George Orwell
16 copies for sale · $52–$22,000 · 4 first editions
Notable copies for sale
Samizdat Nineteen Eighty-Four — Burnside Rare Books$3,750
Nineteen Eighty-Four (first edition) — Burnside Rare Books$15,000
ANIMAL FARM: A FAIRY STORY — Captain Ahab's Rare Books$1,250
Down and Out in Paris and London — Burnside Rare Books$1,250
Nineteen Eighty-Four (first edition) — Burnside Rare Books$22,000
Animal Farm — Whitmore Rare Books$1,650
Nineteen Eighty-Four — Burnside Rare Books$2,800
Animal Farm — Burnside Rare Books$4,500
Nineteen Eighty-Four — Burnside Rare Books$1,950
Animal Farm by George Orwell — eBay$62
Works on the market
Nineteen Eighty Four by George Orwell HC 1949 1st American Ed4 copies · $95–$15,000
Animal Farm2 copies · $62–$1,650
Samizdat Nineteen Eighty-Four1 copy · $3,750
ANIMAL FARM: A FAIRY STORY1 copy · $1,250
Down and Out in Paris and London1 copy · $1,250
Market context
25 copies of George Orwell's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $1,350 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
Recent auction results (hammer prices, premiums not included):
Nineteen Eighty-Four, first edition, 1949. (forum, 2026-04-23)£460
Nineteen Eighty-Four, 1st edition, 1949 (dominic winter, 2026-01-01)£320
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