Robert Louis Stevenson
349 copies for sale · $15–$15,000 · 93 first editions · 3 signed
Notable copies for sale
David Balfour: Being Memoirs of His Adventures At Home And Abroad (First Ameridan Printin (first edition, 1893) — Biblio$250
THE MASTER OF BALLANTRAE. A WINTER'S TALE (first edition, signed) — Phillip J. Pirages$750
Ballads (first edition, signed) — James Cummins Bookseller$300
Child’s Garden of Verses, A. (first edition) — David Brass Rare Books$1,950
Kidnapped: Being Memoirs of the Adventures of David Balfour (first edition) — Churchill Book Collector$1,250
The Black Arrow: A Tale of the Two Roses (first edition) — Churchill Book Collector$600
Master of Ballantrae, The (first edition) — David Brass Rare Books$600
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (first edition) — Adrian Harrington Rare Books£175
Treasure Island (first edition) — Heritage Book Shop$12,000
Catriona: A Sequel to Kidnapped Being Memoirs of the Further Adventures of David Balfour a (first edition) — Churchill Book Collector$400
Virginibus Puerisque and Other Papers (first edition) — James Cummins Bookseller$400
Island Nights' Entertainments (first edition) — Churchill Book Collector$350
What these are worth
Island Nights' Entertainments4 copies from 3 sellers
The Master of Ballantrae: A Winter's Tale10 copies from 4 sellers
Treasure Island (first edition, first printing)3 copies from 3 sellers
Each page gathers every copy on the market, what similar copies have fetched, and the spread between them.
Works on the market
KIDNAPPED33 copies · $20–$2,787
TREASURE ISLAND31 copies · £20–£18,500
A CHILD'S GARDEN OF VERSES14 copies · €20–€850
THE MASTER OF BALLANTRAE; A Winter's Tale9 copies · $43–$75
DAVID BALFOUR8 copies · $43–$278
STRANGE CASE OF DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE; Easton Press7 copies · $273–$328
THE BLACK ARROW7 copies · $20–$271
NEW ARABIAN NIGHTS6 copies · €20–€350
THE STRANGE CASE OF DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE5 copies · £37–£2,750
ST. IVES : ; Being the Adventures of a French Prisoner in England5 copies · $20–$178
BLACK ARROW; A Tale of the Two Roses4 copies · €27–€267
VIRGINIBUS PUERISQUE AND OTHER PAPERS4 copies · $20–$123
DAVID BALFOUR : ; Being Memoirs of His Adventures At Home and Abroad4 copies · $20–$73
THE WRECKER4 copies · $20–$73
THE MASTER OF BALLANTRAE4 copies · $20–$48
PRINCE OTTO3 copies · £48–£15,000
STRANGE CASE OF DR JEKYLL AND MR HYDE3 copies · £175–£15,000
Treasure Island3 copies · $9,500–$12,500
A Child's Garden of Verses3 copies · $30–$1,850
Market context
191 copies of Robert Louis Stevenson's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $58 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
Recent auction results (hammer prices, premiums not included):
Kidnapped, 1st edition, 1886 (dominic winter, 2026-09-01)£300
The Works, with bibliographical notes by Edmund Gosse, 20 vol., 'Pentland Edition', one of (forum, 2026-07-23)£65
Travels with a Donkey in the Cevennes, first edition, 1879; and others by the same, many f (forum, 2026-07-23)£300
Works, 20 vol., 1906-1907? (bonhams, 2026-07-09)£2,000
An Dr. Jekyll Agus Mr. Hyde, first edition in Irish, Dublin, Mhuinntir Ch. S. o Fallamhain (forum, 2026-06-25)£110
Treasure Island, first edition, first issue, 1883 (forum, 2026-06-04)£1,600
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