Michael Crichton
113 copies for sale · $20–$2,498 · 69 first editions · 9 signed
Notable copies for sale
AIRFRAME - LIMITED EDITION, SIGNED (first edition, signed) — Captain Ahab's Rare Books$550
RISING SUN; Signed 1st Franklin Library (first edition, signed) — Rare Book Cellar$273
Five Patients. The Hospital Explained (first edition, signed) — James Cummins Bookseller$150
The Great Train Robbery (signed) — Adrian Harrington Rare Books£195
Eaters of the dead (first edition) — Rootenberg Rare Books$300
The great train robbery (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
Airframe (first edition) — Rootenberg Rare Books$200
RISING SUN; A Novel (first edition) — Rare Book Cellar$53
Timeline (first edition) — Books Tell You Why$48
Sphere -1st Edition/1st Printing (first edition) — Books Tell You Why$48
Works on the market
THE LOST WORLD11 copies · $20–$95
DISCLOSURE8 copies · $20–$300
SPHERE8 copies · $43–$197
AIRFRAME6 copies · A$20–A$150
The Lost World - 1st Edition/1st Printing5 copies · $48
THE LOST WORLD; Franklin Library Signed4 copies · $1,893
ELECTRONIC LIFE : ; How to Think about Computers4 copies · $121–$123
PREY4 copies · $53–$78
THE TERMINAL MAN3 copies · $43–$93
Prey - 1st Edition/1st Printing3 copies · $40–$48
FIVE PATIENTS; The Hospital Explained2 copies · $118–$300
THE TERMINAL MAN2 copies · $88–$300
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
Timeline - 1st Edition/1st Printing2 copies · $48
Timeline2 copies · $20
JURASSIC PARK; Franklin Library1 copy · $2,498
JURASSIC PARK1 copy · $1,584
Market context
124 copies of Michael Crichton's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $55 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
Recent auction results (hammer prices, premiums not included):
Jurassic Park, gift edition, signed by the author, 1993; and others, fantasy, mostly signe (forum, 2026-09-30)£420
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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