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15 results on record
60% sell-through
$1,785 median result (USD, incl. premium; 100% observed, 0% estimated from hammer)
$10,075 record in our coverage
Drawn from 15 recorded results
(9 sold · 6 passed) across 1 auction house, 2014–2024.
What we cover
Median sold price by year
USD, incl. premium; 100% observed, 0% estimated from hammer
method
· log scale
$2.0K $3.9K $5.9K 2014: $50 median, 1 sold 2015: $1.2K median, 1 sold 2019: $7.3K median, 2 sold 2022: $1.4K median, 2 sold 2023: $4.5K median, 2 sold 2024: $461 median, 1 sold 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024
By medium where medium is recorded or stated in the catalog line
Medium Results Sell-through Median result (USD)
other 11
64%
$1,785
Medium is recorded for 11 of
15 results
(73%) — rows above cover
that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.
Compared with Steinbeck, John. 1902-1968.
$2.0K $3.9K $5.9K 2012: $1.4K median 2013: $781 median 2014: $2.1K median 2015: $5.0K median 2016: $2.2K median 2017: $739 median 2018: $2.8K median 2019: $2.4K median 2020: $3.6K median 2021: $408 median 2022: $2.1K median 2023: $1.5K median 2024: $461 median 2025: $1.2K median 2026: $2.8K median 2014: $50 median 2015: $1.2K median 2019: $7.3K median 2022: $1.4K median 2023: $4.5K median 2024: $461 median 2012 2015 2018 2021 2024
Metric Wolfe, Thomas. 1900-1938. Steinbeck, John. 1902-1968.
Median result $1,785 $1,768 Record price
$10,075
$45,246 Results on record 15 268 Years active at auction
2014–2024
2009–2026
Related artists: Steinbeck, John. 1902-1968. Hemingway, Ernest. 1899-1961. Faulkner, William. 1897-1962. Dickens, Charles. 1812-1870.
Prices realized
15 recorded lots — sold, passed, and upcoming — results in USD incl. premium; est. marks a premium estimated from the house's schedule
✓ Includes 6 passed lots
Date Lot Medium vs. estimate Estimate USD Result USD, incl. premium House
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2024·01
4 titles: 1. The Web and the Rock. New York and London: Harper & Brothers, 1939. $700–$900
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Bonhams
2023·08
Look Homeward, Angel. New York: Charles Scribner's and Sons, 1929. $800–$1,200
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Bonhams
2023·06
Look Homeward, Angel. New York: Charles Scribner's and Sons, 1929. $1,000–$1,500
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Bonhams
2022·08
4 titles: 1. The Web and the Rock. New York and London: Harper & Brothers, 1939. $700–$900
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Bonhams
2022·08
Of Time and the River. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1935. $800–$1,200
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Bonhams
2022·06
Look Homeward, Angel. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1929. $2,000–$3,000
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Bonhams
2019·12
Of Time and the River. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1935. $800–$1,200
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Bonhams
2019·12
From Death to Morning. Stories. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1935. $800–$1,200
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Bonhams
2019·12
The Story of a Novel. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1936. $800–$1,200
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Bonhams
2019·12
13 FIRST EDITIONS including 11 posthumously published works: $600–$800
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Bonhams
2019·12
The Crisis in Industry. Chapel Hill: Published by the University, 1919. $3,000–$5,000
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Bonhams
2019·12
Look Homeward, Angel. A Story of the Buried Life. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1929. $4,000–$6,000
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Bonhams
2015·04
From Death to Morning. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1935. $1,000–$1,500
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Bonhams
2014·12
3 volumes: $100–$150
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Bonhams
2014·05
[The Web and the Rock]. [New York: 1939.] $100–$150
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Bonhams
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