George Orwell
126 copies for sale · $25–$75,000 · 30 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$9,541
1984 first edition and print Orwell Secker & Warburg 1949 (first edition, 1949) — Biblio$7,308
Nineteen Eighty-Four (first edition, 1950) — Biblio$1,308
1984 first american edition with first state jacket Orwell 1949 (first edition, 1949) — Biblio$1,179
First edition and impression 1984 orwell secker & warburg (first edition, 1949) — Biblio$1,036
First edition and impression 1984 1949 orwell uk Orwell George (first edition, 1949) — Biblio$1,006
NINETEEN EIGHTY-FOUR - 1984 (first edition) — Rare Book Cellar$18,973
Homage to Catalonia (first edition) — Burnside Rare Books$3,200
Nineteen Eighty-Four (first edition) — Burnside Rare Books$2,500
NINETEEN EIGHTY-FOUR - 1984 (first edition, 1949) — Biblio$18,979
Works on the market
ANIMAL FARM10 copies · $50–$4,500
Nineteen Eighty-Four7 copies · $1,750–$75,000
NINETEEN EIGHTY-FOUR6 copies · £28–£3,000
NINETEEN EIGHTY-FOUR - 19843 copies · $38–$22,000
1984 (Em Portugues do Brasil)3 copies · $40
A REVOLU�?�?O DOS BICHOS3 copies · $40
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
Animal Farm2 copies · $1,200–$1,650
Down and Out in Paris and London2 copies · $1,250–$1,350
Burmese Days2 copies · $200–$750
COMING UP FOR AIR2 copies · $278–$300
THE ENGLISH PEOPLE2 copies · $278–$300
The Road To Wigan Pier2 copies · £200–£225
19842 copies · $40–$86
1984 (BIBLIOTECA JUVENIL) (SPANISH EDITION) By George Orwell2 copies · $41–$68
A FAZENDA DOS ANIMAIS2 copies · $40
HOMAGE TO CATALONIA2 copies · $38–$40
Inside the Whale and Other Essays1 copy · $20,000
Market context
109 copies of George Orwell's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $70 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
Recent auction results (hammer prices, premiums not included):
The Road to Wigan Pier, first edition, 1937; and 4 others by the same (5) (forum, 2026-10-29)£280
Animal Farm, first edition, 1945. (forum, 2026-10-29)£360
Animal Farm, second printing, 1945. (forum, 2026-10-29)£340
Nineteen Eighty-Four, first edition, 1949 (forum, 2026-09-30)£650
Down and Out in Paris and London, first edition, 1933. (forum, 2026-09-03)£360
Animal Farm, second printing, 1945. (forum, 2026-09-03)£190
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