William Hope Hodgson
45 copies for sale · $25–$25,000 · 25 first editions · 4 signed
Notable copies for sale
TALES OF LAND AND SEA (first edition, signed) — L. W. Currey$350
THE GHOST PIRATES (first edition) — L. W. Currey$2,250
The Boats of the 'Glen Carrig' (first edition, 1907) — Biblio$1,250
Men of the Deep Waters. “Deep Waters of Mysterious Seas, and the Great Deep of Life” (first edition) — James Cummins Bookseller$10,000
THE LUCK OF THE STRONG (first edition) — L. W. Currey$2,250
THE VOICE OF THE OCEAN (first edition) — L. W. Currey$750
THE NIGHT LAND: A LOVE TALE (first edition) — L. W. Currey$6,500
THE NIGHT LAND: A LOVE TALE (first edition) — L. W. Currey$25,000
The Night Land: A Love Tale (first edition) — Burnside Rare Books$4,500
CAPTAIN GAULT: BEING THE EXCEEDINGLY PRIVATE LOG OF A SEA-CAPTAIN (first edition) — L. W. Currey$2,500
Captain Gault. Being the Exceedingly Private Log of a Sea-Captain (first edition) — James Cummins Bookseller$2,250
OUT OF THE STORM: UNCOLLECTED FANTASIES (first edition, signed) — L. W. Currey$100
What these are worth
The House on the Borderland and Other Novels7 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
OUT OF THE STORM: UNCOLLECTED FANTASIES8 copies · $50–$100
THE HOUSE ON THE BORDERLAND AND OTHER NOVELS4 copies · $500–$1,250
DEEP WATERS4 copies · $100–$150
THE NIGHT LAND: A LOVE TALE3 copies · $4,500–$25,000
CAPTAIN GAULT: BEING THE EXCEEDINGLY PRIVATE LOG OF A SEA-CAPTAIN2 copies · $2,250–$2,500
THE DREAM OF X.2 copies · $45–$150
POEMS OF THE SEA2 copies · $35–$75
SPECTRAL MANIFESTATIONS2 copies · $25
Men of the Deep Waters. “Deep Waters of Mysterious Seas, and the Great Deep of Life”1 copy · $10,000
THE GHOST PIRATES1 copy · $2,250
THE LUCK OF THE STRONG1 copy · $2,250
The Boats of the 'Glen Carrig'1 copy · $1,250
THE VOICE OF THE OCEAN1 copy · $750
The House On The Borderland. And Other Novels1 copy · £495
Fifteen Short Stories Homeward Bound The Goddess Of Death The Phantom Ship The Room Of Fea1 copy · $375
TALES OF LAND AND SEA1 copy · $350
CARNACKI THE GHOST-FINDER1 copy · $200
Carnacki The Ghost-Finder1 copy · £175
THE GHOST PIRATES1 copy · $100
House on the Borderland1 copy · $65
Market context
23 copies of William Hope Hodgson's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $50 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
Recent auction results (hammer prices, premiums not included):
The Ghost Pirates, first edition, variant binding, Stanley Paul, 1909 (forum, 2026-06-25)£500
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