A Clockwork Orange by Burgess, Anthony - 1962

London: Heinemann, 1962. 196pp. First edition, first printing. Octavo. Original black boards with gold gilt lettering stamped to the spine. A very minor amount of foxing throughout. Previous owner's signature to the ffep. The first state dust jacket is present and has not been price clipped, with 16s on the wide flaps. A touch of toning to the jacket's spine, as well as a small closed tear to the tail. Overall, a tight and clean copy in collectible condition. One of the 20th century's greatest satirical dystopic novels, set in a bleak futuristic version of England where a subculture of wayward, extremely violent youths wreaks havoc on the streets and the government's troublesome solution to this. This novel was later made into a film by the great Stanley Kubrick. 1962