John Steinbeck
304 copies for sale · $20–$55,000 · 148 first editions · 19 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
Travels with Charley: In Search of America (first edition, signed) — Burnside Rare Books$9,500
Saint Katy the Virgin (first edition, signed) — Burnside Rare Books$3,000
Sea of Cortez (first edition, 1941) — Biblio$1,095
Of Mice and Men (first edition, signed) — Burnside Rare Books$52,000
Cup of Gold: A Life of Henry Morgan, Buccaneer (first edition, signed) — Burnside Rare Books$38,000
Of Mice and Men (first edition, signed) — Burnside Rare Books$22,000
In Dubious Battle (first edition, signed) — Burnside Rare Books$17,500
In Dubious Battle (first edition, signed) — Heritage Book Shop$6,500
RED PONY (first edition, signed) — Type Punch Matrix$4,000
What these are worth
Burning Bright (first edition, 1950)3 copies from 3 sellers
Cannery Row (first edition)4 copies from 4 sellers
Sweet Thursday6 copies from 3 sellers
The Forgotten Village4 copies from 3 sellers
The Grapes of Wrath (first edition)4 copies from 4 sellers
The Grapes of Wrath (first edition, 1939)4 copies from 4 sellers
The Winter of Our Discontent13 copies from 4 sellers
To A God Unknown (first edition)5 copies from 4 sellers
Each page gathers every copy on the market, what similar copies have fetched, and the spread between them.
Works on the market
THE WAYWARD BUS14 copies · $40–$1,148
THE RED PONY12 copies · $20–$998
THE WINTER OF OUR DISCONTENT11 copies · $38–$128
THE MOON IS DOWN10 copies · $20–$658
GRAPES OF WRATH8 copies · $3,500–$55,000
Grapes of Wrath7 copies · £51–£17,000
THE SHORT REIGN OF PIPPIN IV6 copies · $43–$478
CUP OF GOLD5 copies · $43–$25,000
The Pastures Of Heaven5 copies · $600–$18,000
Tortilla Flat5 copies · $750–$12,500
THE LONG VALLEY5 copies · $113–$2,500
OF MICE AND MEN5 copies · $35–$2,387
THE LONG VALLEY5 copies · $47–$88
Grapes Of Wrath4 copies · $7,500–$28,500
TORTILLA FLAT4 copies · $43–$9,087
TO A GOD UNKNOWN4 copies · $800–$7,500
CANNERY ROW4 copies · $500–$2,500
SWEET THURSDAY4 copies · $38–$125
Of Mice and Men3 copies · $5,200–$52,000
Cup of Gold: A Life of Henry Morgan, Buccaneer3 copies · $2,200–$38,000
Market context
200 copies of John Steinbeck's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $60 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
Recent auction results (hammer prices, premiums not included):
East of Eden, first edition, New York, 1952. (forum, 2026-10-29)£850
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