Langston Hughes
34 copies for sale · $15–$12,500 · 18 first editions · 8 signed
Notable copies for sale
The Big Sea (first edition, signed) — James Cummins Bookseller$8,500
Shakespeare in Harlem (first edition, signed) — Burnside Rare Books$3,800
Simple Takes a Wife (first edition, signed) — James Cummins Bookseller$7,500
Fine Clothes to the Jew (first edition, signed) — Burnside Rare Books$4,800
Fields of Wonder Presentation copy (signed) — Whitmore Rare Books$3,250
Simple's Uncle Sam (first edition) — James Cummins Bookseller$3,000
Fine Clothes to the Jew (signed) — Burnside Rare Books$1,750
Langston Hughes Signed Photograph (signed) — Second Story Books$1,250
I Wonder As I Wander. An Autobiographical Journey (first edition) — James Cummins Bookseller$400
Street Scene Five Separate Songs Lonely House Well Go Away Together Moon Faced Starry Eyed (first edition) — James Cummins Bookseller$350
Simple's Uncle Sam (first edition) — James Cummins Bookseller$150
Not Without Laughter (first edition) — James Cummins Bookseller$12,500
Works on the market
Simple Takes a Wife2 copies · $3,500–$7,500
Fine Clothes to the Jew2 copies · $3,800–$4,800
Not Without Laughter1 copy · $12,500
The Big Sea1 copy · $8,500
Shakespeare in Harlem1 copy · $3,800
Fields of Wonder Presentation copy1 copy · $3,250
Simple's Uncle Sam1 copy · $3,000
The First Book of Africa1 copy · $2,750
Fine Clothes to the Jew1 copy · $1,750
The Ways of White Folks1 copy · $1,750
Langston Hughes Signed Photograph1 copy · $1,250
The Big Sea. An Autobiography1 copy · $600
Fields of Wonder1 copy · $475
The Collected Works Of Langston Hughes Four Volumes1 copy · $400
I Wonder As I Wander. An Autobiographical Journey1 copy · $400
Simple Takes A Wife1 copy · $400
Street Scene Five Separate Songs Lonely House Well Go Away Together Moon Faced Starry Eyed1 copy · $350
SELECTED POEMS OF LANGSTON HUGHES; Easton Press1 copy · $273
Market context
19 copies of Langston Hughes's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $71 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
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