Eudora Welty
82 copies for sale · $20–$6,000 · 21 first editions · 22 signed
Notable copies for sale
The Wide Net & Other Stories (first edition, signed) — Burnside Rare Books$2,500
The Robber Bridegroom (first edition, signed) — Burnside Rare Books$2,000
The Bride of the Innisfallen (first edition, signed) — Burnside Rare Books$500
Photographs (first edition, signed) — Riverrun Books & Manuscripts$500
THE COLLECTED STORIES OF EUDORA WELTY (first edition, signed) — Type Punch Matrix$450
On Short Stories (first edition, signed) — James Arsenault & Company$350
THE EYE OF THE STORY (first edition, signed) — Type Punch Matrix$275
DELTA WEDDING (first edition, signed) — Michael Pyron Books$250
Acrobats in a Park Signed limited edition (signed) — Whitmore Rare Books$250
THE OPTIMIST'S DAUGHTER (first edition, signed) — Type Punch Matrix$250
Music from Spain (signed) — Thorn Books$2,500
A Pageant of Birds (signed) — Honey & Wax Booksellers$750
Works on the market
ONE WRITER'S BEGINNINGS10 copies · $20–$68
THE OPTIMIST'S DAUGHTER5 copies · $42–$273
THE COLLECTED STORIES OF EUDORA WELTY4 copies · $56–$450
SELECTED STORIES OF EUDORA WELTY4 copies · $47–$58
PHOTOGRAPHS3 copies · $42–$6,000
THE BRIDE OF THE INNISFALLEN3 copies · $123–$1,250
EYE OF THE STORY; Selected Essays and Reviews3 copies · $48–$400
THE OPTIMIST'S DAUGHTER; Franklin Library3 copies · $148–$273
THE OPTIMISTS DAUGHTER; Franklin Library2 copies · $273–$293
IDA M'TOY2 copies · $250
SELECTED STORIES OF EUDORA WELTY; Containing all of a Curtain of Green and Other Stories a2 copies · $43–$69
LOSING BATTLES2 copies · $43–$55
EUDORA WELTY THE COLLECTED STORIES2 copies · $44–$47
ONE WRITER'S BEGINNINGS2 copies · $32–$47
A CURTAIN OF GREEN, AND OTHER STORIES By Eudora Welty2 copies · $40–$42
Music from Spain1 copy · $2,500
The Wide Net & Other Stories1 copy · $2,500
The Robber Bridegroom1 copy · $2,000
A Pageant of Birds1 copy · $750
The Bride of the Innisfallen1 copy · $500
Market context
22 copies of Eudora Welty's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $42 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
Recent auction results (hammer prices, premiums not included):
The Ponder Heart, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author, 1954. (forum, 2026-04-23)£95
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