Henry James
242 copies for sale · $20–$38,000 · 57 first editions · 3 signed
Notable copies for sale
A Small Boy, And Others (first edition, signed) — B & B Rare Books$4,500
Literary Reviews and Essays on American, English and French Literature INSCRIBED (first edition) — Eric Chaim Kline Bookseller$75
The Aspern Papers (signed) — James Cummins Bookseller$3,750
The Aspern Papers (first edition) — Biblioctopus$7,500
Princess Casamassima. A Novel (first edition) — Heritage Book Shop$6,500
Stories Revived. In Three Volumes (first edition) — Heritage Book Shop$3,500
THE REVERBERATOR (first edition) — Captain Ahab's Rare Books$2,500
The Two Magics (first edition) — B & B Rare Books$1,500
A Passionate Pilgrim, and Other Tales (first edition) — Burnside Rare Books$1,350
THE OTHER HOUSE - PRESENTATION COPY (first edition) — Captain Ahab's Rare Books$1,250
THE QUESTION OF OUR SPEECH, THE LESSON OF BALZAC: TWO LECTURES (first edition) — Captain Ahab's Rare Books$750
TRAVELLING COMPANIONS (first edition) — Captain Ahab's Rare Books$750
Works on the market
PORTRAIT OF A LADY16 copies · $38–$38,000
THE BOSTONIANS7 copies · £20–£17,500
THE AMBASSADORS7 copies · $37–$1,500
THE WINGS OF THE DOVE7 copies · $28–$98
THE AMBASSADORS; Franklin Library6 copies · $113–$275
THE PORTRAIT OF A LADY; Easton Press5 copies · $273–$323
GHOSTLY TALES; Franklin Library5 copies · $173–$293
THE AMBASSADORS; Easton Press5 copies · $273
WASHINGTON SQUARE; The Pension Beaurepas, a Bundle of Letters4 copies · £73–£7,500
THE SPOILS OF POYNTON AND OTHER STORIES4 copies · $42–$48
A LITTLE TOUR IN FRANCE3 copies · $35–$900
CONFIDENCE3 copies · $58–$675
THE REVERBERATOR3 copies · $110–$446
SELECTED TALES; Franklin Library3 copies · $273
THE AMBASSADORS; Heritage Press3 copies · $128–$148
THE TURN OF THE SCREW; Modern Library3 copies · $58–$63
THE BOSTONIANS : ; A Novel3 copies · $43
THE ASPERN PAPERS2 copies · $37–$3,750
Reverberator2 copies · $35–$2,500
The Tragic Muse2 copies · $1,500–$2,250
Market context
124 copies of Henry James's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $121 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
Recent auction results (hammer prices, premiums not included):
Stories Revivied, 3 vol., first edition, original dark green cloth, 1885. (forum, 2026-08-06)£750
Autograph Letter signed from the author to Aline Harland, 12pp., 1905 (forum, 2026-06-25)£650
The Two Magics, first edition, 1898; and 9 others by the same (10) (forum, 2026-04-23)£100
The Bostonians, 3 volumes, 1st edition, 1886 (dominic winter, 2026-03-01)£1,800
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