John Clare
9 copies for sale · $25–$15,000 · 6 first editions · 2 signed
Notable copies for sale
The Essential Clare (first edition, signed) — Good Books in the Woods$70
The Shepherd's Calendar: with Village Stories, and Other Poems (first edition) — James Cummins Bookseller$750
THE PASSIONATE INVADERS (first edition) — L. W. Currey$25
Poems Descriptive of Rural Life and Scenery — Jonkers Rare Books£3,750
Flowers and Trees Fair Copy Transcription of Six Poems in the hand of Edmund Blunden — James Cummins Bookseller$1,750
DWELLERS IN THE WOOD (first edition) — Rare Book Cellar$47
BIRD POEMS; Folio Society — Rare Book Cellar$111
The Rural Muse, Poems (first edition, signed) — James Cummins Bookseller$15,000
Poems Descriptive of Rural Life and Scenery (first edition) — James Cummins Bookseller$2,250
Works on the market
The Rural Muse, Poems1 copy · $15,000
Poems Descriptive of Rural Life and Scenery1 copy · £3,750
Poems Descriptive of Rural Life and Scenery1 copy · $2,250
BIRD POEMS; Folio Society1 copy · $111
The Essential Clare1 copy · $70
DWELLERS IN THE WOOD1 copy · $47
THE PASSIONATE INVADERS1 copy · $25
Market context
4 copies of John Clare's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $43 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
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