Nineteen Eighty-Four
by Orwell, George
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Chelmsford, Essex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Publisher's original green cloth with red lettering to spine and red top-stain. No dust jacket. Some marking to upper board, a slight spine slant and small sticker to bottom corner of front paste-down, otherwise a very good copy.
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.
Prophetic
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Details
- Bookseller
- Fine Book Cellar Ltd. (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1476183139219
- Title
- Nineteen Eighty-Four
- Author
- Orwell, George
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Secker & Warburg
- Date Published
- 1949
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Orwell, Nineteen Eighty-Four, First
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern First Editions; Dystopian Fiction; George Orwell;
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