What’s the Value of a T. S. Eliot Signature, Autograph or Inscription?

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What’s the Value of a T. S. Eliot Signature, Autograph or Inscription?

We collected a sample of 14 auction results for books containing T. S. Eliot's signature from 1 different auction houses. The lowest overall price realized in our sample was $132 and the highest overall price realized was $19200. The average price was $2068 and the median price was $330. There were 9 auctions (64%) with a price realized below the low estimate, 0 auctions (0%) exceeding the high estimates, and 5 auctions (35%) within the range of the low and high estimates. Auction results are highly dependent upon condition, rarity, edition, provenance, year of publication, publisher, and many other factors. Your book’s value will vary.

Recent Auction Results:

Auction House	Auction Date	Author	Title	City	Publisher	Description	Year	Estimate	Sale Price	Auction Page	Other Copies
PBA	09/20/2018	Eliot, T. S.	Collected Essays 1917-1932	London	Faber and Faber Limited	...sale. First Edition. Signed by T.S. Eliot on the limitation page....	1932	$1000-$1500	$720	PBA	Copies for Sale
PBA	06/02/2005	Eliot, T. S.	A Song for Simeon	London	Faber & Gwyer Ltd.	...Press. First Edition. Signed by Eliot on the limitation page. No....	1928	$400-$600	$420	PBA	Copies for Sale
PBA	11/17/2002	Eliot, T. S.	The Waste Land and other poems	London	Faber and Faber	...slipcase. Seventh Printing. Signed by T. S. Eliot with his printed...	1945	$800-$1200	$840	PBA	Copies for Sale
PBA	05/03/2018	Eliot, T.S.	What is a Classic? An Address delivered before the Virgil Society	London	Faber & Faber	...preceding the title, signed by the founders (Eliot among them), which...	1945	$200-$300	$132	PBA	Copies for Sale
PBA	05/03/2018	Eliot, T.S.	Religious Drama: Mediaeval and Modern	New York	House of Books, Ltd.	...(and only) Edition. Signed by T.S. Eliot on the limitation page....	1954	$300-$500	$300	PBA	Copies for Sale
PBA	06/30/2016	Eliot, T.S.	Four Quartets	London	Faber & Faber	...of 290 copies. Signed by Eliot at the colophon, as issued....	1960	$3000-$5000	$2040	PBA	Copies for Sale
PBA	11/19/2015	Eliot, T.S.	Ash-Wednesday	New York / London	Fountain Press / Faber & Faber	...copies. First Edition. Signed by Eliot at the limitation statement, as...	1930	$1000-$1500	$720	PBA	Copies for Sale
PBA	11/19/2015	Eliot, T.S.	Religious Drama: Mediaeval and Modern	New York	House of Books	...copies. First Edition. Signed by Eliot at the limitation statement, as...	1954	$300-$500	$330	PBA	Copies for Sale
PBA	05/22/2014	Eliot, T.S.	Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats	New York	Harcourt, Brace and Company	...Early American Edition. Signed by Eliot at the top of the...	1939	$2500-$3500	$1560	PBA	Copies for Sale
PBA	02/19/2009	Eliot, T.S.	The Complete Poems and Plays - Inscribed and with a TLS	New York	Harcourt, Brace and Company	...and Plays, 1909-1950'. Inscribed on the title page "Inscribed for Catherine...	1952	$2000-$3000	$1320	PBA	Copies for Sale
PBA	12/13/2007	Eliot, T.S.	Ash-Wednesday	New York: Fountain Press	& London: Faber & Faber	...Press. First Edition. Signed by Eliot on the limitation page. Gallup...	1930	$700-$1000	$540	PBA	Copies for Sale
PBA	09/28/2006	Eliot, T.S.	Animula	London	Faber & Faber	...copies. First Edition. Signed by Eliot on the limitation page. Ariel...	1929	$300-$500	$480	PBA	Copies for Sale
PBA	11/03/2005	Eliot, T.S.	Religious Drama: Mediaeval and Modern	New York	House of Books, Ltd.	...(and only) Edition. Signed by T.S. Eliot on the limitation page....	1954	$600-$900	$360	PBA	Copies for Sale
PBA	06/02/2005	Eliot, T.S.	Prufrock and Other Observations	London	The Egoist	...Eliot’s first book, signed by the author on the title-page. Connolly,...	1917	$20000-$25000	$19200	PBA	Copies for Sale