Herbert Read
27 copies for sale · $8–$1,500 · 15 first editions · 1 signed
Notable copies for sale
The Green Child. A Romance (first edition) — James Cummins Bookseller$1,500
The Green Child (first edition) — Burnside Rare Books$1,350
THE GREEN CHILD: A ROMANCE (first edition) — L. W. Currey$1,000
Staffordshire Pottery Figures (signed) — Eric Chaim Kline Bookseller$45
Icon and Idea; The Function of Art in the Development of Human Consciousness (first edition) — Bauer Rare Books$40
Wordsworth; The Clark Lectures: 1929-1930 (first edition) — Bauer Rare Books$35
Cult of Sincerity (first edition) — Bauer Rare Books$30
Education for Peace (first edition) — Bauer Rare Books$30
Philosophy of Modern Art; Collected Essays (first edition) — Bauer Rare Books$30
Innocent Eye (first edition) — Bauer Rare Books$30
Phases of English Poetry (first edition) — Bauer Rare Books$25
The Green Child. A Romance (first edition) — James Cummins Bookseller$375
Works on the market
THE GREEN CHILD: A ROMANCE3 copies · $375–$1,250
A CONCISE HISTORY OF MODERN PAINTING2 copies · $53–$72
ART AND SOCIETY2 copies · $8–$30
The Green Child. A Romance1 copy · $1,500
The Green Child1 copy · $1,350
Naked Warrors1 copy · $125
Phases of English Poetry1 copy · $75
ART NOW1 copy · $49
Staffordshire Pottery Figures1 copy · $45
Coat of many Colours1 copy · $40
Collected Poems1 copy · $40
Tenth Muse; Essays in Criticism1 copy · $35
Wordsworth; The Clark Lectures: 1929-19301 copy · $35
Art and Industry1 copy · $30
Cult of Sincerity1 copy · $30
Education for Peace1 copy · $30
Innocent Eye1 copy · $30
Philosophy of Modern Art; Collected Essays1 copy · $30
Annals of Innocence and Experience1 copy · $25
Market context
7 copies of Herbert Read's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $57 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
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