Edna Ferber Autographs

Edna Ferber (August 15, 1885 – April 16, 1968) was an American novelist, short story writer and playwright. Her novels include the Pulitzer Prize-winning So Big (1924), Show Boat (1926; made into the celebrated 1927 musical), Cimarron (1930; adapted into the 1931 film which won the Academy Award for Best Picture), Giant (1952; made into the 1956 film of the same name) and Ice Palace (1958), which also received a film adaptation in 1960. She helped adapt her short story "Old Man Minick", published in 1922, into a play (Minick) and it was thrice adapted to film, in 1925 as the silent film Welcome Home, in 1932 as The Expert, and in 1939 as No Place to Go.
Ferber was born August 15, 1885, in Kalamazoo, Michigan, to a Hungarian-born Jewish storekeeper, Jacob Charles Ferber, and his Milwaukee, Wisconsin–born wife, Julia (Neumann) Ferber, who was of German Jewish descent. The Ferbers had moved to Kalamazoo from Chicago, Illinois, in order to open a dry goods store, and her older sister Fannie was born there three years earlier.\nFerber's father was not adept at business, and the family moved often during Ferber's childhood.\nFrom Kalamazoo, they returned to Chicago for a year, and then\nmoved to Ottumwa, Iowa, where they resided from 1890 to 1897 (ages 5 to 12 for Ferber).
In Ottumwa, Ferber and her family faced brutal anti-Semitism, including adult males verbally abusing, mocking and spitting on her on days when she brought lunch to her father, often mocking her in a Yiddish accent. \nAccording to Ferber, her years in Ottumwa "must be held accountable for anything in me that is hostile toward the world".\nDuring this time, Ferber's father began to lose his eyesight, necessitating costly and ultimately unsuccessful treatments. At the age of 12, Ferber and her family moved to Appleton, Wisconsin, where she graduated from high school and later briefly attended Lawrence University.
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Traded items with a signature of Edna Ferber

The most expensive item with a signature of Edna Ferber (SO BIG by EDNA FERBER 1st Edition STATED "LEATHER Signed First Edition NEW") was sold in June 2026 for $6,005.97 while the cheapest item (EDNA FERBER - SIGNATURE(S)) found a new owner for $0.99 in May 2014. The month with the most items sold (2) was March 2017 with an average selling price of $57.75 for an autographed item of Edna Ferber. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in June 2026 with $6,005.97 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $19.50 was December 2011. In average, an autographed item from Edna Ferber is worth $83.50.

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

Picture	Item Title	Price	Store
	A Peculiar Treasure Edna Ferber •Signed First Edition 1939 Autobiography Author	$58.00
	A Peculiar Treasure Edna Ferber •Signed First Edition 1939 Autobiography Author	$58.00
	cimarron edna ferber Autographed Book	$800.00
	cimarron edna ferber Autographed Book	$800.00
	Edna Ferber / Show Boat Signed Limited 1st Edition 1926	$862.50
	Edna Ferber / Show Boat Signed Limited 1st Edition 1926	$862.50
	Edna Ferber GIANT Signed 1st Edition 1st Printing	$1,606.90
	Edna Ferber GIANT Signed 1st Edition 1st Printing	$1,606.90
	Edna Ferber GIANT Signed 1st Edition 1st Printing	$1,406.90
	Edna Ferber GIANT Signed 1st Edition 1st Printing	$1,406.90
	Rare "Show Boat" 1st Edition 1926 Rag Paper Signed Author Edna Ferber #176/201	$49.95
	Signed 1st Edition 1st Printing Giant By Edna Ferber (1952 HC DJ)	$1,250.00
	Signed 1st Edition 1st Printing Giant By Edna Ferber (1952 HC DJ)	$1,250.00
	SO BIG by EDNA FERBER 1st Edition STATED "LEATHER Signed First Edition NEW"	$6,005.97
	SO BIG by EDNA FERBER 1st Edition STATED "LEATHER Signed First Edition NEW"	$6,005.97