William Butler Yeats
17 copies for sale · $30–$4,250 · 8 first editions · 5 signed
Notable copies for sale
Early Poems and Stories (first edition, signed) — Bauer Rare Books$2,800
The Trembling of the Veil (first edition, signed) — John Windle Antiquarian$2,000
Poems of W.B. Yeats (signed) — Heritage Book Shop$4,250
The Death of Synge and Other Passages from an Old Diary (first edition) — James Cummins Bookseller$600
The Winding Stair (signed) — John Windle Antiquarian$3,500
Plays in Prose and Verse (first edition) — James Cummins Bookseller$250
King of the Great Clock Tower, Commentaries and Poems (first edition) — Bauer Rare Books$45
W B Yeats Framed Tls To James D Phelan — Second Story Books$2,000
Ideas of Good and Evil — Lorne Bair Rare Books$200
The Tables of the Law & the Adoration of the Magi (first edition) — Eric Chaim Kline Bookseller$95
The Land of Heart‘s Desire — James Cummins Bookseller$200
The Collected Works of W.B. Yeats Vol. II: The Plays — B Street Books$67
Works on the market
The Land of Heart‘s Desire2 copies · $200–$2,500
Poems of W.B. Yeats1 copy · $4,250
The Winding Stair1 copy · $3,500
The Winding Stair1 copy · $3,500
Early Poems and Stories1 copy · $2,800
The Trembling of the Veil1 copy · $2,000
W B Yeats Framed Tls To James D Phelan1 copy · $2,000
Plays in Prose and Verse1 copy · $250
Ideas of Good and Evil1 copy · $200
Responsibilities and Other Plays1 copy · $150
Druid Craft; the Writing of The Sahdowy Waters1 copy · $30
Market context
18 copies of William Butler Yeats's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $73 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
Recent auction results (hammer prices, premiums not included):
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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