Nathaniel Hawthorne
45 copies for sale · $32–$48,000 · 16 first editions · 1 signed
Notable copies for sale
Tanglewood Tales, For Girls And Boys; Being A Second Wonder-Book (first edition, signed) — B & B Rare Books$48,000
The New–England Magazine (first edition) — Biblioctopus$8,000
A Wonder Book for Boys and Girls (first edition) — Biblioctopus$7,500
THE SCARLET LETTER (first edition) — Phillip J. Pirages$7,000
A Wonder-Book for Girls and Boys (first edition) — Whitmore Rare Books$2,250
Grandfather's Chair (first edition) — Whitmore Rare Books$675
Mosses from an Old Manse (first edition) — Lorne Bair Rare Books$300
The Scarlet Letter: A Romance (first edition) — Whitmore Rare Books$6,500
Autograph Letter Signed — B & B Rare Books$4,500
Tanglewood Tales for Boys and Girls. Being a Second Wonder-Book — Heritage Book Shop$2,750
The Marble Faun: or the Romance of Monte Beni (first edition) — Churchill Book Collector$750
Works on the market
The Marble Faun, or the Romance of Monte Beni5 copies · $32–$1,200
OUR OLD HOME: A Series of English Sketches3 copies · $100
TANGLEWOOD TALES, FOR GIRLS AND BOYS: BEING A SECOND WONDER-BOOK2 copies · $1,500–$48,000
THE SCARLET LETTER2 copies · $300–$7,000
Scarlet Letter, a Romance2 copies · $1,750–$6,500
Twice-Told Tales2 copies · $125–$4,500
A Wonder-Book For Girls And Boys2 copies · $43–$2,250
Transformation: Or, the Romance of Monte Beni2 copies · $100–$250
True Stories from History and Biography2 copies · $60–$250
The Blithedale Romance2 copies · $75–$150
The New–England Magazine1 copy · $8,000
A Wonder Book for Boys and Girls1 copy · $7,500
Autograph Letter Signed1 copy · $4,500
Complete Writings of Nathaniel Hawthorne, The1 copy · $1,800
Mosses form an Old Manse1 copy · $1,500
Grandfather's Chair1 copy · $675
Mosses from an Old Manse1 copy · $300
Septimus Felton; or the elixir of life1 copy · $250
Market context
49 copies of Nathaniel Hawthorne's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $118 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
Recent auction results (hammer prices, premiums not included):
The Complete Works, 13 volumes, Riverside Edition, 1897-1898 (dominic winter, 2026-06-01)£150
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