Charles Kingsley
79 copies for sale · $20–$6,000 · 22 first editions · 3 signed
Notable copies for sale
Westward Ho! Presentation Copy (first edition, signed) — Whitmore Rare Books$6,000
The Water-Babies: A Fairy Tale for a Land-Baby (first edition) — Burnside Rare Books$5,000
The Water-Babies (first edition) — Whitmore Rare Books$1,850
The Heroes of Greek Fairy Tales for My Children (signed) — James Cummins Bookseller$200
The Saint's Tragedy; Or, the True Story of Elizabeth of Hungary (first edition) — John Windle Antiquarian$450
PROSE IDYLLS, NEW AND OLD (first edition) — L. W. Currey$150
ALTON LOCKE, Tailor and Poet. An Autobiography. In Two Volumes (first edition) — Tavistock Books$95
WESTWARD HO! ; The Nelson Classics (first edition) — Rare Book Cellar$47
BEST IN CHILDREN'S BOOKS # 30 (first edition) — Rare Book Cellar$47
MASTERPIECES FROM CHARLES KINGSLEY (first edition) — Rare Book Cellar$47
Water-Babies; A Fairy Tale for a Land-Baby (first edition) — Bauer Rare Books$45
New Miscellanies (first edition) — Between the Covers$25
What these are worth
Westward Ho: The Voyages & Adventures of Sir Amyas Leigh, Knight, of…3 copies from 3 sellers
Westward Ho! Or The Voyages And Adventures Of Sir Amyas Leigh, Knight…16 copies from 5 sellers
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Works on the market
WESTWARD HO16 copies · A$20–A$200
THE WATER BABIES13 copies · £20–£375
WESTWARD HO! ; Or, the Voyages and Adventures of Sir Amyas Leigh Knight, in the Reign of Q5 copies · £45–£136
THE WATER BABIES : ; A Fairy Tale for a Land Baby3 copies · $25–$974
THE WATER BABIES; Easton Press3 copies · $273–$373
WESTWARD HO! ; Easton Press3 copies · $273–$298
WESTWARD HO! ; The Voyages and Adventures of Sir Amyas Leigh, Knight3 copies · $25–$75
THE HEROES OR, GREEK FAIRY TALES FOR MY CHILDREN2 copies · $55–$181
Westward Ho! Presentation Copy1 copy · $6,000
The Water-Babies: A Fairy Tale for a Land-Baby1 copy · $5,000
The Water-Babies1 copy · $1,850
GLAUCUS1 copy · $221
The Heroes of Greek Fairy Tales for My Children1 copy · $200
The Works of C. Kingsley. Comprising: Two Years Ago, Hypatia, Westward Ho!, Hereward the W1 copy · £195
HEREWARD, THE LAST OF ENGLISH1 copy · $188
THE HEROES1 copy · $181
Water Babies, Anne Grahame Johnstone1 copy · $160
PROSE IDYLLS, NEW AND OLD1 copy · $150
Market context
21 copies of Charles Kingsley's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $49 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
Recent auction results (hammer prices, premiums not included):
The Heros; or, Greek Fairy Tales for my children, 1856..., and one other (dominic winter, 2026-06-01)£800
The Water-Babies, first edition, first issue, cut signature of the author, 1863; and a fir (forum, 2026-04-09)£240
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