John Updike

36 copies for sale · $20–$2,500 · 17 first editions · 11 signed

Notable copies for sale

MITES & OTHER POEMS IN MINIATURE - LIMITED EDITION, SIGNED (first edition, signed) — Captain Ahab's Rare Books$200

DUE CONSIDERATION: ESSAYS AND CRITICISM - INSCRIBED (first edition, signed) — Captain Ahab's Rare Books$150

PIGEON FEATHERS AND OTHER STORIES (first edition, signed) — Michael Pyron Books$125

Jester's Dozen Signed limited edition (signed) — Whitmore Rare Books$350

SIXTEEN SONNETS w/Prospectus (signed) — Michael Pyron Books$65

THE COUP (first edition) — Rare Book Cellar$73

Ego and Art in Walt Whitman - 1st Edition/1st Printing (first edition) — Books Tell You Why$72

Roger's Version - 1st Edition/1st Printing (first edition) — Books Tell You Why$56

Terrorist - 1st Edition/1st Printing (first edition) — Books Tell You Why$56

Bech Is Back - 1st Edition/1st Printing (first edition) — Books Tell You Why$56

Query - 1st Edition (first edition) — Books Tell You Why$56

IN THE BEAUTY OF THE LILIES - UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY (first edition) — Captain Ahab's Rare Books$30

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Works on the market

Self-Consciousness3 copies · $20–$50

MIDPOINT AND OTHER POEMS2 copies · $20–$45

THE RABBIT TETRALOGY: RABBIT, RUN; RABBIT REDUX; RABBIT IS RICH; RABBIT AT REST - INSCRIBE1 copy · $2,500

Dog's death1 copy · $1,250

Jester's Dozen Signed limited edition1 copy · $350

MITES & OTHER POEMS IN MINIATURE - LIMITED EDITION, SIGNED1 copy · $200

DUE CONSIDERATION: ESSAYS AND CRITICISM - INSCRIBED1 copy · $150

Collected Poems 1953-1993 SIGNED1 copy · $125

PIGEON FEATHERS AND OTHER STORIES1 copy · $125

A RABBIT OMNIBUS (RABBIT, RUN; RABBIT REDUX; RABBIT IS By John Updike EXCELLENT1 copy · $104

WOLF KAHN'S AMERICA: AN ARTIST'S TRAVELS By John Updike - Hardcover **Mint**1 copy · $85

THE COUP1 copy · $73

Ego and Art in Walt Whitman - 1st Edition/1st Printing1 copy · $72

SIXTEEN SONNETS w/Prospectus1 copy · $65

The Carpentered Hen and Other Tame Creatures Signed Bookplate laid-in1 copy · $60

Bech Is Back - 1st Edition/1st Printing1 copy · $56

Query - 1st Edition1 copy · $56

Roger's Version - 1st Edition/1st Printing1 copy · $56

Terrorist - 1st Edition/1st Printing1 copy · $56

Telephone Poles & other Poems With Signed Bookplate Laid In1 copy · $50

Market context

149 copies of John Updike's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $56 (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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