Mark Twain
426 copies for sale · $20–$130,000 · 116 first editions · 5 signed
Notable copies for sale
ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN; 1st Issue (first edition, 1885) — Biblio$18,665
The American Claimant (first edition, 1892) — Biblio$250
Sketches New and Old (first edition, 1875) — Biblio$250
Following the Equator (first edition, 1897) — Biblio$250
The Gilded Age (first edition, 1873) — Biblio$250
Pudd'nhead Wilson (first edition, 1894) — Biblio$250
THE INNOCENTS ABROAD, OR THE NEW PILGRIMS' PROGRESS [Collector's Custom Clamshell case onl (first edition, 1869) — Biblio$250
Adventures of Tom Sawyer (first edition, signed) — Heritage Book Shop$65,000
A Tramp Abroad (first edition, 1880) — Biblio$250
Autograph manuscript of chapter 46 of A Tramp Abroad (1879) — Biblio$130,000
The Writings of Mark Twain Autograph Edition (signed) — B Street Books$9,995
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1886) — Biblio$250
What these are worth
Mark Twain's (Burlesque) Autobiography and First Romance (first edition)3 copies from 3 sellers
The American Claimant (first edition)3 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
LIFE ON THE MISSISSIPPI23 copies · $20–$4,748
THE ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER21 copies · $20–$3,000
THE PRINCE & THE PAUPER15 copies · $25–$546
ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN14 copies · $20–$5,564
A CONNECTICUT YANKEE IN KING ARTHUR'S COURT13 copies · $37–$98
A TRAMP ABROAD8 copies · $43–$2,321
THE INNOCENTS ABROAD6 copies · $20–$116
THE AMERICAN CLAIMANT5 copies · $43–$200
THE FAMILY MARK TWAIN5 copies · $43–$86
ROUGHING IT5 copies · $43–$59
LIFE ON THE MISSISSIPPI; Easton Press4 copies · $59–$323
THE PRINCE & THE PAUPER; A Tale for Young People of all Ages4 copies · $20–$77
THE CELEBRATED JUMPING FROG AND OTHER STORIES4 copies · $20–$58
Adventures Of Tom Sawyer3 copies · $22,000–$65,000
JUMPING FROG3 copies · $43–$13,500
The American Claimant3 copies · $100–$950
SHORT STORIES; Easton Press3 copies · $273–$298
THE MAN THAT CORRUPTED HADLEYBURG : ; And Other Stories and Essays3 copies · $53–$148
MARK TWAIN : ; Mississippi Writings : Tom Sawyer, Life on the Mississippi, Huckleberry Fin3 copies · $47–$88
MARK TWAIN: THE INNOCENTS ABROAD, ROUGHING IT3 copies · $56–$83
Market context
200 copies of Mark Twain's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $46 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
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