Aubrey Beardsley
23 copies for sale · $25–$9,500 · 7 first editions · 1 signed
Notable copies for sale
The Savoy advertisement (signed) — Honey & Wax Booksellers$2,500
Morte Darthur Portfolio Reproductions Of Eleven Designs Omitted From The First Edition Of (first edition) — Bauer Rare Books$2,000
The Story Of Venus And Tannhauser In Which Is Set Forth An Exact Account Of The Manner Of (first edition) — James Cummins Bookseller$450
Savoy; No. 1. An Illustrated Quarterly (first edition) — Bauer Rare Books$350
Story of Venus and Tannhäuser; A Romantic Novel (first edition) — Bauer Rare Books$250
AUBREY BEARDSLEY DRAWINGS (first edition) — Rare Book Cellar$73
AUBREY BEARDSLEY Sixty Selected Drawings (first edition) — Rare Book Cellar$73
Remains of a Poet (first edition) — Bauer Rare Books$35
Issue of Five Drawings, An — David Brass Rare Books$9,500
Salomé; A Tragedy in One Act: Translated from the French of Oscar Wilde — Bauer Rare Books$1,800
“D'Albert a vignette ” — James Cummins Bookseller$1,750
Geschichte von Venus und Tannhäuser; Eine Romantische Novelle — Bauer Rare Books$500
Works on the market
Issue of Five Drawings, An1 copy · $9,500
The Savoy advertisement1 copy · $2,500
Morte Darthur Portfolio Reproductions Of Eleven Designs Omitted From The First Edition Of 1 copy · $2,000
“D'Albert a vignette ”1 copy · $1,750
The Story Of Venus And Tannhauser In Which Is Set Forth An Exact Account Of The Manner Of 1 copy · $450
Savoy; No. 1. An Illustrated Quarterly1 copy · $350
Under the Hill and Other Essay in Prose and Verse1 copy · $350
Story of Venus and Tannhäuser; A Romantic Novel1 copy · $250
Le Morte Darthur1 copy · $175
The Story Of Venus And Tannhauser In Which Is Set Forth An Exact Account Of The Manner Of 1 copy · $150
THE COLLECTED DRAWINGS OF AUBREY BEARDSLEY1 copy · $123
SELECTED DRAWINGS OF AUBREY BEARDSLEY1 copy · $123
AUBREY BEARDSLEY DRAWINGS; 1872 - 18981 copy · $98
AUBREY BEARDSLEY DRAWINGS1 copy · $73
AUBREY BEARDSLEY Sixty Selected Drawings1 copy · $73
The Later Works of Aubrey Beardsley1 copy · $45
Market context
9 copies of Aubrey Beardsley's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $153 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
Recent auction results (hammer prices, premiums not included):
Symons (Arthur) The Savoy: An Illustrated Quarterly, 6 vol. only (lacking vol. 6 & 8), (forum, 2026-10-08)£170
and Eric Gill. [Designs by Beardsley & Eric Gill], craft binding, 1966 & 1963 (forum, 2026-06-25)£140
Malory (Sir Thomas) Le Morte D’Arthur. The Birth Life and Acts of King Arthur of his (forum, 2026-06-25)£320
Symons (Arthur) Aubrey Beardsley, one of 150 large paper copies, J. M. Dent, 1905 (forum, 2026-06-25)£240
O'Sullivan (Vincent) The Houses of Sin, first edition, one of 400 copies, Leonard Smithers (forum, 2026-06-25)£550
Lucian's True History, translated by Francis Hickers, one of 54 copies on Japanese vellum, (forum, 2026-06-25)£300
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