Michael Crichton
120 copies for sale · $25–$2,498 · 50 first editions · 4 signed
Notable copies for sale
AIRFRAME - LIMITED EDITION, SIGNED (first edition, signed) — Captain Ahab's Rare Books$550
The Great Train Robbery (signed) — Adrian Harrington Rare Books£295
Eaters of the dead (first edition) — Rootenberg Rare Books$300
The terminal man (first edition) — Rootenberg Rare Books$300
The great train robbery (first edition) — Rootenberg Rare Books$300
Five patients. The hospital explained (first edition) — Rootenberg Rare Books$300
Electronic Life: How to Think About Computers (first edition) — Johnnycake Books$250
Congo (first edition) — Rootenberg Rare Books$250
The Andromeda Strain (first edition) — Thorn Books$250
FIVE PATIENTS; The Hospital Explained (first edition) — Rare Book Cellar$118
THE TERMINAL MAN (first edition) — Rare Book Cellar$88
RISING SUN; A Novel (first edition) — Rare Book Cellar$53
Works on the market
THE LOST WORLD10 copies · $25–$93
SPHERE8 copies · $43–$197
Prey - 1st Edition/1st Printing7 copies · $40–$48
The Lost World - 1st Edition/1st Printing5 copies · $48
THE LOST WORLD; Franklin Library Signed4 copies · $1,893
DISCLOSURE4 copies · $48–$300
AIRFRAME4 copies · A$30–A$150
ELECTRONIC LIFE : ; How to Think about Computers4 copies · $121–$123
PREY4 copies · $53–$78
Jurassic Park3 copies · $49–$195
THE ANDROMEDA STRAIN3 copies · $53–$114
THE TERMINAL MAN3 copies · $43–$93
FIVE PATIENTS; The Hospital Explained2 copies · $118–$300
THE TERMINAL MAN2 copies · $88–$300
CONGO by Michael Crichton/1st Ed/HCDJ/Literature & Fiction/Thriller2 copies · $55–$250
FIVE PATIENTS; The Hospital Explained2 copies · $53–$150
THE GREAT TRAIN ROBBERY2 copies · £45–£106
Airframe - 1st Edition/1st Printing2 copies · $32–$48
Next - 1st Edition/1st Printing2 copies · $48
Market context
134 copies of Michael Crichton's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $61 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
Recent auction results (hammer prices, premiums not included):
Sphere, first edition, signed by the author, New York, 1987; and the first English edition (forum, 2026-08-06)£60
The Terminal Man, first edition, signed by the author, New York, 1972; and the first Engli (forum, 2026-08-06)£120
Jurassic Park [&] The Lost World, 2 vol., first editions, signed by the author, New Yo (forum, 2026-07-02)£1,200
The Great Train Robbery, first edition, signed by the author, New York, 1975; and the firs (forum, 2026-07-02)£110
Five Patients. The Hospital Explained, first edition, signed by the author, New York, 1970 (forum, 2026-07-02)£340
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