (first edition, signed) — Burnside Rare Books$17,500
Travels with Charley: In Search of America (first edition, signed) — Burnside Rare Books$9,500
In Dubious Battle (first edition, signed) — Heritage Book Shop$6,500
East of Eden (first edition, signed) — Burnside Rare Books$5,800
Red Pony (first edition, signed) — Heritage Book Shop$3,000
Of Mice and Men (first edition, signed) — Burnside Rare Books$52,000
Of Mice and Men (first edition, signed) — Burnside Rare Books$22,000
Works on the market
THE WAYWARD BUS11 copies · $48–$1,148
THE WINTER OF OUR DISCONTENT9 copies · $43–$128
GRAPES OF WRATH8 copies · $3,500–$55,000
THE RED PONY8 copies · $48–$998
THE MOON IS DOWN8 copies · $57–$658
THE SHORT REIGN OF PIPPIN IV6 copies · $43–$478
Tortilla Flat5 copies · $750–$12,500
THE LONG VALLEY5 copies · $47–$88
CUP OF GOLD4 copies · $43–$25,000
THE GRAPES OF WRATH4 copies · $51–$6,000
OF MICE AND MEN4 copies · $35–$2,387
Of Mice and Men3 copies · $5,200–$52,000
Cup of Gold: A Life of Henry Morgan, Buccaneer3 copies · $2,200–$38,000
Grapes Of Wrath3 copies · $10,500–$28,500
TORTILLA FLAT3 copies · $43–$9,087
The Pastures of Heaven3 copies · $975–$2,000
THE WAYWARD BUS3 copies · $40–$1,154
TRAVELS WITH CHARLEY3 copies · $73–$198
In Dubious Battle2 copies · $6,500–$17,500
To A God Unknown2 copies · $1,600–$7,500
Market context
141 copies of John Steinbeck's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $70 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
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