STEINBECK, John
263 copies for sale · $20–$17,000 · 92 first editions · 9 signed
Notable copies for sale
The Short Reign Of Pippin Iv. A Fabrication - 1st Edition/1st Printing (first edition) — Books Tell You Why$48
Burning Bright: A Play In Story Form (first edition) — Lorne Bair Rare Books$30
Typescript, carbon copy, of "With Your Wings", a WARTIME STORY about a decorated black pil — James Cummins Bookseller$5,000
Typescript of 25 love poems written to his wife Gwendolyn Conger Steinbeck. (signed) — James Cummins Bookseller$4,500
Autograph Letter Signed ("John") to Burgess Meredith and Paulette Goddard, regarding his p (signed) — James Cummins Bookseller$2,500
Autograph Letter Signed ("John") to Burgess Meredith and Paulette Goddard, regarding his d (signed) — James Cummins Bookseller$2,500
Autograph Letter Signed ("John"), to Burgess Meredith, on Steinbeck's frustrating attempts (signed) — James Cummins Bookseller$2,500
Acceptance Speech The Nobel Prize For Literature, 1962 - 1st Edition/1st Printing (first edition) — Books Tell You Why$360
Acceptance Speech The Nobel Prize For Literature, 1962 - 1st Edition/1st Printing (first edition) — Books Tell You Why$360
Burning Bright (first edition) — Lorne Bair Rare Books$350
TO A GOD UNKNOWN. (first edition) — L. W. Currey$4,500
CANNERY ROW. (first edition) — L. W. Currey$2,500
Works on the market
The Moon Is Down19 copies · $20–$350
The Wayward Bus11 copies · $20–$200
Grapes of Wrath.6 copies · $20–$17,000
The Moon Is Down5 copies · $40–$1,250
BURNING BRIGHT: A PLAY IN STORY FORM.4 copies · $30–$1,000
Un Americain a New-York et a Paris4 copies · $200–$300
The Short Reign of Pippin IV4 copies · $30–$65
Cannery Row3 copies · $40–$1,250
The Grapes of Wrath3 copies · $40–$1,250
THE RED PONY3 copies · $40–$1,250
The Grapes of Wrath3 copies · $1,000–$1,200
Burning Bright: A Play in Story Form3 copies · $300–$500
On a Californian Ranch: Selected Stories3 copies · $65–$300
The Short Reign of Pippin IV. A Fabrication3 copies · $20–$250
The Forgotten Village3 copies · $72–$225
The Winter Of Our Discontent3 copies · $30–$85
The Red Pony3 copies · $20–$50
Of Mice and Men2 copies · $35–$12,500
TO A GOD UNKNOWN.2 copies · $1,050–$4,500
Market context
10 copies of STEINBECK, John'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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