Henry James
37 copies for sale · $23–$38,000 · 14 first editions · 2 signed
Notable copies for sale
A Small Boy, And Others (first edition, signed) — B & B Rare Books$4,500
The Aspern Papers (first edition) — Biblioctopus$7,500
Princess Casamassima. A Novel (first edition) — Heritage Book Shop$6,500
Stories Revived. In Three Volumes (first edition) — Heritage Book Shop$3,500
The Two Magics (first edition) — B & B Rare Books$1,500
THE OTHER HOUSE - PRESENTATION COPY (first edition) — Captain Ahab's Rare Books$1,250
THE QUESTION OF OUR SPEECH, THE LESSON OF BALZAC: TWO LECTURES (first edition) — Captain Ahab's Rare Books$750
TRAVELLING COMPANIONS (first edition) — Captain Ahab's Rare Books$750
WITHIN THE RIM AND OTHER ESSAYS, 1914-15 – REVIEW COPY (first edition) — Captain Ahab's Rare Books$400
The Portrait of a Lady (first edition) — Whitmore Rare Books$26,250
THE REVERBERATOR (first edition) — Captain Ahab's Rare Books$2,500
The Awkward Age (first edition) — B & B Rare Books$75
Works on the market
The Tragic Muse3 copies · $1,500–$2,250
The Portrait of a Lady2 copies · $26,250–$38,000
A SMALL BOY AND OTHERS2 copies · $375–$4,500
THE REVERBERATOR2 copies · $110–$2,500
The Other House2 copies · $100–$350
The Princess Casamassima1 copy · $9,500
The Aspern Papers1 copy · $7,500
Princess Casamassima. A Novel1 copy · $6,500
Roderick Hudson1 copy · $4,200
Stories Revived. In Three Volumes1 copy · $3,500
THE TWO MAGICS: THE TURN OF THE SCREW, COVERING END1 copy · $3,500
The Ambassadors1 copy · $1,500
The Two Magics1 copy · $1,500
THE OTHER HOUSE - PRESENTATION COPY1 copy · $1,250
The Bostonians: A Novel1 copy · $750
TRAVELLING COMPANIONS1 copy · $750
The Europeans1 copy · $350
Market context
68 copies of Henry James's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $125 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
Recent auction results (hammer prices, premiums not included):
Autograph Letter signed from the author to Aline Harland, 12pp., 1905 (forum, 2026-06-25)£650
The Two Magics, first edition, 1898; and 9 others by the same (10) (forum, 2026-04-23)£100
The Bostonians, 3 volumes, 1st edition, 1886 (dominic winter, 2026-03-01)£1,800
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