Willa Cather
128 copies for sale · $20–$25,000 · 40 first editions · 12 signed
Notable copies for sale
Youth and the Bright Medusa (first edition, signed) — Burnside Rare Books$4,800
My Mortal Enemy (first edition, signed) — John Windle Antiquarian$650
Death Comes for the Archbishop (first edition, signed) — Burnside Rare Books$3,500
Death Comes for the Archbishop (first edition, signed) — Burnside Rare Books$3,000
One of Ours (first edition, signed) — Burnside Rare Books$2,500
The Novels And Stories (signed) — Phillip J. Pirages$3,900
The Professor's House (first edition, signed) — Burnside Rare Books$5,800
The Professor's House (first edition, signed) — Burnside Rare Books$2,500
O Pioneers! (first edition) — Biblioctopus$25,000
SHADOWS ON THE ROCK (first edition, signed) — Bartleby's Books$300
Alexander's Bridge (first edition) — B & B Rare Books$1,500
WILLA CATHER'S RED CLOUD (signed) — Johnnycake Books$475
What these are worth
SHADOWS ON THE ROCK (first edition)3 copies from 3 sellers
Each page gathers every copy on the market, what similar copies have fetched, and the spread between them.
Works on the market
MY ANTONIA17 copies · $24–$88
O PIONEERS!16 copies · $36–$1,000
SAPPHIRA AND THE SLAVE GIRL10 copies · $20–$208
SHADOWS ON THE ROCK9 copies · $68–$1,498
MY MORTAL ENEMY6 copies · $27–$233
DEATH COMES FOR THE ARCHBISHOP6 copies · $40–$225
O PIONEERS! / THE SONG OF THE LARK / ALEXANDER'S BRIDGE4 copies · $34–$444
A LOST LADY4 copies · $38–$68
MY ANTONIA, THE TROLL GARDEN, SELECTED SHORT STORIES4 copies · $41–$65
SHADOWS ON THE ROCK3 copies · $150–$1,250
SONG OF THE LARK3 copies · $31–$48
Death Comes for the Archbishop2 copies · $3,000–$3,500
LUCY GAYHEART2 copies · $20–$1,698
THE PROFESSOR'S HOUSE2 copies · $75–$373
MY ANTONIA; The First Edition Library - FEL2 copies · $273
OBSCURE DESTINIES2 copies · $58–$150
O Pioneers!1 copy · $25,000
MY ANTONIA; Signed1 copy · $8,193
The Professor's House1 copy · $5,800
Market context
56 copies of Willa Cather's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $61 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
Recent auction results (hammer prices, premiums not included):
Death Comes for the Archbishop, one of 50 copies signed by the author and printed on Japan (forum, 2026-06-25)£1,300
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