William Butler Yeats
18 copies for sale · $43–$4,250 · 8 first editions · 5 signed
Notable copies for sale
The Trembling of the Veil (first edition, signed) — John Windle Antiquarian$2,000
The Winding Stair (first edition, signed) — James Cummins Bookseller$3,500
Poems of W.B. Yeats (signed) — Heritage Book Shop$4,250
The Variorum Edition of the Poems of W. B. Yeats (first edition, signed) — James Cummins Bookseller$2,500
Responsibilities: Poems and a Play (first edition) — James Cummins Bookseller$1,500
The Winding Stair (signed) — John Windle Antiquarian$3,500
Plays in Prose and Verse (first edition) — James Cummins Bookseller$250
UNDER THE MOON (first edition) — Rare Book Cellar$43
SELECTED POEMS; Franklin Library — Rare Book Cellar$275
Ideas of Good and Evil — Lorne Bair Rare Books$200
The Autobiography Of William Butler Yeats — Second Story Books$50
The Collected Works of W.B. Yeats Vol. II: The Plays — B Street Books$67
Works on the market
The Winding Stair2 copies · $3,500
Poems of W.B. Yeats1 copy · $4,250
The Land of Heart’s Desire1 copy · $2,500
The Variorum Edition of the Poems of W. B. Yeats1 copy · $2,500
The Trembling of the Veil1 copy · $2,000
Responsibilities: Poems and a Play1 copy · $1,500
Two Plays for Dancers1 copy · $1,000
SELECTED POEMS; Franklin Library1 copy · $275
Plays in Prose and Verse1 copy · $250
Ideas of Good and Evil1 copy · $200
Responsibilities and Other Plays1 copy · $150
The Autobiography Of William Butler Yeats1 copy · $50
UNDER THE MOON1 copy · $43
Market context
48 copies of William Butler Yeats's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $155 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
Recent auction results (hammer prices, premiums not included):
The Collected Works in Verse and Prose of William Butler Yeats, 8 vol., first edition, Str (forum, 2026-09-03)£550
Plays and Controversies, first edition, 1923; and 46 others, by or related to Yeats (47) (forum, 2026-07-23)£1,600
Synge and the Ireland of His Time. With a note concerning a walk through Connemara with hi (forum, 2026-07-23)£800
A Vision, first trade edition in plain cloth boards, 1937; and 6 others, mostly by W.B. Ye (forum, 2026-04-23)£300
Four Plays for Dancers, first edition, illustrations by Edmund Dulac, 1921. (forum, 2026-04-23)£280
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