MELVILLE, Herman
36 copies for sale · $20–$17,500 · 1 first edition
Notable copies for sale
The Confidence Man: His Masquerade (first edition, 1857) — Biblio$10,000
Redburn: His First Voyage. Being the Sailor-boy Confessions and Reminiscences of the Son-o — Between the Covers$2,500
(A Partially-Unopened Copy) MOBY DICK, OR THE WHALE (1930) — Biblio$17,500
MOBY DICK, OR THE WHALE (1930) — Biblio$14,400
[Newspaper, Excerpt from The Whale]: Death Scene of the Whale [appearing in] Portland Tran — Between the Covers$750
Piazza Tales — Between the Covers$225
The Piazza Tales — Between the Covers$2,500
Moby Dick: or the Whale Modern Library Herman Melville (1992) — eBay$28
[Newspaper]: Biographical Sketch of Herman Melville [appearing in] Portland Transcript. Au — Between the Covers$450
Typee: A Romance of the South Seas — Between the Covers$175
Moby Dick oder der weisse Wal — Between the Covers$150
Moby Dick; or, The Whale — Between the Covers$350
Works on the market
Selected Poems3 copies · $40–$60
(A Partially-Unopened Copy) MOBY DICK, OR THE WHALE2 copies · $14,400–$17,500
Piazza Tales2 copies · $225–$2,500
“Israel Potter; Or, Fifty Years of Exile. A Fourth of July Story” [and] “The Lightning-Rod2 copies · $500–$1,400
Typee: A Peep at Polynesian Life During a Four Months' Residence in a Valley of the Marque2 copies · $35–$600
Shorter Novels of Herman Melville2 copies · $20–$150
The Confidence Man: His Masquerade1 copy · $10,000
Redburn: His First Voyage. Being the Sailor-boy Confessions and Reminiscences of the Son-o1 copy · $2,500
[Newspaper, Excerpt from The Whale]: Death Scene of the Whale [appearing in] Portland Tran1 copy · $750
Israel Potter; His Fifty Years of Exile1 copy · $500
"The Town-Ho’s Story" [from Moby-Dick] in Harper’s New Monthly Magazine (Vol. III, June to1 copy · $500
[Newspaper]: Biographical Sketch of Herman Melville [appearing in] Portland Transcript. Au1 copy · $450
Moby Dick; or, The Whale1 copy · $350
BILLY BUDD AND BENITO CERENO; Easton Press1 copy · $273
Typee: A Romance of the South Seas1 copy · $175
Moby Dick oder der weisse Wal1 copy · $150
Harper's New Monthly Magazine1 copy · $80
Redburn1 copy · $45
Market context
8 copies of MELVILLE, Herman's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $41 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
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