Budd Schulberg
35 copies for sale · $20–$4,500 · 19 first editions · 4 signed
Notable copies for sale
What Makes Sammy Run (first edition, signed) — Burnside Rare Books$3,500
The Four Seasons of Success (first edition, signed) — Good Books in the Woods$45
A Group Of Five Exceptional And Revealing Typed Letters Signed Budd To William Saroyan Wri — Riverrun Books & Manuscripts$4,500
WHAT MAKES SAMMY RUN? (first edition) — Rare Book Cellar$2,723
The Harder They Fall (first edition, signed) — Between the Covers$950
Swan Watch (signed) — Good Books in the Woods$26
SANCTUARY V; A Novel (first edition) — Rare Book Cellar$48
Love, Action, Laughter and Other Sad Tales - 1st Edition/1st Printing (first edition) — Books Tell You Why$32
Everythiong That Moves - 1st Edition/1st Printing (first edition) — Books Tell You Why$32
WHAT MAKES SAMMY RUN? ; Easton Press Signed — Rare Book Cellar$653
Waterfront (first edition) — David Brass Rare Books$275
Waterfront (first edition) — Johnnycake Books$60
What these are worth
WHAT MAKES SAMMY RUN?4 copies from 3 sellers
Each page gathers every copy on the market, what similar copies have fetched, and the spread between them.
Works on the market
THE HARDER THEY FALL3 copies · $128–$950
WHAT MAKES SAMMY RUN? ; Signed Easton Press3 copies · $498–$553
Waterfront3 copies · $50–$275
WHAT MAKES SAMMY RUN?2 copies · $2,723–$3,500
The Four Seasons of Success2 copies · $24–$45
A Group Of Five Exceptional And Revealing Typed Letters Signed Budd To William Saroyan Wri1 copy · $4,500
WHAT MAKES SAMMY RUN? ; Easton Press Signed1 copy · $653
SANCTUARY V; Signed1 copy · $228
THE HARDER THEY FALL : ; A Novel1 copy · $108
The Harder They Fall1 copy · $75
THE DISENCHANTED1 copy · $58
SANCTUARY V; A Novel1 copy · $48
SANCTUARY V1 copy · $47
SANCTUARY V.1 copy · $43
WHAT MAKES SAMMY RUN? ; Modern Library1 copy · $43
WHAT MAKES SAMMY RUN?1 copy · $40
WATERFRONT1 copy · $36
ON THE WATERFRONT: A SCREENPLAY1 copy · $33
Market context
7 copies of Budd Schulberg's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $175 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
Recent auction results (hammer prices, premiums not included):
The Disenchanted, first edition, signed presentation from the author, New York, 1959; and (forum, 2026-04-23)£220
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