George Orwell
114 copies for sale · $28–$75,000 · 24 first editions · 1 signed
Notable copies for sale
Inside the Whale and Other Essays (first edition, signed, 1940) — Biblio$20,000
The Complete Works of George Orwell. 20 Volumes (first edition, 1998) — Biblio$8,000
First edition 1984 1949 Secker Orwell nineteen eighty-four uk very good (first edition, 1949) — Biblio$9,635
1984 first edition and print Orwell Secker & Warburg 1949 (first edition, 1949) — Biblio$7,380
Nineteen Eighty-Four 1984 (first edition, 1949) — Biblio$1,250
Nineteen Eighty-Four (first edition, 1950) — Biblio$1,311
1984 first american edition with first state jacket Orwell 1949 (first edition, 1949) — Biblio$1,189
First edition and impression 1984 orwell secker & warburg (first edition, 1949) — Biblio$1,046
First edition and impression 1984 1949 orwell uk Orwell George (first edition, 1949) — Biblio$1,015
Nineteen Eighty-Four (first edition, 1949) — Biblio$1,250
NINETEEN EIGHTY-FOUR - 1984 (first edition) — Rare Book Cellar$18,973
Homage to Catalonia (first edition) — Burnside Rare Books$3,200
What these are worth
Animal Farm (first edition, 1946)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
Nineteen Eighty-Four8 copies · $1,750–$75,000
ANIMAL FARM7 copies · $56–$1,788
1984 (Em Portugues do Brasil)4 copies · $40
A REVOLU�?�?O DOS BICHOS4 copies · $40
NINETEEN EIGHTY-FOUR3 copies · £28–£3,000
19843 copies · $40–$86
NINETEEN EIGHTY-FOUR - 19842 copies · $1,250–$18,979
Down and Out in Paris and London2 copies · $5,500–$8,800
Burmese Days2 copies · $1,250–$3,600
NINETEEN EIGHTY-FOUR - 19842 copies · $38–$2,193
Animal Farm2 copies · $1,200–$1,650
Down and Out in Paris and London2 copies · $1,250–$1,350
A FAZENDA DOS ANIMAIS2 copies · $40
HOMAGE TO CATALONIA2 copies · $40
Inside the Whale and Other Essays1 copy · $20,000
NINETEEN EIGHTY-FOUR - 19841 copy · $18,973
Nineteen Eighty-Four1 copy · $15,000
Ask Mamma; Plain or Ringlets1 copy · £9,500
Down and Out in Paris and London1 copy · £9,500
Market context
194 copies of George Orwell's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $66 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
Recent auction results (hammer prices, premiums not included):
Homage to Catalonia, Boston, Beacon, 1955. (forum, 2026-09-03)£200
Nineteen Eighty-Four, first edition, first impression, Secker and Warburg, 1949. (forum, 2026-09-03)£800
Animal Farm, first American edition, first impression Harcourt Brace, 1946 (forum, 2026-09-03)£320
Animal Farm, second printing, 1945. (forum, 2026-09-03)£190
Down and Out in Paris and London, first edition, 1933. (forum, 2026-09-03)£360
Nineteen Eighty-Four, first edition, specially-bound by Exeter Bookbinders, 1949. (forum, 2026-07-02)£1,300
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