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Sylvia Plath

28 copies for sale · $42–$150,000 · 5 first editions · 6 signed

Notable copies for sale

The Colossus (first edition) — Burnside Rare Books$6,500
Three Women: A Monologue for Three Voices (first edition) — Johnnycake Books$700
Ariel (first edition) — Burnside Rare Books$7,800
Untitled Portrait Of A Woman — Sotheby's$150,000
Typed Letter Signed, to Ted Hughes, With a Typed Poem (signed) — Jonkers Rare Books£65,000
Unpublished Autograph Poem: THE SNOWFLAKE STAR — Type Punch Matrix$45,000
Autograph Letter Signed, to Edith and William Hughes (signed) — Jonkers Rare Books£22,500
Light Blue, Dark Blue — Jonkers Rare Books£12,500
The Colossus and Other Poems — Jonkers Rare Books£5,000
Collection of 41 Magazine and Literary Magazine Appearances — Type Punch Matrix$5,000
Ariel (first edition) — Burnside Rare Books$1,500
THE COLLECTED POEMS (HARPER COLOPHON BOOKS) By Sylvia Plath & Ted Hughes *VG+* (1992) — eBay$60

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Works on the market

Typed Letter Signed, to Ted Hughes4 copies · £35,000–£60,000
Untitled Portrait Of A Woman1 copy · $150,000
Typed Letter Signed, to Ted Hughes, With a Typed Poem1 copy · £65,000
Unpublished Autograph Poem: THE SNOWFLAKE STAR1 copy · $45,000
Autograph Letter Signed, to Edith and William Hughes1 copy · £22,500
Light Blue, Dark Blue1 copy · £12,500
Ariel1 copy · $7,800
The Colossus1 copy · $6,500
Collection of 41 Magazine and Literary Magazine Appearances1 copy · $5,000
The Colossus and Other Poems1 copy · £5,000
Ariel1 copy · £4,500
Ariel1 copy · $1,500
Three Women: A Monologue for Three Voices1 copy · $700
Ariel1 copy · $350
THE COLLECTED POEMS By Sylvia Plath & Ted Hughes - Hardcover **Mint Condition**1 copy · $60
THE COLLECTED POEMS (HARPER COLOPHON BOOKS) By Sylvia Plath & Ted Hughes *VG+*1 copy · $60
THE LETTERS OF SYLVIA PLATH VOLUME 1: 1940-1956 - Hardcover Excellent Condition1 copy · $45
THEME & VERSION: PLATH & RONSARD By Sylvia Plath **Mint Condition**1 copy · $42

Market context

38 copies of Sylvia Plath's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $100 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).

Recent auction results (hammer prices, premiums not included):

Crystal Gazer and Other Poems, one of 400 copies, Rainbow Press, 1971; and 12 others by th (forum, 2026-07-02)£1,200
The Colossus, UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY OF THE AUTHOR'S FIRST VOLUME OF POETRY, Heinemann, 19 (bonhams, 2026-07-01)£3,200
Winter Trees, first American edition, Frieda Hughes's copy, New York, 1972. (forum, 2026-04-23)£320

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