James Joyce
26 copies for sale · $35–$32,500 · 13 first editions · 6 signed
Notable copies for sale
Haveth Childers Everywhere (first edition, signed) — Bauman Rare Books$17,500
DEDALUS. PORTRAIT DE L'ARTISTE JEUNE PAR LUI-MÊME (first edition, signed) — Phillip J. Pirages$9,500
The Mime Of Mick Nick And The Maggies A Fragment From Work In Progress (first edition, signed) — Phillip J. Pirages$2,000
Haveth Childers Everywhere Fragment From Work In Progress (first edition, signed) — Phillip J. Pirages$12,500
A PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST AS A YOUNG MAN - THE B.W. HUEBSCH FAMILY COPY (first edition) — Captain Ahab's Rare Books$32,500
Exiles. A Play in Three Acts (first edition) — Whitmore Rare Books$4,500
James Joyce Black and White Etching and Aquatint (signed) — Heritage Book Shop$1,250
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (first edition) — Whitmore Rare Books$3,850
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (first edition) — B & B Rare Books$3,750
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (first edition) — Whitmore Rare Books$3,150
ULYSSES (signed) — Phillip J. Pirages$4,500
CHAMBER MUSIC - FIRST UNAUTHORIZED AND AUTHORIZED AMERICAN EDITIONS — Captain Ahab's Rare Books$5,500
Works on the market
ULYSSES5 copies · $35–$15,750
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man3 copies · $3,150–$3,850
COLLECTED POEMS OF JAMES JOYCE2 copies · $877–$1,000
STEPHEN HERO By James Joyce & Theodore Spencer - Hardcover2 copies · $50–$85
Finnegan's Wake1 copy · £30,000
Haveth Childers Everywhere1 copy · $17,500
Haveth Childers Everywhere Fragment From Work In Progress1 copy · $12,500
DEDALUS. PORTRAIT DE L'ARTISTE JEUNE PAR LUI-MÊME1 copy · $9,500
Exiles. A Play in Three Acts1 copy · $4,500
Finnegans Wake1 copy · $3,500
James Joyce Black and White Etching and Aquatint1 copy · $1,250
Ulysse Ulysses1 copy · $1,250
Market context
67 copies of James Joyce's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $156 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
Recent auction results (hammer prices, premiums not included):
[Maugham (William Somerset) & Laurence Housman] The Venture: An Annual of Art and (forum, 2026-07-02)£300
Autograph postcard signed to Sean O'Casey, 34 rue des Vignes, Paris, [n.d. postmark 26 May (bonhams, 2026-07-01)£9,500
Finnegans Wake, 1st edition, 1939 (dominic winter, 2026-06-01)£340
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