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Orwell: the Road to Airstrip One - 1st Edition/1st Printing
by Slater, Ian
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine in Fine dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 039301908X
- ISBN 13
- 9780393019087
- Seller
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About This Item
New York, London: W. W. Norton & Company. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1985. First Edition; First Printing. 1/4 Cloth. 039301908x . A Fine first printing of the first edition that has a dent to the front board edge in a Fine dust-jacket; Orwell: the Road to Airstrip One tells the story of the journey from George Orwell's life to his most famous book, Nineteen Eighty-Four. Beginning with Orwell's early life in the working-class town of Hornsey, the book follows Orwell's journey to become one of the most influential political writers of the 20th century. Along the way, Slater takes readers on a fascinating journey through Orwell's life and work, revealing the incredible parallels between his own life and the world he so brilliantly chronicled in his novels.; 8vo; 302 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Books Tell You Why, Inc. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 55498
- Title
- Orwell: the Road to Airstrip One - 1st Edition/1st Printing
- Author
- Slater, Ian
- Format/Binding
- 1/4 Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine in Fine dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 039301908X
- ISBN 13
- 9780393019087
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Place of Publication
- New York, London
- Date Published
- 1985
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