Summary
A person found a first edition copy of George Orwell's "Nineteen Eighty-Four" at an estate sale for $1. The book, published in 1949, is highly valued among collectors, often selling for a lot of money.
Key Facts
- A shopper bought a $1 book at an estate sale, thinking it was a regular copy.
- The book turned out to be a first edition of George Orwell's "Nineteen Eighty-Four."
- "Nineteen Eighty-Four" was originally published in 1949 by Harcourt, Brace and Company.
- The novel is about a future where a totalitarian government controls society.
- First edition copies of the book are worth tens of thousands of dollars.
- On the website AbeBooks, some first editions of the novel are listed for very high prices.
- A similar book with the same dust jacket recently sold for $975 on eBay.
- The find was shared on Reddit, where it gained over 1,600 upvotes.
