My first edition copy of Orwell's 1984
My father bought it when it came out because he loved Orwell and instilled a love of Orwell in me (my favorite novel of his is Coming Up for Air). I doubt this copy is worth much. It's got some folded page corners and, obviously, has lost the dust cover. But I treasure it.
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Literally 1984
And I'm not even talking about politics.
Ah good work serving the ministry of truth
The first edition of that was listed in hundreds if not thousands of dollars last I checked on ebay.
Better not let it go, ever!
Not planning on it, although I'm guessing my daughter will eventually sell it. She's not especially interested in Orwell.
Noooooo.....
Nice! I have an Upton Sinclair first edition 'Little Steel'. Looks to be the same binding.
Lovely , and really more valuable than one might imagine considering condition , UK market value would be between £150 to £250 I would say, obviously more with a jacket. This classic is always easy to sell IMO.
I wouldn't want to sell it anyway, but thanks for giving me an idea of the value, because that's always good to know.