George Orwell
170 copies for sale · $25–$75,000 · 33 first editions · 2 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$10,030
1984 first edition and print Orwell Secker & Warburg 1949 (first edition, 1949) — Biblio$7,682
Nineteen Eighty-Four 1984 (first edition, 1949) — Biblio$1,250
Down and Out in Paris and London (first edition, 1933) — Biblio$8,000
Nineteen Eighty-Four (first edition, 1950) — Biblio$1,195
1984 first american edition with first state jacket Orwell 1949 (first edition, 1949) — Biblio$1,238
First edition and impression 1984 orwell secker & warburg (first edition, 1949) — Biblio$1,088
First edition and impression 1984 1949 orwell uk Orwell George (first edition, 1949) — Biblio$1,056
The Road to Wigan Pier (first edition, 1937) — Biblio$1,022
Nineteen Eighty-Four (first edition, 1949) — Biblio$1,250
Works on the market
ANIMAL FARM9 copies · $35–$1,788
Nineteen Eighty-Four8 copies · $1,750–$75,000
19845 copies · $40–$94
1984 (Em Portugues do Brasil)4 copies · $40
A REVOLU�?�?O DOS BICHOS4 copies · $40
Animal Farm3 copies · $1,200–$3,000
Nineteen Eighty-Four2 copies · $15,000–$22,000
NINETEEN EIGHTY-FOUR - 19842 copies · $1,250–$18,979
Down and Out in Paris and London2 copies · £124–£9,500
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
Down and Out in Paris and London2 copies · $1,250–$1,350
THE ENGLISH PEOPLE2 copies · $278–$300
1984 A Novel 1977 By George Orwell [Leather Bound]2 copies · $53–$60
19842 copies · $41–$42
A FAZENDA DOS ANIMAIS2 copies · $40
HOMAGE TO CATALONIA2 copies · $38–$40
NINETEEN EIGHTY-FOUR2 copies · £28–£30
Inside the Whale and Other Essays1 copy · $20,000
Market context
71 copies of George Orwell's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $62 (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, specially-bound by Exeter Bookbinders, 1949. (forum, 2026-07-02)£1,300
Nineteen Eighty-Four, first edition, 1949. (forum, 2026-07-02)£1,300
Animal Farm, first edition, 1945. (forum, 2026-07-02)£1,000
Animal Farm, 1st edition, 1945 (dominic winter, 2026-07-01)£520
Down and Out in Paris and London; Animal Farm; Nineteen Eighty-Four; and 2 Orwell First ed (bonhams, 2026-07-01)£6,500
The Complete Works, 20 volumes, London: Secker & Warburg, 1997-98 (dominic winter, 2026-06-01)£1,800
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