Nathaniel Hawthorne
170 copies for sale · $23–$48,000 · 20 first editions · 5 signed
Notable copies for sale
Tanglewood Tales, For Girls And Boys; Being A Second Wonder-Book (first edition, signed) — B & B Rare Books$48,000
The New–England Magazine (first edition) — Biblioctopus$8,000
A Wonder Book for Boys and Girls (first edition) — Biblioctopus$7,500
Scarlet Letter, a Romance — Heritage Book Shop$1,750
Mosses form an Old Manse (first edition) — Back Creek Books$1,500
The Marble Faun; or, The Romance of Monte Beni (first edition) — Swan's Fine Books$1,200
Grandfather's Chair (first edition) — Whitmore Rare Books$750
The Scarlet Letter: A Romance (first edition) — Whitmore Rare Books$6,500
The Marble Faun: or, The Romance of Monte Beni (first edition, signed) — James Cummins Bookseller$300
Septimus Felton; or the elixir of life (first edition) — Rootenberg Rare Books$250
The Scarlet Letter (first edition) — Burnside Rare Books$7,800
THE SCARLET LETTER (first edition) — Type Punch Matrix$7,500
Works on the market
THE SCARLET LETTER3 copies · $7,000–$7,800
The Marble Faun: or the Romance of Monte Beni3 copies · $300–$750
The Scarlet Letter, a Romance2 copies · $5,000–$6,500
Twice-Told Tales2 copies · $1,250–$4,500
The Marble Faun: Or, The Romance of Monte Beni2 copies · $200–$750
The Scarlet Letter2 copies · $60–$300
Tanglewood Tales, For Girls And Boys; Being A Second Wonder-Book1 copy · $48,000
The New–England Magazine1 copy · $8,000
A Wonder Book for Boys and Girls1 copy · $7,500
Autograph Letter Signed1 copy · $4,500
A Wonder-Book for Girls and Boys1 copy · $2,500
Complete Writings of Nathaniel Hawthorne, The1 copy · $1,800
Scarlet Letter, a Romance1 copy · $1,750
The Marble Faun1 copy · $1,500
Mosses form an Old Manse1 copy · $1,500
The Marble Faun; or, The Romance of Monte Beni1 copy · $1,200
Grandfather's Chair1 copy · $750
Our Old Home1 copy · $500
Market context
41 copies of Nathaniel Hawthorne's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $64 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
Recent auction results (hammer prices, premiums not included):
The Complete Works, 13 volumes, Riverside Edition, 1897-1898 (dominic winter, 2026-06-01)£150
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