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A Book of Common Prayer by Joan Didion

$40 – $358 · 6 copies for sale · median asking price $186

Half of the copies on the market sit between $64 and $314.

Market context

About 20% of the copies offered in the last 90 days have left the market. A low rate suggests asking prices here are met less often than they are asked.

Our own fair-value estimate is $186. It is built from our full comparable-price record for this title, which includes copies and sales not listed above.

Every copy for sale

A Book of Common Prayer — Between the Covers $40
A Book of Common Prayer — Between the Covers $50
A Book of Common Prayer (later printing) — Books Tell You Why $72
A Book of Common Prayer (later printing) — Books Tell You Why $72
A Book of Common Prayer (first edition, signed, Hardcover) — B & B Rare Books $300
A BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER — Rare Book Cellar $358

These copies are grouped by title and author. Where a dealer has not stated an edition or printing, copies of different printings may appear together — check each listing before comparing prices.

Copies that have left the market

James Cummins Bookseller delisted, 2026-08-18$300
James Cummins Bookseller delisted, 2026-08-17$7,500
Books Tell You Why delisted, 2026-08-16$90
James Cummins Bookseller delisted, 2026-08-14$300
eBay delisted, 2026-08-03£54
eBay delisted, 2026-08-01$73
eBay delisted, 2026-07-18$73

None of these were confirmed as sold — they stopped being listed, which can mean a sale, a withdrawal, or a dealer changing systems. Treat them as last asking prices only.

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