Thomas Hardy
237 copies for sale · $20–$34,650 · 55 first editions · 6 signed
Notable copies for sale
Tess of the d'Urbervilles Signed limited edition (signed) — Whitmore Rare Books$7,500
Works Mellstock Edition (signed) — Heritage Book Shop$12,500
Writings of Thomas Hardy in Prose and Verse, The (signed) — David Brass Rare Books$7,500
The Trumpet Major (first edition) — Whitmore Rare Books$34,650
Tess of the d'Urbervilles: A Pure Woman Faithfully Presented (first edition) — Burnside Rare Books$15,000
The Mayor of Casterbridge: the Life and Death of a Man of Character (first edition) — James Cummins Bookseller$11,000
A Pair of Blue Eyes in 3 vols. (first edition) — Whitmore Rare Books$8,500
Tess of the D'Urbervilles (first edition) — Burnside Rare Books$3,500
Wessex Tales: Strange, Lively and Commonplace (first edition) — James Cummins Bookseller$2,250
Poems of The Past and Present (first edition) — Thorn Books$2,000
The dynasts: An epic-drama of the war with Napoleon.. (signed) — Rulon-Miller Books$750
Wessex Tales: Strange, Lively and Commonplace (first edition) — James Cummins Bookseller$1,500
Works on the market
THE RETURN OF THE NATIVE; Easton Press13 copies · $273–$323
THE RETURN OF THE NATIVE10 copies · $25–$7,800
TESS OF THE D'URBERVILLES10 copies · $40–$5,000
JUDE THE OBSCURE; Easton Press10 copies · $273–$323
JUDE THE OBSCURE9 copies · $43–$298
THE MAYOR OF CASTERBRIDGE6 copies · $47–$298
THE TRUMPET MAJOR4 copies · £198–£9,500
THE WOODLANDERS4 copies · £198–£3,500
LIFE'S LITTLE IRONIES. A set of tales with some colloquial sketches entitled A Few Crusted4 copies · A$40–A$600
THE RETURN OF THE NATIVE; Franklin Library4 copies · $73–$275
FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD3 copies · $43–$10,000
DESPERATE REMEDIES3 copies · £73–£8,500
A PAIR OF BLUE EYES3 copies · $37–$8,500
UNDER THE GREENWOOD TREE3 copies · $198–$5,000
Return of the Native3 copies · $35–$3,500
Old Mrs. Chundle: A Short Story3 copies · $50–$350
HUMAN SHOWS FAR PHANTASIES: Songs, and Trifles3 copies · $100–$175
Trumpet-Major. a Tale2 copies · $5,500–$22,500
The Mayor of Casterbridge2 copies · $6,500–$20,250
A LAODICEAN; Or, the castle of the De Stancys. A story of to-day2 copies · A$1,650–A$7,000
Market context
42 copies of Thomas Hardy's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $56 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
Recent auction results (hammer prices, premiums not included):
The Works, 23 vol., 'Wessex Edition', 1917-26; and others, mostly literature, many leather (forum, 2026-07-23)£2,000
Poems of the Past and the Present, 1st edition, 1st issue, 1902 [1901] + 1 other (dominic winter, 2026-07-01)£440
Portrait photograph of Thomas Hardy, by Bernard Griffin, SIGNED BY THE SITTER ("Thomas Har (bonhams, 2026-07-01)£850
Macmillan's Pocket Hardy series, 23 vols, 1922-23 (dominic winter, 2026-06-01)£100
[14 signatures of Thomas Hardy], on bookplates to be inserted in copies of one of Hardy's (forum, 2026-05-07)£550
The Well-Beloved, first edition, 1897; and 7 others by the same (8) (forum, 2026-04-23)£40
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