Philip Larkin
14 copies for sale · $35–$2,000 · 4 first editions
Notable copies for sale
The North Ship (first edition) — Burnside Rare Books$2,000
Selected Letters of Philip Larkin 1940-1985 (first edition) — Johnnycake Books$50
Early Poems and Juvenilia (first edition) — Bauer Rare Books$35
The Whitsun Weddings (first edition) — Burnside Rare Books$750
The Brynmor Jones Library 1929-1979 — Jonkers Rare Books£450
Oxford Poetry 1942-1943 — Jonkers Rare Books£250
The Whitsun Weddings, Advance Subscription form for the LP — Riverrun Books & Manuscripts$200
Xx Poems — Jonkers Rare Books£150
The Less Deceived — Jonkers Rare Books£2,250
THE WHITSUN WEDDING — Type Punch Matrix$125
A Girl in Winter — Adrian Harrington Rare Books£95
The Less Deceived — Johnnycake Books$300
Works on the market
The Less Deceived2 copies · £300–£2,250
COLLECTED POEMS2 copies · $47–$68
The North Ship1 copy · $2,000
The Whitsun Weddings1 copy · $750
The Brynmor Jones Library 1929-19791 copy · £450
Oxford Poetry 1942-19431 copy · £250
Xx Poems1 copy · £150
THE WHITSUN WEDDING1 copy · $125
A Girl in Winter1 copy · £95
Selected Letters of Philip Larkin 1940-19851 copy · $50
Early Poems and Juvenilia1 copy · $35
Market context
19 copies of Philip Larkin's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $60 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
Recent auction results (hammer prices, premiums not included):
The Less Deceived, 1st edition, 1955 (dominic winter, 2026-06-01)£750
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