Charles Dickens
919 copies for sale · $15–$49,000 · 225 first editions · 13 signed
Notable copies for sale
The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club (first edition, signed, 1837) — Biblio$1,000
Le Marchand d'Antiquités…Traduit par A.J.B. Defauconpret (first edition, signed) — Jonathan A. Hill Bookseller$1,250
Dombey and Son. With illustrations by H.K. Browne. (first edition, 1848) — Biblio$1,000
Master Humphrey's Clock (3 Volumes) (first edition, 1841) — Biblio$1,000
A Tale of Two Cities (1884) - Ukraine First Edition (first edition, 1884) — Biblio$998
A Tale of Two Cities (first edition, 1935) — Biblio$250
The Works of Charles Dickens in 30 vols (signed) — Whitmore Rare Books$15,000
A Playbill and Signed Ticket for a "Strictly Private" Amateur Performance (signed) — Jonkers Rare Books£9,500
Autograph Letter Signed Charles Dickens With Flourish To Adolphus Trollope On The Blank Of — James Cummins Bookseller$5,500
I Shall Be Glad To Investigate The Subject To Which You So Obligingly Invite My Attention (signed) — Churchill Book Collector$3,500
Signed Check Bound Within Charles Dickens. The Story of His Life. With illustrations and f (signed) — Heritage Book Shop$2,500
Printed Coutts & Company check, signed Charles Dickens in autograph, to George Wilson (signed) — James Cummins Bookseller$2,000
What these are worth
Master Humphrey's clock (first edition, 1840)3 copies from 3 sellers
Master Humphrey's Clock (first edition)5 copies from 5 sellers
Our mutual friend (first edition)5 copies from 4 sellers
The Cricket on the Hearth. A Fairy Tale of Home3 copies from 3 sellers
The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit (first edition)5 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
A TALE OF TWO CITIES31 copies · £20–£7,500
OLD CURIOSITY SHOP22 copies · $20–$225
DOMBEY & SON19 copies · €30–€950
GREAT EXPECTATIONS16 copies · $20–$39,500
PICKWICK PAPERS16 copies · $20–$123
OUR MUTUAL FRIEND14 copies · €20–€6,000
POSTHUMOUS PAPERS OF THE PICKWICK CLUB14 copies · €20–€1,500
DAVID COPPERFIELD14 copies · $20–$168
LITTLE DORRIT12 copies · $40–$4,500
CHRISTMAS STORIES12 copies · $20–$368
A CHRISTMAS CAROL11 copies · £20–£1,500
OLIVER TWIST10 copies · $40–$1,200
BLEAK HOUSE10 copies · $35–$168
MARTIN CHUZZLEWIT9 copies · £20–£4,500
THE LIFE AND ADVENTURES OF MARTIN CHUZZLEWIT8 copies · $22–$1,000
HARD TIMES8 copies · $20–$900
THE SHORT STORIES OF CHARLES DICKENS; Easton Press8 copies · $273–$348
BARNABY RUDGE8 copies · $48–$168
Posthumous Papers Of The Pickwick Club7 copies · $125–$8,500
DOMBEY And SON7 copies · $125–$2,500
Market context
200 copies of Charles Dickens's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $63 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
Recent auction results (hammer prices, premiums not included):
The Mystery of Edwin Drood, 6 parts, 1870 (dominic winter, 2026-09-01)£300
Pictures From Italy, 1846 (dominic winter, 2026-09-01)£80
Autograph letter signed ("Charles Dickens") to Rev. G.R. Gleig, Wellington Street, W.C., 1 (bonhams, 2026-07-01)£2,400
A Tale of Two Cities, FIRST EDITION IN BOOK FORM, FIRST ISSUE, Chapman and Hall, 1859 (bonhams, 2026-07-01)£1,400
Autograph letter signed ("Charles Dickens") to Sir Joseph Olliffe ("My Dear Olliffe"), Fol (bonhams, 2026-07-01)£1,500
Autograph quotation signed ("Charles Dickens") of six lines from 'David Copperfield', Tavi (bonhams, 2026-07-01)£9,000
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