W. S. Merwin
31 copies for sale · $20–$1,500 · 18 first editions · 13 signed
Notable copies for sale
The Lice (first edition, signed) — Burnside Rare Books$900
Japanese Figures (first edition, signed) — Johnnycake Books$200
Mary (first edition, signed) — Riverrun Books & Manuscripts$175
THE MOVING TARGET (first edition, signed) — Johnnycake Books$150
THE PUPIL (first edition, signed) — Michael Pyron Books$135
Unframed Originals: Recollections (first edition, signed) — Burnside Rare Books$100
The Folding Cliffs: A Narrative of 19th Century Hawaii (first edition, signed) — Michael Pyron Books$75
Migration: New & Selected Poems (first edition, signed) — Michael Pyron Books$65
The Dancing Bears (first edition) — Biblioctopus$400
LAMENT FOR THE MAKERS Uncorrected Proof (signed) — Michael Pyron Books$60
The Carrier of Ladders Poems (signed) — Good Books in the Woods$50
The Opening of the Hand (first edition) — Riverrun Books & Manuscripts$75
Works on the market
Feathers from the hill2 copies · $125–$1,500
THE SHADOW OF SIRIUS2 copies · $68–$383
Finding the Islands2 copies · $45
The Lice1 copy · $900
The Dancing Bears1 copy · $400
Japanese Figures1 copy · $200
Mary1 copy · $175
THE MOVING TARGET1 copy · $150
THE PUPIL1 copy · $135
Mary1 copy · $125
Unframed Originals: Recollections1 copy · $100
UNFRAMED ORIGINALS1 copy · $98
The Opening of the Hand1 copy · $75
Migration: New & Selected Poems1 copy · $65
LAMENT FOR THE MAKERS Uncorrected Proof1 copy · $60
THE RAIN IN THE TREES; Poems1 copy · $53
THE BOOK OF FABLES1 copy · $50
The Carrier of Ladders Poems1 copy · $50
SELECTED TRANSLATIONS: 1948 - 20111 copy · $50
Market context
12 copies of W. S. Merwin's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $57 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
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