Henry David Thoreau
74 copies for sale · $19–$39,000 · 23 first editions · 2 signed
Notable copies for sale
Writings (signed) — Bauman Rare Books$37,500
A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers (first edition) — Burnside Rare Books$38,000
WALDEN, OR, LIFE IN THE WOODS; First Edition 1854 (first edition) — Rare Book Cellar$31,947
Walden; or, Life in the Woods (first edition) — Burnside Rare Books$20,000
Excursions (first edition) — Burnside Rare Books$2,750
Letters to Various Persons (first edition) — B & B Rare Books$1,250
Letters to Various Persons (first edition) — Burnside Rare Books$1,200
A WEEK ON THE CONCORD AND MERRIMACK RIVERS; Easton Press (first edition) — Rare Book Cellar$273
ON PARTRIDGES: SELECTIONS FROM HIS JOURNAL1851 - 1860 (signed) — Johnnycake Books$95
A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers (first edition) — Burnside Rare Books$10,000
A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers (first edition) — James Cummins Bookseller$7,500
WALDEN AND OTHER WRITINGS (first edition) — Rare Book Cellar$43
Works on the market
WALDEN OR LIFE IN THE WOODS5 copies · $344–$388
WALDEN5 copies · $48–$59
CAPE COD; Easton Press3 copies · $273–$298
RESISTANCE TO CIVIL GOVERNMENT; Easton Press3 copies · $273
WALDEN AND CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE3 copies · $35–$50
A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers2 copies · $7,500–$10,000
CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE AND WALDEN; Palladium Press2 copies · $398–$423
CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE AND WALDEN2 copies · $298–$323
A WEEK ON THE CONCORD AND MERRIMACK RIVERS; Franklin Library2 copies · $113–$173
WALDEN / THE MAINE WOODS / A WEEK ON THE CONCORD AND MERRIMACK RIVERS; / Civil Disobedienc2 copies · $123–$148
IN WILDNESS IS THE PRESERVATION OF THE WORLD2 copies · $35–$83
A WEEK ON THE CONCORD AND MERRIMACK RIVERS2 copies · $38–$48
Autograph Manuscript Leaf From Walden1 copy · $39,000
A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers1 copy · $38,000
Writings1 copy · $37,500
WALDEN, OR, LIFE IN THE WOODS; First Edition 18541 copy · $31,947
Walden; or, Life in the Woods1 copy · $20,000
The Writings of Henry David Thoreau1 copy · $16,000
A Week on the Concord and Merrimack1 copy · $15,000
Writings of Henry David Thoreau. Walden Edition1 copy · $4,000
Market context
69 copies of Henry David Thoreau's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $55 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
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