Margaret Atwood
104 copies for sale · $15–$12,500 · 52 first editions · 15 signed
Notable copies for sale
SURFACING - INSCRIBED TO PAMELA FRY (first edition, signed) — Captain Ahab's Rare Books$1,750
TRUE STORIES - INSCRIBED TO KAY BOYLE, WITH A TLS TIPPED IN (first edition, signed) — Captain Ahab's Rare Books$1,000
THE TESTAMENTS - SIGNED (first edition, signed) — Captain Ahab's Rare Books$200
MORAL DISORDER: A SAMPLER - INSCRIBED (first edition, signed) — Captain Ahab's Rare Books$100
The Animals in That Country (first edition, signed) — Good Books in the Woods$75
Paper Boat New And Selected Poems 1961 2023 Signed (first edition, signed) — Second Story Books$75
Writing with Intent: Essays, Reviews, Personal Prose: 1983-2005 (First Edition) (first edition, 2005) — Biblio$40
STONE MATTRESS: NINE TALES - SIGNED (signed) — Captain Ahab's Rare Books$75
OLD BABES IN THE WOOD: STORIES - SIGNED (signed) — Captain Ahab's Rare Books$75
THE ROBBER BRIDE - SIGNED (signed) — Captain Ahab's Rare Books$75
PAPER BOAT: NEW & SELECTED POEMS, 1961-2023 - SIGNED (signed) — Captain Ahab's Rare Books$75
WILDERNESS TIPS - SIGNED (signed) — Captain Ahab's Rare Books$50
Works on the market
THE ROBBER BRIDE14 copies · $20–$123
WILDERNESS TIPS7 copies · $20–$47
THE TESTAMENTS4 copies · $73–$116
BODILY HARM4 copies · $32–$113
MORAL DISORDER AND OTHER STORIES4 copies · $38–$48
THE HANDMAID'S TALE3 copies · $31–$1,250
THE BLIND ASSASSIN3 copies · £40–£250
ALIAS GRACE3 copies · $20–$111
THE TESTAMENTS; The Sequel to the Handmaid's Tale3 copies · $78
THE HANDMAID'S TALE; Signed2 copies · $2,044–$2,496
MARGARET ATWOOD SIGNED - The Handmaid's Tale - With Event Ticket and Notes!2 copies · £55–£427
ORYX AND CRAKE; A Novel2 copies · $83
CAT'S EYE2 copies · $20–$58
LADY ORACLE2 copies · $43–$47
GOOD BONES AND SIMPLE MURDERS2 copies · $43–$44
BLUEBEARD'S EGG AND OTHER STORIES2 copies · $25–$41
Cat's Eye2 copies · $20–$20
MANUSCRIPT NOTES FOR HER INTERVIEW WITH ORHAN PAMUK AT THE 2006 PEN WORLD VOICES FESTIVAL1 copy · $12,500
SURFACING - INSCRIBED TO PAMELA FRY1 copy · $1,750
TRUE STORIES - INSCRIBED TO KAY BOYLE, WITH A TLS TIPPED IN1 copy · $1,000
Market context
171 copies of Margaret Atwood's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $75 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
Recent auction results (hammer prices, premiums not included):
The Testaments, first edition, signed by the author, 2019; and another, signed (2) (forum, 2026-09-03)£140
Alias Grace, first English edition, 1996; and others, largely Booker Prize shortlists (c.7 (forum, 2026-09-03)£220
The Testaments, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author to Dotti Ir (forum, 2026-09-03)£220
Old Babes in the Wood, first edition, signed by the author, 2023; and others, most signed (forum, 2026-05-07)£170
Listings aggregated from rare-book dealers, auction houses and marketplaces worldwide; refreshed continually. Prices are seller asking prices unless marked as auction results.