The Road to Wigan Pier
by Orwell, George
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
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About This Item
Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1958. Hardcover. Good. Hardback, 1st American Edition. No DJ, but inside flaps of DJ cut from DJ and placed in the back of the book. Blue cloth covered boards are faded, with additional sun-fading to spine, silver titling remains fairly bright. Staining to cloth. Wearing to head and heel of the spine cloth. Dented corners with wearing to same and along edges of boards. Ghost fading and darkening on front pastedown and end page by something that had been placed within the book in the same place. Age-toned pages. Binding is in very good condition and book is quite readable. 264 pages.
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
- Bookseller
- Quirky Used Books & More (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 230131005
- Title
- The Road to Wigan Pier
- Author
- Orwell, George
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Harcourt, Brace and Company
- Date Published
- 1958
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
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- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....