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Finnegans Wake by James. Joyce

$17,033 – $20,000 · 3 copies for sale · median asking price $17,068 · First edition · 1939

Market context

Our own fair-value estimate is $17,068. It is built from our full comparable-price record for this title, which includes copies and sales not listed above.

Sold at auction

forum 2026-07-23£360
dominic winter 2026-07-01£400
dominic winter 2026-06-01£340

Hammer prices. Buyer's premium is not included, so the amount actually paid was higher — typically by 20–30%.

Every copy for sale

Finnegans Wake. (1939, first edition, signed, hardcover) — Biblio $17,033
Finnegans Wake. (1939, first edition, signed, hardcover) — Biblio $17,068
Finnegans Wake (1939, first edition, signed, unknown) — Biblio $20,000

Grouped as first edition. Copies whose dealer did not state an edition are listed separately and may not appear here.

Copies that have left the market

Biblio delisted, 2026-07-24$15,625

None of these were confirmed as sold — they stopped being listed, which can mean a sale, a withdrawal, or a dealer changing systems. Treat them as last asking prices only.

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