Philip Larkin
14 copies for sale · $30–$2,000 · 4 first editions
Notable copies for sale
The North Ship (first edition) — Burnside Rare Books$2,000
The Whitsun Weddings (first edition) — Burnside Rare Books$750
Selected Letters of Philip Larkin 1940-1985 (first edition) — Johnnycake Books$50
The Brynmor Jones Library 1929-1979 — Jonkers Rare Books£450
Oxford Poetry 1942-1943 — Jonkers Rare Books£250
Xx Poems — Jonkers Rare Books£150
COLLECTED POEMS (first edition) — Rare Book Cellar$68
The Less Deceived — Jonkers Rare Books£2,250
The Less Deceived — Johnnycake Books$300
COLLECTED POEMS — Rare Book Cellar$47
Collected Poems — Bauer Rare Books$35
Required writing. Miscellaneous pieces 1955-1982 — Rulon-Miller Books$30
What these are worth
Collected Poems5 copies from 4 sellers
Each page gathers every copy on the market, what similar copies have fetched, and the spread between them.
Works on the market
COLLECTED POEMS3 copies · $35–$68
The Less Deceived2 copies · £300–£2,250
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
Femmes Damnees1 copy · $100
Selected Letters of Philip Larkin 1940-19851 copy · $50
High Windows1 copy · $49
Required writing. Miscellaneous pieces 1955-19821 copy · $30
Market context
14 copies of Philip Larkin's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $97 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
Recent auction results (hammer prices, premiums not included):
High Windows, first edition, 1974; and others, largely poetry (c.100) (forum, 2026-09-03)£650
The Less Deceived, 1st edition, 1955 (dominic winter, 2026-06-01)£750
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