William Wordsworth
30 copies for sale · $28–$25,000 · 14 first editions · 2 signed
Notable copies for sale
Poems, in Two Volumes (first edition) — James Cummins Bookseller$4,750
The Excursion, Being a Portion of The Recluse, a Poem (first edition) — Lorne Bair Rare Books$1,250
Memorials of a tour on the continent, 1820 (first edition) — Rulon-Miller Books$1,250
The Sonnets…collected in one volume, with a few additional ones, now first published (first edition) — James Cummins Bookseller$1,250
Yarrow Revisited, and Other Poems (first edition) — Lorne Bair Rare Books$450
The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth. Complete in One Volume (first edition) — Eric Chaim Kline Bookseller$350
The recluse (first edition) — Rulon-Miller Books$50
The Poems of William Wordsworth — Jonkers Rare Books£7,500
Autograph letter signed W. Wordsworth to Elizabeth Fox, Lady Holland, acknowledging her do — James Cummins Bookseller$5,000
The white doe of Rylstone; or the fate of the Nortons. A poem (first edition) — Rulon-Miller Books$500
A Description Of The Scenery Of The Lakes In The North Of England Fourth Edition Now First — Rulon-Miller Books$500
The little maid and the gentleman; or, we are seven. Embellished with engravings — Rulon-Miller Books$500
Works on the market
Yarrow Revisited, and Other Poems2 copies · $450–$3,750
The Excursion, Being a Portion of The Recluse, a Poem1 copy · $25,000
The Poems of William Wordsworth1 copy · £7,500
Autograph letter signed W. Wordsworth to Elizabeth Fox, Lady Holland, acknowledging her do1 copy · $5,000
Poems, in Two Volumes1 copy · $4,750
The Prelude, or Growth of a Poet’s Mind1 copy · $2,000
The White Doe of Rylstone; or The Fate of the Nortons1 copy · $1,750
The Excursion, Being a Portion of The Recluse, a Poem1 copy · $1,250
Memorials of a tour on the continent, 18201 copy · $1,250
A Description Of The Scenery Of The Lakes In The North Of England Fourth Edition Now First1 copy · $500
POEMS OF WILLIAM WORDSWORTH; Easton Press1 copy · $273
The Prelude, or Growth of a poet's mind1 copy · €165
Market context
26 copies of William Wordsworth's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $60 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
Recent auction results (hammer prices, premiums not included):
Thanksgiving Ode, 1816; Peter Bell, 1816; Ecclesiastical Sketches, 1822 (3) (bonhams, 2026-07-01)£600
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