Arthur Waley
18 copies for sale · $20–$200 · 3 first editions
Notable copies for sale
MORE TRANSLATIONS FROM THE CHINESE (first edition) — L. W. Currey$200
THE NINE SONGS (first edition) — Rare Book Cellar$58
The Way and its Power — Adrian Harrington Rare Books£75
Dear Monkey — Asia BookroomA$45
More Translations from the Chinese — Asia BookroomA$33
The Temple and Other Poems — Bolerium Books$20
THE WAY AND ITS POWER; A Study of the Tao Te Ching and its Place in Chinese Thought — Rare Book Cellar$132
An introduction to the study of Chinese painting — Rulon-Miller Books$50
THE WAY AND ITS POWER; A Study of the Tao Te Ching and its Place in Chinese Thought — Rare Book Cellar$43
THE NINE SONGS — Rare Book Cellar$39
The Analects of Confucius — Asia BookroomA$35
Translations From the Chinese — Between the Covers$20
Works on the market
An Introduction To The Study Of Chinese Painting3 copies · $38–$100
THE WAY AND ITS POWER; A Study of the Tao Te Ching and its Place in Chinese Thought2 copies · $43–$132
THE NINE SONGS2 copies · $39–$58
MORE TRANSLATIONS FROM THE CHINESE1 copy · $200
The Life And Times Of Po Chu I 772 846 A D1 copy · $75
The Way and its Power1 copy · £75
Ballads And Stories From Tun Huang An Anthology1 copy · $45
Dear Monkey1 copy · A$45
The Analects of Confucius1 copy · A$35
More Translations from the Chinese1 copy · A$33
The Temple and Other Poems1 copy · $20
Translations From the Chinese1 copy · $20
Market context
20 copies of Arthur Waley'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):
A Catalogue of Paintings recovered from Tun-Huang by Sir Aurel Stein, 1931 (dominic winter, 2026-09-01)£100
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