Nathaniel Hawthorne
219 copies for sale · $20–$48,000 · 61 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$7,500
A Wonder Book for Boys and Girls (first edition) — Biblioctopus$7,500
A Wonder-Book for Girls and Boys (first edition) — Whitmore Rare Books$2,500
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
GRANDFATHER'S CHAIR: A History for Youth (first edition) — Tavistock Books$750
FAMOUS OLD PEOPLE: Being the Second Epoch of Grandfather's Chair (first edition) — Tavistock Books$750
The Scarlet Letter (first edition) — Burnside Rare Books$7,800
THE SCARLET LETTER (first edition) — Phillip J. Pirages$7,000
The Marble Faun: or, The Romance of Monte Beni (first edition, signed) — James Cummins Bookseller$300
What these are worth
The Blithedale Romance4 copies from 3 sellers
THE SCARLET LETTER (first edition)3 copies from 3 sellers
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Works on the market
SCARLET LETTER23 copies · $23–$1,100
HOUSE OF THE SEVEN GABLES12 copies · $20–$116
TWICE - TOLD TALES11 copies · $43–$125
THE MARBLE FAUN OR THE ROMANCE OF MONTE BENI6 copies · $20–$750
THE SCARLET LETTER; Easton Press6 copies · $273–$373
House of Seven Gables6 copies · $20–$128
TANGLEWOOD TALES5 copies · $47–$1,250
SHORT STORIES; Easton Press4 copies · $273–$298
SELECTED TALES; Franklin Library4 copies · $273–$273
MOSSES FROM AN OLD MANSE4 copies · $38–$149
THE SCARLET LETTER3 copies · $7,000–$7,800
The Marble Faun3 copies · €18–€1,500
A WONDER-BOOK FOR GIRLS AND BOYS3 copies · $43–$900
The Marble Faun: or the Romance of Monte Beni3 copies · $300–$750
Complete Short Stories of Nathaniel Hawthorne by Nathaniel Hawthorne3 copies · $69–$73
THE COMPLETE NOVELS AND SELECTED TALES OF NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE3 copies · $20–$68
THE WORKS OF NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE - ONE VOLUME EDITION3 copies · $20–$48
The Scarlet Letter, a Romance2 copies · $5,000–$6,500
A Wonder-Book for Girls and Boys2 copies · $2,000–$3,000
TANGLEWOOD TALES, FOR GIRLS AND BOYS: BEING A SECOND WONDER-BOOK2 copies · $1,500–$2,250
Market context
130 copies of Nathaniel Hawthorne's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $74 (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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