What’s the Value of a H.G. Wells Signature, Autograph or Inscription?

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What’s the Value of a H.G. Wells Signature, Autograph or Inscription?

We collected a sample of 11 auction results for books containing H.G. Wells's signature from 1 different auction houses. The lowest overall price realized in our sample was $144 and the highest overall price realized was $7200. The average price was $1336 and the median price was $144. There were 8 auctions (72%) with a price realized below the low estimate, 2 auctions (18%) exceeding the high estimates, and 1 auctions (9%) 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	05/03/2018	Wells, H.G.	The World of William Clissold	London	Ernest Benn Ltd.	...of 198 sets. Signed by Wells at the limitation in Volume...	1926	$300-$500	$270	PBA	Copies for Sale
PBA	03/23/2017	Wells, H.G.	The World of William Clissold	London	Ernest Benn Ltd.	...of 198 sets. Signed by Wells at the limitation in Volume...	1926	$400-$600	$270	PBA	Copies for Sale
PBA	06/05/2014	Wells, H.G.	The World of William Clissold	London	Ernest Benn Ltd.	...of 198 sets. Signed by Wells at the limitation in Volume...	1926	$400-$600	$390	PBA	Copies for Sale
PBA	03/13/2014	Wells, H.G.	The Works of H.G. Wells - Atlantic Edition	New York	Scribners	...the American Issue, signed by the author. Atlantic Edition. Signed by...	1924-27	$4000-$6000	$7200	PBA	Copies for Sale
PBA	08/05/2010	Wells, H.G.	The Works of H.G. Wells, Atlantic Edition	New York	Scribner's	...copies. Atlantic Edition. Signed by H.G. Wells at the limitation statement...	1924-1927	$2000-$3000	$1200	PBA	Copies for Sale
PBA	01/11/2007	Wells, H.G.	Babes in the Darkling Woods	New York	Alliance Book Corp.	...First American Edition. Inscribed and signed by H.G. Wells on half-title...	1940	$120-$180	$144	PBA	Copies for Sale
PBA	09/28/2006	Wells, H.G.	The Works of H.G. Wells	New York	Charles Scribner's Sons	...Issue. Atlantic Edition. Signed by H.G. Wells on the limitation page...	1924-1927	$500-$800	$480	PBA	Copies for Sale
PBA	06/22/2006	Wells, H.G.	The Works of H.G.Wells - The Atlantic Edition, signed	New York	Charles Scribner's Son	...1050 numbered sets signed by the author in the first volume...	1924-27	$3000-$5000	$1800	PBA	Copies for Sale
PBA	11/03/2005	Wells, H.G.	The Works of H.G. Wells	New York	Charles Scribner's Sons	...the American Issue, signed by the author. Atlantic Edition. Signed by...	1924-1927	$2500-$3500	$1800	PBA	Copies for Sale
PBA	08/09/2018	Wells, H.G.; Julian S. Huxley; and G.P. Wells	The Science of Life	Garden City	Doubleday, Doran and Company, Inc.	...First U.S. Edition. Signed on the limitation-page by H.G. Wells, Julian...	1931	$600-$900	$960	PBA	Copies for Sale
PBA	03/19/2015	Wells, H.G.; Julian S. Huxley; and G.P. Wells	The Science of Life	Garden City	Doubleday, Doran and Company, Inc.	...First U.S. Edition. Signed on the limitation-page by H.G. Wells, Julian...	1931	$300-$500	$192	PBA	Copies for Sale