Job: A Comedy of Justice (1984) Signed First Edition Reference

Job: A Comedy of Justice is Heinlein’s satirical retelling of the Book of Job. Published by Del Rey/Ballantine in 1984, the novel follows Alexander Hergensheimer as he is repeatedly displaced across parallel universes, losing everything each time, in what turns out to be a cosmic wager.

First Edition Identification

Publisher: Del Rey / Ballantine Books, New York Publication date: 1984 Format: Hardcover in dust jacket

Signed Copy Market Values

• Signed first edition, fine/fine: $50–$150
• Unsigned first edition: $8–$20

A minor late-career Heinlein that nonetheless demonstrates his lifelong engagement with theology and cosmology. Signed copies from this period are scarce due to Heinlein’s declining public presence.