Charles Dickens
111 copies for sale · $10–$45,000 · 55 first editions · 3 signed
Notable copies for sale
The Works of Charles Dickens in 30 vols (signed) — Whitmore Rare Books$13,500
I Shall Be Glad To Investigate The Subject To Which You So Obligingly Invite My Attention (signed) — Churchill Book Collector$3,500
Signed Check Bound Within Charles Dickens. The Story of His Life. With illustrations and f (signed) — Heritage Book Shop$2,500
Great Expectations. In Three Volumes (first edition) — Heritage Book Shop$45,000
A Christmas Carol bound with: Cricket on the Hearth and: The Haunted Man and the Ghost's B (first edition) — Whitmore Rare Books$8,550
Oliver Twist; or, the Parish Boy's Progress (first edition) — B & B Rare Books$3,000
The Chimes: A Goblin Story (first edition) — Churchill Book Collector$2,250
Dealings with the Firm Dombey and Son, Wholesale, Retail, and for Exportation (first edition) — B & B Rare Books$1,250
Hard Times (first edition) — John Windle Antiquarian$1,200
The Haunted Man and the Ghost’s Bargain. A Fancy for Christmas-Time (first edition) — John Windle Antiquarian$825
The Mystery of Edwin Drood (first edition) — B & B Rare Books$800
Bleak House, in a contemporary 19th century fine binding (first edition) — Churchill Book Collector$750
Works on the market
BLEAK HOUSE By Charles Dickens - Hardcover *Excellent Condition*5 copies · $49–$8,500
Posthumous Papers Of The Pickwick Club5 copies · A$53–A$8,250
Dombey And Son5 copies · $125–$2,500
The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit4 copies · $200–$3,750
A Tale of Two Cities3 copies · $4,000–$8,500
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby3 copies · $1,755–$4,500
Cricket On The Hearth3 copies · $100–$1,600
The Personal History of David Copperfield2 copies · $2,000–$18,500
The Battle of Life2 copies · $225–$11,250
Master Humphrey's Clock2 copies · $500–$1,500
Our Mutual Friend2 copies · $550–$1,250
David Copperfield2 copies · $100–$900
Little Dorrit2 copies · $397–$850
Great Expectations. In Three Volumes1 copy · $45,000
The Posthumous Papers Of The Pickwick Club Containing A Faithful Record Of The Perambulati1 copy · A$16,500
The Works of Charles Dickens in 30 vols1 copy · $13,500
Works1 copy · $11,000
Market context
200 copies of Charles Dickens's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $150 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
Recent auction results (hammer prices, premiums not included):
Autograph letter signed ("Charles Dickens") to Rev. G.R. Gleig, Wellington Street, W.C., 1 (bonhams, 2026-07-01)£2,400
A Tale of Two Cities, FIRST EDITION IN BOOK FORM, FIRST ISSUE, Chapman and Hall, 1859 (bonhams, 2026-07-01)£1,400
Autograph letter signed ("Charles Dickens") to Sir Joseph Olliffe ("My Dear Olliffe"), Fol (bonhams, 2026-07-01)£1,500
Autograph quotation signed ("Charles Dickens") of six lines from 'David Copperfield', Tavi (bonhams, 2026-07-01)£9,000
Autograph letter signed ("Charles Dickens") to A.R. de Montarcis ("Monsieur"), Devonshire (bonhams, 2026-07-01)£900
Memoirs of Joseph Grimaldi, Edited by 'Boz', London: Richard Bentley, 1838 (dominic winter, 2026-06-01)£560
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