Charles Dickens
739 copies for sale · $28–$45,000 · 89 first editions · 12 signed
Notable copies for sale
Le Marchand d'Antiquités…Traduit par A.J.B. Defauconpret (first edition, signed) — Jonathan A. Hill Bookseller$1,250
A CHILD'S HISTORY OF ENGLAND (first edition, signed) — Phillip J. Pirages$3,000
The Works of Charles Dickens in 30 vols (signed) — Whitmore Rare Books$15,000
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
Great Expectations. In Three Volumes (first edition) — Heritage Book Shop$45,000
The Christmas Books A Christmas Carol; The Chimes; The Cricket on the Hearth; The Battle o (first edition) — Burnside Rare Books$32,000
The Battle of Life (first edition) — Whitmore Rare Books$12,500
A Christmas Carol bound with: Cricket on the Hearth and: The Haunted Man and the Ghost's B (first edition) — Whitmore Rare Books$9,500
Collected Works Of Charles Dickens Complete Works Volume Five I Our Mutual Friend Translat (first edition) — John Windle Antiquarian$3,750
A CURIOUS DANCE ROUND A CURIOUS TREE (first edition) — Phillip J. Pirages$3,250
Oliver Twist; or, the Parish Boy's Progress (first edition) — B & B Rare Books$3,000
Works on the market
Posthumous Papers Of The Pickwick Club6 copies · $125–$8,500
The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit5 copies · $350–$3,750
Bleak House4 copies · $3,000–$8,500
THE LIFE AND ADVENTURES OF NICHOLAS NICKLEBY4 copies · $250–$5,000
Dombey And Son4 copies · $125–$2,500
A CHILD'S HISTORY OF ENGLAND3 copies · $1,500–$3,000
A CHRISTMAS CAROL By Charles Dickens & Angel Dominguez - Hardcover **Excellent**3 copies · £51–£1,500
Dombey and Son3 copies · $500–$950
The Personal History of David Copperfield2 copies · $2,000–$18,500
Bleak House2 copies · $9,500–$15,000
A Tale of Two Cities2 copies · $5,750–$8,500
Nicholas Nickleby2 copies · $1,250–$2,500
Master Humphrey's Clock2 copies · $500–$1,500
Our Mutual Friend2 copies · $1,250–$1,500
LITTLE DORRIT2 copies · $250–$1,000
DAVID COPPERFIELD (CLARENDON DICKENS) By Charles Dickens & Nina Burgis EXCELLENT2 copies · $193–$649
The Charles Dickens Collection by Charles Dickens2 copies · $56
Market context
200 copies of Charles Dickens's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $60 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
Recent auction results (hammer prices, premiums not included):
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
Autograph letter signed ("Charles Dickens") to A.R. de Montarcis ("Monsieur"), Devonshire (bonhams, 2026-07-01)£900
Memoirs of Joseph Grimaldi, Edited by 'Boz', London: Richard Bentley, 1838 (dominic winter, 2026-06-01)£560
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