Theodore Dreiser
68 copies for sale · $20–$8,500 · 19 first editions · 4 signed
Notable copies for sale
Moods Cadenced and Declaimed (first edition, signed) — James Cummins Bookseller$250
Autograph letter signed Theodore Dreiser to Geoffrey Parsons of the New York Herald Tribun — Riverrun Books & Manuscripts$800
Sister Carrie (signed) — Burnside Rare Books$3,500
Tragic America (first edition) — Burnside Rare Books$300
Hoosier Holiday (first edition) — Bauer Rare Books$225
The Hand of the Potter, a Tragedy in Four Acts (first edition) — Bartleby's Books$150
Sister Carrie (first edition) — Heritage Book Shop$8,500
Sister Carrie (first edition) — Burnside Rare Books$4,500
Sister Carrie (first edition) — B & B Rare Books$3,750
AN AMERICAN TRAGEDY (first edition) — Captain Ahab's Rare Books$1,250
American Tragedy, An — David Brass Rare Books$1,850
PLAYS OF THE NATURAL AND THE SUPERNATURAL (first edition) — Bartleby's Books$225
Works on the market
SISTER CARRIE9 copies · $20–$3,500
SISTER CARRIE; Franklin Library5 copies · $113–$273
JENNIE GERHARDT4 copies · $20–$58
Sister Carrie3 copies · $3,750–$5,000
Tragic America3 copies · $125–$400
SISTER CARRIE; Easton Press2 copies · $273–$298
PLAYS OF THE NATURAL AND THE SUPERNATURAL2 copies · $125–$225
AN AMERICAN TRAGEDY; Two Volumes in One2 copies · $48–$150
THEODORE DREISER : ; Sister Carrie, Jennie Gerhardt, Twelve Men2 copies · $68–$73
SISTER CARRIE; Modern Library No. 82 copies · $53–$58
Sister Carrie1 copy · $8,500
The Carnegie Works at Pittsburgh1 copy · $4,000
American Tragedy, An1 copy · $1,850
AN AMERICAN TRAGEDY1 copy · $1,250
Autograph letter signed Theodore Dreiser to Geoffrey Parsons of the New York Herald Tribun1 copy · $800
AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED1 copy · $450
Tragic America1 copy · $300
A GALLERY OF WOMEN IN 2 VOLUMES1 copy · $297
Dawn: A History of Myself Limited Edition, Signed1 copy · $250
Market context
18 copies of Theodore Dreiser's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $69 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
Recent auction results (hammer prices, premiums not included):
Chains, one of 440 copies signed by the author, New York, 1927; and 8 others, literature ( (forum, 2026-06-25)£280
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