Stephen Spender
59 copies for sale · $20–$9,000 · 29 first editions · 8 signed
Notable copies for sale
Twenty Poems (first edition, signed) — James Cummins Bookseller$600
Returning to Vienna 1947. Nine Sketches (first edition, signed) — James Cummins Bookseller$200
Journals 1939-1983 (first edition, signed) — Good Books in the Woods$28
Poems of Dedication (first edition) — James Cummins Bookseller$150
Ruins and Visions; Poems 1934-1942 (signed) — Bauer Rare Books$45
The Edge of Being (first edition) — Adrian Harrington Rare Books£75
The edge of being (first edition) — Rulon-Miller Books$55
Forward from liberalism (first edition) — Rulon-Miller Books$50
The 30's And After: Poetry, Politics, People, 1930's-1970's - 1st Edition/1st Printing (first edition) — Books Tell You Why$40
New Selected Journals; 1939-1995 (first edition) — Bauer Rare Books$40
World Within World (first edition) — Bauer Rare Books$35
Thirties and After; Poetry, Politics, People, 1933-1970 (first edition) — Bauer Rare Books$35
Works on the market
HOCKNEY'S ALPHABET3 copies · $2,900–$7,500
POEMS3 copies · $20–$600
The Edge of Being2 copies · £55–£75
The Generous Days2 copies · $40–$75
W. H. AUDEN: A TRIBUTE2 copies · $48–$73
LOVE HATE RELATIONS; English and American Sensibilities2 copies · $43–$47
WORLD WITHIN WORLD2 copies · $35–$40
Twenty Poems1 copy · $600
Francis Bacon1 copy · $300
JOURNALS 1939-1983; Franklin Library Signed1 copy · $273
Returning to Vienna 1947. Nine Sketches1 copy · $200
Poems of Dedication1 copy · $150
The Burning Cactus1 copy · $100
China Diary. DAVID HOCKNEY1 copy · $85
Cyril Connolly, A Memoir1 copy · £75
Nine Experiments1 copy · $75
CHINA DIARY1 copy · $73
Market context
16 copies of Stephen Spender's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $41 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
Recent auction results (hammer prices, premiums not included):
Spiritual Exercises, one of 125 copies, signed presentation inscription from the author an (forum, 2026-07-02)£110
Vienna, 1st edition, 1934 (dominic winter, 2026-07-01)£240
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