Henry James
335 copies for sale · $20–$38,000 · 131 first editions · 7 signed
Notable copies for sale
The Better Sort (first edition, signed) — James Cummins Bookseller$15,000
A Small Boy, And Others (first edition, signed) — B & B Rare Books$4,500
The Spoils of Poynton (first edition, signed) — James Cummins Bookseller$17,500
The Portrait of a Lady (first edition) — Whitmore Rare Books$26,250
THE PORTRAIT OF A LADY (first edition) — Type Punch Matrix$18,000
Princess Casamassima. A Novel (first edition) — Heritage Book Shop$6,500
Stories Revived. In Three Volumes (first edition) — Heritage Book Shop$3,500
The Aspern Papers (first edition) — Biblioctopus$3,500
The Europeans. A Novel (first edition) — James Cummins Bookseller$3,000
The Two Magics (first edition) — B & B Rare Books$1,500
The Author of Beltraffio, Pandora, Georgina’s Reasons, The Path of Duty, Four Meetings (first edition) — James Cummins Bookseller$1,500
The Passionate Pilgrim, and Other Tales (first edition) — James Cummins Bookseller$1,500
What these are worth
Hawthorne3 copies from 3 sellers
In the Cage4 copies from 3 sellers
THE EUROPEANS3 copies from 3 sellers
The Other House6 copies from 5 sellers
The Private Life Lord Beaupre The Visits5 copies from 3 sellers
THE SACRED FOUNT5 copies from 4 sellers
The Tragic Muse4 copies from 3 sellers
Theatricals, Second Series. The Album. The Reprobate (first edition)4 copies from 4 sellers
Each page gathers every copy on the market, what similar copies have fetched, and the spread between them.
Works on the market
PORTRAIT OF A LADY16 copies · $38–$38,000
THE AMBASSADORS9 copies · $37–$4,000
THE WINGS OF THE DOVE9 copies · $40–$1,250
THE BOSTONIANS7 copies · £43–£25,000
THE AMBASSADORS; Franklin Library6 copies · $113–$275
A LITTLE TOUR IN FRANCE5 copies · $20–$1,250
THE REVERBERATOR5 copies · $75–$850
THE PORTRAIT OF A LADY; Easton Press5 copies · $273–$323
GHOSTLY TALES; Franklin Library5 copies · $268–$293
THE AMBASSADORS; Easton Press5 copies · $273
THE SPOILS OF POYNTON4 copies · $20–$17,500
WASHINGTON SQUARE; The Pension Beaurepas, a Bundle of Letters4 copies · £73–£7,500
The Outcry4 copies · $113–$2,750
WASHINGTON SQUARE4 copies · $43–$1,500
The Wheel Of Time Collaboration Owen Wingrave4 copies · $100–$400
THE OTHER HOUSE4 copies · $48–$350
Theatricals Second Series The Album The Reprobate4 copies · £95–£250
THE SPOILS OF POYNTON AND OTHER STORIES4 copies · $42–$87
The Sense of the Past3 copies · $200–$5,500
The Ivory Tower3 copies · $125–$975
Market context
102 copies of Henry James's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $48 (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
Listings aggregated from rare-book dealers, auction houses and marketplaces worldwide; refreshed continually. Prices are seller asking prices unless marked as auction results.