John Stuart Mill
44 copies for sale · $24–$9,500 · 12 first editions
Notable copies for sale
Utilitarianism (first edition) — Burnside Rare Books$9,500
On Liberty (first edition) — Burnside Rare Books$8,500
A system of logic, ratiocinative and inductive, being a connected view of the principal ev (first edition) — Rootenberg Rare Books$4,500
The Subjection of Women (first edition) — Burnside Rare Books$3,000
Nature the utility of religion and theism (first edition) — Rootenberg Rare Books$250
Autobiography (first edition) — Rootenberg Rare Books$200
The subjection of women (first edition) — Bolerium Books$1,750
Journals and Debating Speeches (first edition) — Bauer Rare Books$50
Autograph Letter Signed on Women’s Suffrage — Manhattan Rare Books$6,800
Considerations on Representative Government — Jonkers Rare Books£4,500
AUTOBIOGRAPHY, ESSAY ON LIBERTY, CHARACTERISTICS, INAUGURAL ADDRESS, ESSAY ON SCOTT — Rare Book Cellar$623
Examination of Sir William Hamilton’s philosophy — Rootenberg Rare Books$400
What these are worth
THE SUBJECTION OF WOMEN3 copies from 3 sellers
Each page gathers every copy on the market, what similar copies have fetched, and the spread between them.
Works on the market
ON LIBERTY8 copies · £24–£12,500
ON LIBERTY, CONSIDERATIONS ON REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT, UTILITARIANSIM; Franklin Library3 copies · $498–$598
Considerations On Representative Government2 copies · £225–£4,500
THE SUBJECTION OF WOMEN2 copies · $750–$1,750
POLITICAL WRITINGS: ON LIBERTY, CONSIDERATIONS ON REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT, UTILITARIANIS2 copies · $295–$423
AUTOBIOGRAPHY2 copies · $69–$92
ON LIBERTY, UTILITARIANISM; And Other Essays2 copies · $30–$38
Utilitarianism1 copy · $9,500
On Liberty1 copy · $8,500
Autograph Letter Signed on Women’s Suffrage1 copy · $6,800
A system of logic, ratiocinative and inductive, being a connected view of the principal ev1 copy · $4,500
The Subjection of Women1 copy · $3,000
Examination of Sir William Hamilton’s philosophy1 copy · $400
ON LIBERTY; Easton Press1 copy · $323
An Examination of Sir William Hamilton's Philosophy and of the Principal Philosophical Que1 copy · $295
Nature the utility of religion and theism1 copy · $250
Autobiography1 copy · $200
Market context
35 copies of John Stuart Mill's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $49 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
Recent auction results (hammer prices, premiums not included):
Utilitarianism, 1st separate edition, London: Parker, Son, and Bourne, 1863 (dominic winter, 2026-09-01)£800
A System of Logic, 2 volumes, 4th edition, 1856 + other philosophy (dominic winter, 2026-06-01)£380
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