Percy Bysshe Shelley
40 copies for sale · $43–$25,000 · 12 first editions · 1 signed
Notable copies for sale
The Cenci. A Tragedy, in Five Acts (first edition) — Burnside Rare Books$22,000
Prometheus Unbound. A Lyrical Drama in Four Acts with Other Poems (first edition) — Burnside Rare Books$9,000
The Revolt of Islam; a Poem in Twelve Cantos (first edition) — James Cummins Bookseller$7,500
Adonais (signed) — James Cummins Bookseller$900
The Revolt of Islam; a Poem in Twelve Cantos (first edition) — James Cummins Bookseller$1,500
We Pity the Plumage, But Forget the Dying Bird. An Address to the People on the Death of t (first edition) — Riverrun Books & Manuscripts$1,000
THE POEMS OF SHELLEY; Easton Press (first edition) — Rare Book Cellar$273
SHELLEY; Poems Everyman's Library Pocket Poets Series (first edition) — Rare Book Cellar$48
The Poetical Works — Biblioctopus$25,000
The Poets of Great Britain Extra-illustrated in 5 vols. — Whitmore Rare Books$5,500
Posthumous Poems of Percy Bysshe Shelley — Hordern HouseA$3,650
The Cenci. A Tragedy in Five Acts — James Cummins Bookseller$2,000
Works on the market
THE POETICAL WORKS OF PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY4 copies · $47–$12,500
POEMS OF PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY; Easton Press4 copies · $258–$273
THE SENSITIVE PLANT2 copies · $1,148–$1,450
THE WORKS OF PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY2 copies · $43–$48
The Poetical Works1 copy · $25,000
The Cenci. A Tragedy, in Five Acts1 copy · $22,000
The Revolt of Islam; a Poem in Twelve Cantos1 copy · $7,500
The Poets of Great Britain Extra-illustrated in 5 vols.1 copy · $5,500
Posthumous Poems of Percy Bysshe Shelley1 copy · A$3,650
Miscellaneous Poems1 copy · $2,250
The Cenci. A Tragedy in Five Acts1 copy · $2,000
The Revolt of Islam; a Poem in Twelve Cantos1 copy · $1,500
Queen Mab1 copy · $1,250
We Pity the Plumage, But Forget the Dying Bird. An Address to the People on the Death of t1 copy · $1,000
Adonais1 copy · $900
Queen Mab; a Philosophical Poem1 copy · $700
Ode to the West Wind1 copy · $400
Market context
23 copies of Percy Bysshe Shelley's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $200 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
Recent auction results (hammer prices, premiums not included):
Works in Verse and Prose, 8 vol., edited by Harry Buxton Forman, 1876-80. (forum, 2026-07-23)£320
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