George Orwell works make large contribution to 'English Bibliophile' auction series
George Orwell is the focus of a first look at a November 7 Sotheby’s (25/20/12.5% buyer’s premium) sale of books from The Library of an English Bibliophile, the seventh in that series to have been held since 2010. Orwell’s books made a significant contribution to the overall total.
After passing his India Office examination in 1922, he spent five years in the Indian Imperial Pol…