John Updike
401 copies for sale · $15–$10,000 · 182 first editions · 79 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 Redux (first edition, signed) — Riverrun Books & Manuscripts$250
Picked Up-Pieces (first edition, signed) — James Cummins Bookseller$200
DUE CONSIDERATION: ESSAYS AND CRITICISM - INSCRIBED (first edition, signed) — Captain Ahab's Rare Books$150
The Chaste Planet (first edition, signed) — Riverrun Books & Manuscripts$90
Gertrude and Claudius: A Novel Uncorrected Proof Copy, Signed (first edition, signed) — Lorne Bair Rare Books$75
PROBLEMS (first edition, signed) — Type Punch Matrix$75
Memories of the Ford Administration (first edition, signed) — Good Books in the Woods$35
Dog's death (signed) — Rulon-Miller Books$1,250
RABBIT IS RICH (first edition, signed) — Type Punch Matrix$400
Works on the market
RABBIT IS RICH12 copies · $38–$225
RABBIT REDUX9 copies · A$43–A$373
THE COUP9 copies · $43–$158
RABBIT, RUN7 copies · $56–$1,250
BECH IS BACK7 copies · $43–$175
RABBIT AT REST7 copies · $43–$150
MIDPOINT : AND OTHER POEMS6 copies · £35–£148
THE WITCHES OF EASTWICK5 copies · £75–£250
PICKED-UP PIECES5 copies · £45–£200
Three Illuminations in the Life of an American Author4 copies · $75
ROGER'S VERSION4 copies · $25–$68
ASSORTED PROSE3 copies · $58–$600
POORHOUSE FAIR3 copies · $20–$400
RABBIT REDUX; SIGNED Franklin Library3 copies · $273–$347
OF THE FARM3 copies · $58–$200
BECH: A BOOK3 copies · $47–$150
COUPLES3 copies · £45–£148
JUST LOOKING; Essays on Art3 copies · $25–$148
MIDPOINT; And Other Poems3 copies · $20–$148
MUSEUMS & WOMEN; And Other Stories3 copies · £35–£128
Market context
61 copies of John Updike's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $53 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
Recent auction results (hammer prices, premiums not included):
Couples: A Short Story, first edition, one of 250 copies signed by the author, Cambridge, (forum, 2026-04-23)£130
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