Walt Whitman
97 copies for sale · $20–$125,000 · 24 first editions · 10 signed
Notable copies for sale
Complete Poems & Prose of Walt Whitman 1855... 1888 Leaves of Grass (first edition, signed) — Manhattan Rare Books$22,000
Leaves Of Grass 3 Vols 2 Of 32 Copies With Full Page Hand Corrected With 15 Changes To The (signed) — Eric Chaim Kline Bookseller$20,000
Complete Poems and Prose of Walt Whitman (signed) — John Windle Antiquarian$11,950
The Complete Writings in 10 vols (signed) — Whitmore Rare Books$11,500
Albumen Photograph Given to Mary O. Davis (signed) — Manhattan Rare Books$6,500
Autograph Postcard Signed (signed) — Bauman Rare Books$3,000
Leaves of Grass (first edition) — Rootenberg Rare Books$125,000
Drum Taps bound with Sequel to Drum-Taps. When Lilacs Last in the Door-Yard Bloom'd (first edition) — Whitmore Rare Books$9,500
Autographed Letter Signed ALS Mentioning Leaves of Grass (first edition) — Manhattan Rare Books$8,500
As a Strong Bird on Pinions Free. And Other Poems. At head of title: Leaves of Grass (first edition) — James Cummins Bookseller$2,750
Good-Bye, My Fancy. 2nd Annex to Leaves of Grass (first edition) — Eric Chaim Kline Bookseller$750
Good-Bye My Fancy: 2d Annex to Leaves of Grass (first edition) — James Cummins Bookseller$750
Works on the market
LEAVES OF GRASS19 copies · $41–$20,000
LEAVES OF GRASS4 copies · $30–$12,000
November Boughs3 copies · $450–$1,200
LEAVES OF GRASS; Easton Press3 copies · $273–$348
Song of the Open Road2 copies · $750
LEAVES OF GRASS; Modern Library2 copies · $73
SELECTIONS FROM LEAVES OF GRASS2 copies · $48
Leaves of Grass1 copy · $125,000
Autograph Letter Draft to Alfred Pratt. WITH: Alfred Pratt’s autograph letter to Whitman1 copy · $20,000
Leaves Of Grass 3 Vols 2 Of 32 Copies With Full Page Hand Corrected With 15 Changes To The1 copy · $20,000
Complete Poems and Prose of Walt Whitman1 copy · $11,950
The Complete Writings in 10 vols1 copy · $11,500
Autographed Letter Signed ALS Mentioning Leaves of Grass1 copy · $8,500
Albumen Photograph Given to Mary O. Davis1 copy · $6,500
Autograph Postcard Signed1 copy · $3,000
Market context
41 copies of Walt Whitman's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $78 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
Recent auction results (hammer prices, premiums not included):
Leaves of Grass, Boston: Thayer & Eldridge, 1860-61, i.e. R. Worthington, c. 1879 (dominic winter, 2026-06-01)£220
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