Edgar Allan Poe
193 copies for sale · $20–$350,000 · 23 first editions · 4 signed
Notable copies for sale
The Opal (first edition, signed, 1844) — Biblio$350,000
The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket. (first edition, 1838) — Biblio$18,000
Two Tales The Facts in the Case of Monsieur Valdemar; The Story of Hop-Frog (first edition, signed) — B & B Rare Books$1,500
The North American Review - 1827, Volume XXV with "Tamerlane and Other Poems" Notice by Ed (first edition, 1827) — Biblio$1,300
Poe tales 1850 first edition of volume one in collected work tell-tale heart etc (first edition, 1850) — Biblio$1,033
The Raven (signed) — B & B Rare Books$6,500
TALES (first edition) — Type Punch Matrix$28,000
THE NARRATIVE OF ARTHUR GORDON PYM. OF NANTUCKET (first edition) — L. W. Currey$17,500
THE NARRATIVE OF ARTHUR GORDON PYM. OF NANTUCKET (first edition) — L. W. Currey$15,000
The Raven and Other Poems (first edition) — Burnside Rare Books$14,000
THE WORKS OF THE LATE EDGAR ALLAN POE: WITH NOTICES OF HIS LIFE AND GENIUS - VOLUMES I TAL (first edition) — Captain Ahab's Rare Books$8,500
THE RAVEN (first edition) — Rare Book Cellar$5,086
Works on the market
TALES OF MYSTERY AND IMAGINATION8 copies · $39–$1,250
TALES OF MYSTERY AND IMAGINATION; Easton Press5 copies · $293–$343
POE; Poetry, Tales, & Selected Essays3 copies · $47–$71
THE WORKS OF EDGAR ALLAN POE VOL 6: MISCELLANEOUS3 copies · $48–$53
THE WORKS OF EDGAR ALLAN POE VOL 10: MISCELLANEOUS3 copies · $48–$53
POE READER3 copies · $47–$48
THE RAVEN AND OTHER POEMS AND TALES By Edgar Allan Poe & Daniel Alan Green *VG+*2 copies · $46–$35,000
THE NARRATIVE OF ARTHUR GORDON PYM. OF NANTUCKET2 copies · $15,000–$17,500
The Raven; in The American Review: A Whig Journal of Politics, Literature, Art and Science2 copies · $5,600–$17,500
SELECTED TALES AND POEMS2 copies · $68–$98
COMPLETE STORIES AND POEMS OF EDGAR ALLAN POE2 copies · $40–$97
THE UNABRIDGED EDGAR ALLAN POE2 copies · $49–$88
THE GOLD BUG2 copies · $40–$75
EDGAR ALLAN POE : ; Complete Poems2 copies · $48–$58
SELECTED POEMS & TALES2 copies · $58
TALES OF TERROR FROM EDGAR ALLAN POE2 copies · $43–$58
THE WORKS OF EDGAR ALLAN POE VOL 5: MISCELLANEOUS2 copies · $53–$53
THE WORKS OF EDGAR ALLAN POE VOL 7: MISCELLANEOUS2 copies · $53–$53
THE WORKS OF EDGAR ALLAN POE VOL. 8: MISCELLANEOUS2 copies · $48
COLLECTED POEMS2 copies · $48
Market context
117 copies of Edgar Allan Poe'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):
Histoires Extraordinaire [&] Nouvelles Histoires Extraordinaires, 2 vol., Paris, A. Qu (forum, 2026-06-25)£55
Selected Tales of Mystery, illustrated by Byam Shaw, 1909; and others, mostly literature ( (forum, 2026-05-07)£420
Histoires Extraordinaires [&] Nouvelles Histoires Extraordinaires, translated by Charl (forum, 2026-04-09)£320
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