Charles Dickens
887 copies for sale · $20–$50,000 · 261 first editions · 12 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
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$977
A CHILD'S HISTORY OF ENGLAND (first edition, signed) — Phillip J. Pirages$3,000
A Tale of Two Cities (first edition, 1935) — Biblio$250
The personal History of David Copperfield. With Illustrations by H. K. Browne. (first edition, 1850) — Biblio$1,000
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
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
A Tale of Two Cities (first edition)3 copies from 3 sellers
Master Humphrey's clock (first edition, 1840)3 copies from 3 sellers
Master Humphrey's Clock (first edition)4 copies from 4 sellers
OUR MUTUAL FRIEND (first edition)8 copies from 6 sellers
The Cricket on the Hearth. A Fairy Tale of Home3 copies from 3 sellers
The Haunted Man and The Ghost's Bargain. A Fancy for Christmas-Time5 copies from 5 sellers
The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit (first edition)5 copies from 3 sellers
THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD (first edition)4 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 CITIES29 copies · £38–£7,500
DOMBEY & SON21 copies · €30–€950
OLD CURIOSITY SHOP21 copies · $43–$225
GREAT EXPECTATIONS14 copies · $33–$39,500
PICKWICK PAPERS14 copies · £33–£150
OUR MUTUAL FRIEND13 copies · €20–€6,000
DAVID COPPERFIELD13 copies · $38–$168
LITTLE DORRIT12 copies · $33–$4,500
POSTHUMOUS PAPERS OF THE PICKWICK CLUB12 copies · €20–€4,000
BLEAK HOUSE11 copies · $35–$800
CHRISTMAS STORIES11 copies · $20–$368
MARTIN CHUZZLEWIT9 copies · £20–£4,500
DOMBEY AND SON9 copies · $125–$2,800
A CHRISTMAS CAROL9 copies · £43–£1,500
OLIVER TWIST9 copies · $40–$1,200
THE LIFE AND ADVENTURES OF MARTIN CHUZZLEWIT9 copies · $22–$1,000
OUR MUTUAL FRIEND8 copies · $400–$1,600
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
Market context
200 copies of Charles Dickens's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $45 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
Recent auction results (hammer prices, premiums not included):
A Tale of Two Cities, first edition in book form, first issue, 1859. (forum, 2026-10-29)£380
Hard Times, first edition in book form, original cloth, Bradbury & Evans, 1854. (forum, 2026-10-29)£600
The Cricket on the Hearth, first edition, first issue, Bradbury & Evans, 1846. (2) (forum, 2026-10-29)£110
The Adventures of Oliver Twist; or, The Parish Boy's Progress, first one-volume edition, 1 (forum, 2026-10-29)£240
American Notes, first edition, 1842. (forum, 2026-10-29)£340
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, first edition, 1839; and others by the same (forum, 2026-10-29)£750
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