Lovecraft
65 copies for sale · $25–$95,000 · 46 first editions · 4 signed
Notable copies for sale
FURTHER CRITICISM OF POETRY ... caption title (first edition) — L. W. Currey$2,500
CHARLESTON ... caption title (first edition) — L. W. Currey$1,750
THE WEIRD SHADOW OVER INNSMOUTH AND OTHER STORIES OF THE SUPERNATURAL (first edition) — L. W. Currey$750
THE DUNWICH HORROR (first edition) — L. W. Currey$650
MEDUSA AND OTHER POEMS (first edition, signed) — L. W. Currey$25
SOMETHING ABOUT CATS AND OTHER PIECES (first edition) — L. W. Currey$350
THE AMATEUR JOURNALIST (first edition) — L. W. Currey$250
THE DARK BROTHERHOOD AND OTHER PIECES (first edition) — L. W. Currey$250
SELECTED POETRY SECOND SERIES (first edition) — L. W. Currey$225
SELECTED LETTERS 1929-1931 (first edition) — L. W. Currey$150
THE SHUNNED HOUSE (first edition) — L. W. Currey$12,500
PAR DELA LE MUR DU SOMMEIL. Traduit de l'americain par Jacques Papy (first edition) — L. W. Currey$100
What these are worth
The Shunned House3 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
SELECTED LETTERS 1929-19313 copies · $100–$150
MEDUSA AND OTHER POEMS3 copies · $25
THE LOVECRAFT COLLECTORS LIBRARY: SELECTED ESSAYS First and Second Series , SELECTED POETR2 copies · $1,000–$1,500
THE HORROR IN THE MUSEUM AND OTHER REVISIONS2 copies · $200–$250
SELECTED POETRY FIRST SERIES2 copies · $225–$250
THE CONSERVATIVE COMPLETE 1915-19232 copies · $100
H. P. LOVECRAFT: WRITINGS IN THE UNITED AMATEUR 1915-19252 copies · $100
HERBERT WEST REANIMATOR2 copies · $100
THREE ESSAYS: CATS AND DOGS, AT THE ROOT, THE MATERIALIST TODAY2 copies · $75–$100
THE PROVIDENCE AMATEUR2 copies · $35
FOUR PROSE POEMS2 copies · $25
HERBERT WEST REANIMATOR2 copies · $25
LETTERS FROM H. P. LOVECRAFT TO J. VERNON SHEA, JR. Nine handwritten letters, totaling 84 1 copy · $95,000
THE SHUNNED HOUSE1 copy · $12,500
FURTHER CRITICISM OF POETRY ... caption title1 copy · $2,500
CHARLESTON ... caption title1 copy · $1,750
THE DUNWICH HORROR1 copy · $650
THE DUNWICH HORROR AND OTHER WEIRD TALES1 copy · $350
SOMETHING ABOUT CATS AND OTHER PIECES1 copy · $350
Market context
6 copies of Lovecraft's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $7,125 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
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