Alan Paton
26 copies for sale · $30–$7,500 · 12 first editions · 2 signed
Notable copies for sale
Cry, the Beloved Country (first edition, signed) — Burnside Rare Books$7,500
CRY THE BELOVED COUNTRY; Easton Press (first edition) — Rare Book Cellar$273
Too Late The Phalarope INSCRIBED (signed) — Eric Chaim Kline Bookseller$95
Cry, the Beloved Country (first edition) — Whitmore Rare Books$750
Cry, the Beloved Country (first edition) — Burnside Rare Books$700
Hope for South Africa / Alan Paton (first edition) — MW Books€21
Too Late the Phalarope (first edition) — Adrian Harrington Rare Books£55
CRY, THE BELOVED COUNTRY; SIGNED Franklin Library — Rare Book Cellar$273
CRY, THE BELOVED COUNTRY; The Novel on Which the Zoltan Korda Production is Based — Rare Book Cellar$73
QUARTET: NEW VOICES FROM SOUTH AFRICA (first edition) — Rare Book Cellar$47
For You Departed: A Memoir — Between the Covers$33
Instrument of Thy Peace — Good Books in the Woods$30
What these are worth
Too Late The Phalarope11 copies from 3 sellers
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Works on the market
CRY, THE BELOVED COUNTRY4 copies · $38–$48
Cry, the Beloved Country3 copies · $700–$7,500
TOO LATE THE PHALAROPE3 copies · $40–$168
Too Late the Phalarope2 copies · €18–€55
Towards the Mountain: an Autobiography2 copies · $32
CRY THE BELOVED COUNTRY; Easton Press1 copy · $273
CRY, THE BELOVED COUNTRY; SIGNED Franklin Library1 copy · $273
Too Late The Phalarope INSCRIBED1 copy · $95
QUARTET: NEW VOICES FROM SOUTH AFRICA1 copy · $47
FOR YOU DEPARTED1 copy · $43
For You Departed: A Memoir1 copy · $33
Instrument of Thy Peace1 copy · $30
Hope for South Africa / Alan Paton1 copy · €21
Market context
10 copies of Alan Paton's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $67 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
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