Shooting An Elephant and Other Essays
by Orwell, George
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good+
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
London: Secker and Warburg, 1950. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good+. First edition, first printing. [viii], 212 pp. Publisher's green cloth lettered in red. Very Good with sunning to spine cloth, light wear and a little foxing to cloth, jacket unclipped, spine panel sunned, Very Good+. A collection of essays demonstrating the acclaimed wit and insight of the British writer best-known for his dystopian novels, including "Politics and the English Language," "Reflections on Gandhi," the titular essay, and "I Write as I Please.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Burnside Rare Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 140941369
- Title
- Shooting An Elephant and Other Essays
- Author
- Orwell, George
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Secker and Warburg
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1950
- Keywords
- essays, Politics and the English Language, Reflections on Gandhi, I Write as I Please, dissent, politics
Terms of Sale
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2010
Portland, Oregon
About Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Burnside Rare Books specializes in literary first editions and works of cultural and historic significance. We are located in Portland, Oregon and welcome visitors by appointment.
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- Sunned
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- Good+
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