Autographs of John Betjeman

Sir John Betjeman, CBE (/ˈbɛtʃəmən/; 28 August 1906 – 19 May 1984) was an English poet, writer, and broadcaster. He was Poet Laureate from 1972 until his death. He was a founding member of The Victorian Society and a passionate defender of Victorian architecture, helping to save St Pancras railway station from demolition. He began his career as a journalist and ended it as one of the most popular British Poets Laureate and a much-loved figure on British television. More about John Betjeman

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Current items with a signature of John Betjeman

These are the most current items with a signature of John Betjeman that were listed on eBay and on other online stores - click here for more items.

Picture	Item Title	Price	Store
	Bibliographical Companion to John Betjeman, Signed Limited Edition, A Fine Copy	£43.50
	JOHN BETJEMAN - SUMMONED BY BELLS - SIGNED FIRST EDITION - 1960 - HB - DJ - RARE	£195.00
	JOHN BETJEMAN : SUMMONED BY BELLS SIGNED 1ST EDITION 1960	£79.70
	JOHN BETJEMAN Biography By BEVIS HILLIER Hand SIGNED Paper-Back BOOK 2006 Rare	£28.00
	John Betjeman Letters Vol 1926-1951 Ed by Candida Lycett-Green 1994 Signed Copy	£20.00
	john Betjeman signed High&Low First Edition 1966	£127.99
	John Piper, John Betjeman - Landscapes - Muller 1945 - Signed by Anthony Asquith	£195.00
	SIGNED Paul Hogarth John Betjeman In Praise Of Churches 1st Ed HB	£19.99
	Signed Pocket Guide to English Parish Churches North & South John Betjeman (10a)	£25.00
	Summoned by Bells - John Betjeman Paradine Special Edition Signed Numbered	£200.00

Betjeman was born John Betjemann. He was the son of a prosperous silverware maker of Dutch descent. His parents, Mabel (née Dawson) and Ernest Betjemann, had a family firm at 34–42 Pentonville Road which manufactured the kind of ornamental household furniture and gadgets distinctive to Victorians.

During the First World War the family name was changed to the less German-looking Betjeman. His father's forebears had actually come from the present day Netherlands more than a century earlier, setting up their home and business in Islington, London, and during the Fourth Anglo-Dutch War had, ironically, added the extra "-n" to avoid the anti-Dutch sentiment existing at the time. Read even more about John Betjeman at Wikipedia

Traded items with a signature of John Betjeman

In total, we tracked 81 items since 01/09/2012. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.

The most expensive item with a signature of John Betjeman (EIGHTEEN-NINETIES JOHN BETJEMAN. Limited SIGNED copy. 4 of 60.) was sold in February 2021 for £200.00 while the cheapest item (SIR JOHN BETJEMAN-T. E. BROWN-MANXMAN-UK LP-NM-1976-RARE AUTOGRAPHED SLEEVE) found a new owner for £3.99 in November 2018. The month with the most items sold (6) was December 2013 with an average selling price of £62.37 for an autographed item of John Betjeman. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in February 2021 with £200.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £12.00 was December 2022. In average, an autographed item from John Betjeman is worth £67.76.

Most recently, these items with a signature of John Betjeman were sold on eBay - click here for more items.

Picture	Item Title	Price	Store
	Continual Dew a Little Book of Bourgeois Verse John Betjeman.SIGNED & DATED.H/B	£50.00
	John Betjeman SUMMONED BY BELLS DOUBLE SIGNED JOHN BETJEMAN HENRY MOORE	£80.00
	John Betjeman's Collected Poems, 1959, with intro by Lord SIGNED BY AUTHOR	£50.00
	ORIGINAL SIGNED SIR JOHN BETJEMAN POET LAUREATE LETTER	£56.00
	ORIGINAL SIGNED SIR JOHN BETJEMAN POET LAUREATE LETTER , FRAMED	£65.00
	SIGNED John Betjeman poem, with autograph changes	£125.00
	SIGNED John Betjeman Selected Poems 1948 First Edition Hardback Dust Jacket	£100.00
	SIGNED John Betjeman Victorian and Edwardian Brighton 1st edition Hardback 1972	£99.00
	Sir John Betjeman, Poet Laureate. Autograph letter 1966 unsigned (in 3rd person)	£35.00
	The Illus. Summoned By Bells John Betjeman Signed By Hugh Casson. 1989 1st Ed	£10.00