Shooting an Elephant and Other Essays by George Orwell - 1950

"Shooting an Elephant and Other Essays" by GEORGE ORWELL with its original dust jacket. 1950 1st American edition, 1st printing; Harcourt, Brace and Company; New York. The book is a collection of 18 essays including A Hanging, Shooting an Elephant, Lear Tolstoy and the Fool, Reflections on Gandhi, Decline of the English Murder, Some Thoughts on the Common Toad, Books vs. Cigarettes, Nonsense Poetry, and more...please see the photos for the complete list.

From the dust jacket: "The untimely death of George Orwell early in 1950 removed from the literary scene a writer at the peak of his powers. With the publication last fall of his novel, Nineteen Eighty-Four, he had reached his widest audience with his greatest theme. At the time of his death Mr. Orwell was working on a collection of writings, the finished portion of which is presented in this posthumous volume."

Condition:
There is a very light stain to the cloth at the lower-inner cover corners and at the bottom edge of the spine. Tiny cloth tear at the lower-outer cover corner tips. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. Both covers are firmly attached. Nice interior - the text pages are clean and appear unread with no notable issues found. Some light foxing to the end papers and pastedowns. Overall the book is in Very Good condition. The dust jacket has some light soiling to the covers and spine; the price has been clipped from the front flap; small tears at the flap corners, and at the top/bottom edges of the spine; name/address written in pen at the top of the front flap...overall the jacket is in Good condition. (The dust jacket comes with a clear protective sleeve - not shown.)