Hermann Hesse
54 copies for sale · $20–$40,000 · 16 first editions · 3 signed
Notable copies for sale
Siddhartha: Ein indische Dichtung (first edition, signed) — Burnside Rare Books$40,000
Demian (signed) — Burnside Rare Books$12,500
Der Steppenwolf (first edition) — Burnside Rare Books$9,500
Siddhartha (first edition) — Burnside Rare Books$4,200
STEPPENWOLF (first edition) — L. W. Currey$4,000
Das Glasperlenspiel The Glass Bead Game : Versuch einer Lebensbeschreibung des Magister Lu (first edition) — Burnside Rare Books$2,200
Tragisch: Eine Erzählung (signed) — Eric Chaim Kline Bookseller$45
DAS GLASPERLENSPIEL. Versuch einer Lebensbescheibung des Magister Ludi Josef Knecht samt K (first edition) — L. W. Currey$2,250
DAS GLASPERLENSPIEL. Versuch einer Lebensbescheibung des Magister Ludi Josef Knecht samt K (first edition) — L. W. Currey$2,250
Crisis; Pages From A Diary (first edition) — Books Tell You Why$88
Narziss und Goldmund; Erzählung (first edition) — Bauer Rare Books$35
Rosshalde (first edition) — Bauer Rare Books$30
Works on the market
PETER CAMENZIND3 copies · $20–$128
STEPPENWOLF3 copies · $43–$76
ROSSHALDE3 copies · $24–$67
DEMIAN2 copies · $48–$12,500
DAS GLASPERLENSPIEL. Versuch einer Lebensbescheibung des Magister Ludi Josef Knecht samt K2 copies · $2,250
STORIES OF FIVE DECADES2 copies · $73–$78
GERTRUDE2 copies · $30–$67
KLINGSOR'S LAST SUMMER2 copies · $20–$44
Siddhartha: Ein indische Dichtung1 copy · $40,000
Der Steppenwolf1 copy · $9,500
Siddhartha1 copy · $4,200
STEPPENWOLF1 copy · $4,000
Das Glasperlenspiel The Glass Bead Game : Versuch einer Lebensbeschreibung des Magister Lu1 copy · $2,200
Crisis; Pages From A Diary1 copy · $88
SIDDHARTHA1 copy · $80
MY BELIEF : ; Essays on Life and Art1 copy · $78
THE GLASS BEAD GAME (MAGISTER LUDI)1 copy · $77
POEMS1 copy · $73
IF THE WAR GOES ON...:1 copy · $70
Market context
57 copies of Hermann Hesse's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $56 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
Recent auction results (hammer prices, premiums not included):
Siddhartha, first English edition, 1954. (forum, 2026-09-03)£400
In Sight of Chaos, translated by Stephen Hudson, Zurich, Verlag Seldwyla, 1923. (forum, 2026-09-03)£240
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