John Updike
441 copies for sale · $20–$10,000 · 247 first editions · 84 signed
Notable copies for sale
MITES & OTHER POEMS IN MINIATURE - LIMITED EDITION, SIGNED (first edition, signed) — Captain Ahab's Rare Books$200
The Same Door (first edition, signed) — Burnside Rare Books$500
MITES & OTHER POEMS IN MINIATURE - DELUXE ISSUE, SIGNED (first edition, signed) — Captain Ahab's Rare Books$450
RABBIT IS RICH (first edition, signed) — Type Punch Matrix$400
THE SAME DOOR: SHORT STORIES - SIGNED (first edition, signed) — Captain Ahab's Rare Books$400
BECH AT BAY; Signed Easton Press (first edition, signed) — Rare Book Cellar$323
Rabbit Redux (first edition, signed) — Riverrun Books & Manuscripts$250
Query Signed (first edition, signed) — Second Story Books$200
DUE CONSIDERATION: ESSAYS AND CRITICISM - INSCRIBED (first edition, signed) — Captain Ahab's Rare Books$150
RABBIT ANGSTROM: A TETRALOGY - SIGNED (first edition, signed) — Captain Ahab's Rare Books$150
Collected Poems 1953-1993 SIGNED (first edition, signed) — Lorne Bair Rare Books$125
The Chaste Planet (first edition, signed) — Riverrun Books & Manuscripts$90
What these are worth
A Month of Sundays (first edition)4 copies from 3 sellers
Problems and Other Stories22 copies from 3 sellers
The Coup (first edition)7 copies from 3 sellers
The Poorhouse Fair (first edition)4 copies from 3 sellers
Each page gathers every copy on the market, what similar copies have fetched, and the spread between them.
Works on the market
RABBIT IS RICH14 copies · $38–$1,250
RABBIT REDUX13 copies · $20–$373
THE COUP12 copies · $20–$158
RABBIT AT REST8 copies · $25–$375
BECH IS BACK8 copies · $20–$73
RABBIT, RUN7 copies · $85–$1,250
THE WITCHES OF EASTWICK7 copies · £20–£250
MIDPOINT : AND OTHER POEMS7 copies · £20–£148
ROGER'S VERSION7 copies · $20–$68
COUPLES5 copies · £20–£148
MIDPOINT; And Other Poems5 copies · $20–$148
A MONTH OF SUNDAYS5 copies · £20–£123
THE COUP5 copies · $20–$50
MARRY ME; Franklin Library4 copies · $103–$148
A MONTH OF SUNDAYS4 copies · $20–$100
PICKED-UP PIECES4 copies · £45–£83
Three Illuminations in the Life of an American Author4 copies · $75
BECH: A BOOK4 copies · $20–$69
PROBLEMS AND OTHER STORIES4 copies · $20–$68
TRUST ME4 copies · $20–$57
Market context
164 copies of John Updike's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $55 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
Recent auction results (hammer prices, premiums not included):
[The Rabbit Tetralogy], 4 vol., first English editions, 1961-90. (forum, 2026-09-03)£110
Couples: A Short Story, first edition, one of 250 copies signed by the author, Cambridge, (forum, 2026-04-23)£130
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