Nineteen eighty-four Paperback - 1980
by Orwell, George
- Used
- Paperback
Description
NZ$11.09
NZ$33.26
Shipping to USA
Standard delivery: 10 to 35 days
More Shipping Options
Standard delivery: 10 to 35 days
Ships from Bartak Books (Victoria, Australia)
Details
- Title Nineteen eighty-four
- Author Orwell, George
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Condition Used - Very good +
- Pages 267
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Date 1980
- Bookseller's Inventory # NB47
- ISBN 9780140009729
About Bartak Books Victoria, Australia
Biblio member since 2024
Independent private bookseller in Melbourne dealing in second hand books with a focus on classics and medieval literature.
About this book
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.
-
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.
-
First Edition Identification
The overall quality of the printing of this first edition is high. Some commonly found defects include missing plates, damage to the frontispiece or endpapers, and age-tanned pages. Blair died six months after publication of this, his last novel. Very rare signed copies have significant value, with some volumes priced near $10,000 USD. Because of this, numerous attempts have been made at forging the author's signature, and care should be taken to authenticate a signed copy. Unsigned first-edition first-printing British editions in mint condition can sometimes be priced in the $2,000 to $3,000 range (USD).
The first US edition was printed by Harcourt, Brace and Company in 1949, only five days after the U.K. Edition. The UK edition first printing ran 26,575 copies, the US edition approximately 20,000. The book was an instant best seller in both Great Britain and the United States.
The first US edition was printed by Harcourt, Brace and Company in 1949, only five days after the U.K. Edition. The UK edition first printing ran 26,575 copies, the US edition approximately 20,000. The book was an instant best seller in both Great Britain and the United States.