Joyce Carol Oates
197 copies for sale · $10–$500 · 120 first editions · 37 signed
Notable copies for sale
By the North Gate (first edition, signed) — Burnside Rare Books$500
By The North Gate With Signed Bookplate Laid In (first edition, signed) — Lorne Bair Rare Books$400
Season of Peril Limited Edition, Signed (first edition, signed) — Lorne Bair Rare Books$200
THE STEP-FATHER Short Story (first edition, signed) — James Cummins Bookseller$75
Upon the Sweeping Flood and other Stories (first edition, signed) — Michael Pyron Books$35
Son of the Morning: A Novel With Signed Bookplate Laid In (first edition, signed) — Lorne Bair Rare Books$25
The Hostile Sun. The Poetry of d.h. lawrence (first edition, signed) — James Cummins Bookseller$150
The Hostile Sun. The Poetry of d.h. lawrence (first edition, signed) — James Cummins Bookseller$75
Marya A Life (first edition, signed) — Good Books in the Woods$40
Because It Is Bitter, and Because It Is My Heart (first edition, signed) — Good Books in the Woods$35
A Sentimental Education (first edition, signed) — Good Books in the Woods$35
Funland (signed) — James Cummins Bookseller$225
Works on the market
THEM5 copies · $43–$168
AMERICAN APPETITES5 copies · $28–$73
Last Days: Stories - 1st Edition/1st Printing4 copies · $40–$48
You Must Remember This - 1st Edition/1st Printing4 copies · $40–$48
THEM; SIGNED Franklin Library3 copies · $273
MARYA; A Life3 copies · $32–$73
MYSTERIES OF WINTERTHURN3 copies · $32–$73
DO WITH ME WHAT YOU WILL3 copies · $40–$63
SOLSTICE3 copies · $48–$58
Raven's Wing - 1st Edition/1st Printing3 copies · $40
MARYA; Signed Franklin Library2 copies · $198–$273
The Hostile Sun. The Poetry of d.h. lawrence2 copies · $75–$150
Luxury Of Sin Limited Edition, Signed2 copies · $75–$100
Them SIGNED2 copies · $45–$75
WILL YOU ALWAYS LOVE ME? ; And Other Stories2 copies · $25–$75
WOMAN WRITER; Occasions and Opportunities2 copies · $53
THE PROFANE ART: ESSAYS AND REVIEWS2 copies · $47–$51
Angel Of Light - 1st Edition/1st Printing2 copies · $32–$48
The Profane Art: Essays and Reviews - 1st Edition/1st Printing2 copies · $40–$48
Market context
44 copies of Joyce Carol Oates's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $64 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
Recent auction results (hammer prices, premiums not included):
A Sentimental Education, first English edition, signed by the author, 1981; and 60 others, (forum, 2026-07-02)£260
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