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The Road to Wigan Pier
by George Orwell
- Used
- Good
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
NZ$491.97NZ$442.78
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About This Item
London: Left Book Club; Victor Gollancz, 1937. First edition. Paperback. Good. 8.5" by 5.5". Not Stated. The first edition of George Orwell's study on the working classes of Northern England, illustrated throughout. Published by the Left Book Club. The first edition of this work, published by the Left Book Club. This edition preceded the Gollancz first trade edition.Illustrated with thirty-two plates. Collated, complete.The Left Book Club was founded in 1936 and ran until 1948, pioneered by the noted publisher Victor Gollancz. The monthly books were intended to be anti-war and anti-fascism during World War Two. Gollancz disapproved of the second half of the book, disavowing the middle-class, but Orwell fought to have it included in the book.'The Road to Wigan Pier' is an autobiographical look at the bleak living conditions in the Lancashire and Yorkshire working classes during the Depression. The second half contains an essay of Orwell's middle-class upbringing, and how his political views changed as he grew. In the original publisher's cloth paper wraps. Externally, generally smart. Light edge wear to the wraps, heavier to the head and tail of the spine. Some light marks to the wraps. Spine is discoloured. Rear wrap and spine are lightly creased. Good
Synopsis
The Road to Wigan Pier was written by George Orwell and published in 1937. The first half of this work documents his sociological investigations of the bleak living conditions amongst the working class in Lancashire and Yorkshire in the industrial north of England before World War II. The second half is a long essay of his middle-class upbringing, and the development of his political conscience, which includes a questioning of some aspects of British attitudes and behaviour regarding socialism.
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Details
- Seller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 853P6
- Title
- The Road to Wigan Pier
- Author
- George Orwell
- Illustrator
- Not Stated
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Left Book Club; Victor Gollancz
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1937
- Size
- 8.5" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- The Road to Wigan Pier left book club george orwell wigan left book club
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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