Stephen Vincent Benet
32 copies for sale · $20–$2,500 · 5 first editions · 3 signed
Notable copies for sale
Nightmare at Noon. Two copies (first edition, signed) — John Windle Antiquarian$50
THE DEVIL AND DANIEL WEBSTER (signed) — L. W. Currey$750
Autograph letter signed SVB to his mother in Westtown, Pennsylvania; written from New York — Riverrun Books & Manuscripts$600
John Brown's Body (first edition) — Good Books in the Woods$28
John Brown's Body: a Poem — Good Books in the Woods$40
Selected Works of Stephen Vincent Benet - Volume Two, Prose (first edition) — MW Books€28
TALES BEFORE MIDNIGHT (first edition) — L. W. Currey$150
THE LAST CIRCLE: STORIES AND POEMS (first edition) — L. W. Currey$100
JOHNNY PYE & THE FOOL-KILLER — Oak Knoll Books$140
A Collection of 10 Inscribed and 1 Signed Work. First or limited editions housed in custom (signed) — Eric Chaim Kline Bookseller$2,500
JOHN BROWN'S BODY; Franklin Library — Rare Book Cellar$268
JOHN BROWN'S BODY; Franklin Library — Rare Book Cellar$265
Works on the market
JOHN BROWN'S BODY9 copies · $43–$138
JOHN BROWN'S BODY; Franklin Library4 copies · $108–$268
JOHNNY PYE & THE FOOL-KILLER2 copies · $140–$160
THIRTEEN O'CLOCK; Franklin Library2 copies · $105
A Collection of 10 Inscribed and 1 Signed Work. First or limited editions housed in custom1 copy · $2,500
THE DEVIL AND DANIEL WEBSTER1 copy · $750
Autograph letter signed SVB to his mother in Westtown, Pennsylvania; written from New York1 copy · $600
TALES BEFORE MIDNIGHT1 copy · $150
SELECTED WORKS OF STEPHEN VINCENT BENET1 copy · $118
THE LAST CIRCLE: STORIES AND POEMS1 copy · $100
THE BALLAD OF WILLIAM SYCAMORE 1790-18801 copy · $64
Nightmare at Noon. Two copies1 copy · $50
John Brown's Body: a Poem1 copy · $40
JAMES SHORE'S DAUGHTER1 copy · $30
John Brown's Body1 copy · $28
WESTERN STAR1 copy · $20
Market context
5 copies of Stephen Vincent Benet's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $59 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
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