Nineteen Eighty-Four: A 1984 Novel [British First Edition] by Orwell, George - 1949

7 John Street, Bloomsbury, London : Martin Secker & Warburg, Limited , 1949. Rare first edition, first printing in fine matching facsimile wrapper. Stated at copyright: "First published 1949". Pallid green full cloth boards, red impressed spine titles, moderate cover wear, bump, edge wear, sunning. Pages generally very good, clean. Small initials and date inside cover: "FORW, July 12th 1965, Ace: 23" Stylish signature pencilled next to this: "Gilmore". Bind good, moderate cant; hinges intact. Preserved in facsimile of the original first state dark red dust wrapper; protected in new clear sleeve. Rare near good first edition in fine facsimile wrapper. Eric Arthur Blair, pseudonymously George Orwell, composed this narrative message in 1948 and juxtaposed the numbers to 1984 as its time and place. The novel was first published in 1949 and he would pass the following January of 1950 at the age of 46. Bertrand Russell writes in summary at front flap: "...1984 depicts with great power the horrors of a totalitarian regime. It is important the western world is aware of these dangers, and not only in the narrow form of (Communist) Russia. Mr. Orwell contributes to this important purpose with skill and a force of imagination. I hope it will be widely read." Printed in Great Britain by the Alcuin Press, Welwyn Garden City, and bound by Key & Whiting, Ltd., London. 312 pages. Insured post.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Fine. Illus. by Kennar, Michael (Wrapper Design). 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Book.