Nineteen Eighty-four
by George Orwell
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good-/Good
- Seller
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Uncasville, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
first American edition first printing hardcover in variant blue dust jacket (Harcourt Brace 1949); no prior owner marks; minimal age tone; tight bind; clean cloth cover vivid titling; little rub at corner tips and spine ends; dj has slight sunning to spine, little soil to front panel and edge wear (rubbing along folds and at corners and spine ends, small nicks at corners and spine ends, shallow chipping at spine head); flap price present dsk
Synopsis
Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984) by George Orwell has become the definitive dystopian novel of the twentieth century. Originally published on June 8, 1949 by Secker and Warburg in the United Kingdom, the book follows the main character, Winston Smith, through his disillusionment with totalitarianism and a doomed struggle of resistance. George Orwell is a pen-name, Orwell's real name was Eric Blair. -
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A good read very ahead of its time.
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Details
- Bookseller
- DrPanglossBooks (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 430182
- Title
- Nineteen Eighty-four
- Author
- George Orwell
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good-
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- first edition U.S.
- Publisher
- Harcourt Brace
- Date Published
- 1949
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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