Lot 172 · The Library of an English Bibliophile Part VIII
burmese days. new york: harper and brothers, 1934
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- Estimate
- £100–£150 hammer ≈ $133–$199
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — The Library of an English Bibliophile Part VIII, London · 10 July 2018
- Dimensions
- 8vo (208 x 140mm.), FIRST EDITION, original orange calico grain cloth lettered in black, decorated endpapers
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4678225
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Orwell, George. 1903-1950., burmese days. new york: harper and brothers, 1934. Sotheby's, 10 Jul 2018, lot 172. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4678225.
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Orwell, George. 1903-1950., burmese days. new york: harper and brothers, 1934. Sotheby's, 10 Jul 2018, lot 172. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4678225.
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From the same sale The Library of an English Bibliophile Part VIII · Jul 2018
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collection of four volumes: | H.g. Wells | £300–£500 | |
| Two works: | Trollope, Anthony. 1815-1882. | £500–£700 | |
| Two works: | Trollope, Anthony. 1815-1882. | £200–£300 | |
| Two works: | Trollope, Anthony. 1815-1882. | £300–£500 | |
| the dram shop [l'assommoir]. london: chatto & windus, 1897 | Emile Zola | £80–£120 | |
| eight volumes from "les rougon-macquart" cycle of novels: | Emile Zola | £5,000–£7,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orwell, George. 1903-1950. | orwell, kolgosp tvarin [animal farm], 1947, first ukrainian | $1,712 | Sotheby's, Jul 2019 | |
| Orwell, George. 1903-1950. | Nineteen Eighty-Four. New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, | Bonhams, Jun 2026 | ||
| Hemingway, Ernest. 1899-1961. | The Old Man and the Sea. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, | Bonhams, Jun 2026 | ||
| Orwell, George. 1903-1950. | four first editions: | Sotheby's, Nov 2017 | ||
| Orwell, George. 1903-1950. | 4 titles: 1. The Road to Wigan Pier. London: Victor Gollancz | Bonhams, Aug 2022 | ||
| Hemingway, Ernest. 1899-1961. | The Old Man and the Sea. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, | Bonhams, Aug 2022 | ||
| Steinbeck, John. 1902-1968. | To a God Unknown. New York: Robert O. Ballou, 1933. | Bonhams, Aug 2023 | ||
| Orwell, George. 1903-1950. | orwell, nineteen eighty-four, 1949 | Sotheby's, Dec 2018 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.