Willa Cather
141 copies for sale · $20–$25,000 · 65 first editions · 15 signed
Notable copies for sale
April Twilights and Other Poems Limited Edition, Signed (first edition, signed) — Lorne Bair Rare Books$375
The Professor's House (first edition, signed) — Burnside Rare Books$5,800
Youth and the Bright Medusa (first edition, signed) — Burnside Rare Books$4,800
The Professor's House (first edition, signed) — Burnside Rare Books$2,500
One of Ours (first edition, signed) — Burnside Rare Books$2,500
My Mortal Enemy (first edition, signed) — John Windle Antiquarian$650
Death Comes for the Archbishop (first edition, signed) — Burnside Rare Books$3,500
Death Comes for the Archbishop (first edition, signed) — Burnside Rare Books$3,000
The Novels And Stories (signed) — Phillip J. Pirages$3,900
O Pioneers! (first edition) — Biblioctopus$25,000
WILLA CATHER'S RED CLOUD (signed) — Johnnycake Books$475
Sapphira and the Slave Girl (first edition, signed) — James Cummins Bookseller$800
What these are worth
December Night; A Scene from Willa Cather's Novel Death Comes for the… (first edition)3 copies from 3 sellers
Each page gathers every copy on the market, what similar copies have fetched, and the spread between them.
Works on the market
MY ANTONIA17 copies · $24–$88
O PIONEERS!16 copies · $36–$1,000
SAPPHIRA AND THE SLAVE GIRL10 copies · $25–$800
SHADOWS ON THE ROCK9 copies · $68–$1,498
DEATH COMES FOR THE ARCHBISHOP7 copies · $37–$750
MY MORTAL ENEMY6 copies · $27–$233
A LOST LADY6 copies · $20–$68
O PIONEERS! / THE SONG OF THE LARK / ALEXANDER'S BRIDGE4 copies · $34–$444
Sapphira And The Slave Girl4 copies · €13–€125
MY ANTONIA, THE TROLL GARDEN, SELECTED SHORT STORIES4 copies · $41–$65
Death Comes for the Archbishop3 copies · $3,000–$8,500
Shadows On The Rock3 copies · $38–$1,250
OBSCURE DESTINIES3 copies · $30–$150
LUCY GAYHEART2 copies · $30–$1,698
My Mortal Enemy2 copies · $40–$650
THE PROFESSOR'S HOUSE2 copies · $75–$373
MY ANTONIA; The First Edition Library - FEL2 copies · $273
The Professors House2 copies · $38–$100
SONG OF THE LARK2 copies · $31–$48
Market context
32 copies of Willa Cather's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $46 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
Recent auction results (hammer prices, premiums not included):
Death Comes for the Archbishop, one of 50 copies signed by the author and printed on Japan (forum, 2026-06-25)£1,300
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