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Polemic 7 (March 1947) - includes Lear, Tolstoy and the Fool by George Orwell

Polemic 7 (March 1947) - includes Lear, Tolstoy and the Fool by George Orwell

by Slater, Humphrey (ed.), George Orwell, Dylan Thomas, A. J. Ayer, Philip Toynbee (on James Joyce), John Parry, Geoffrey Grigson

Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
No Jacket (as issued)
Edition
1st edition
Published
1947
Binding
Soft cover
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London: Rodney Phillips & Company (Publishers) Limited, 1947. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG. 8vo, 64pp, printed wrappers. Penultimate issue of this important review from postwar London. Includes George Orwell, Dylan Thomas (two poems), A. J. Ayer, Philip Toynbee (on Joyce and Ulysses), et al. Unmarked copy, a bit of wear and minor chipping to spine.
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Focus 2 (Two, 1946) - includes an essay on Arthur Koestler by George Orwell

Focus 2 (Two, 1946) - includes an essay on Arthur Koestler by George Orwell

by Rajan, B., and Andrew Pearse (ed.), George Orwell (on Arthur Koestler), Thomas Merton, Kenneth Patchen, George Woodcock, Kathleen Raine, Wolf Mankowitz, Julian Symons, et al

Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
No Jacket (as issued)
Edition
1st edition
Published
1946
Binding
Soft cover
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London: Dennis Dobson Limited, 1946. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). Near Fine in VG dw. 8vo, 140pp, ecru cloth with spine stamped in black, printed dustwrapper. Nice copy of the second issue of this important book-format review from postwar London. Includes George Orwell on Arthur Koestler. Also poems by Thomas Merton, Kathleen Raine, Kenneth… Read more about this item
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Horizon 58 (Volume 10, Number 58; X; October 1944) -- includes Raffles and Miss Blandish by George Orwell

Horizon 58 (Volume 10, Number 58; X; October 1944) -- includes Raffles and Miss Blandish by George Orwell

by Connolly, Cyril (ed.), George Orwell, Pablo Picasso, Olivia Manning, C. M. Bowra, et al

Condition
Used - Fine
Jacket Condition
No Jacket (as issued)
Edition
1st edition
Published
1944
Binding
Soft cover
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London: Horizon, 1944. 1st edition. Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket (as issued). Near Fine. 8vo, 72pp (plus plates), printed wrappers. This wartime issue of the influential British culture magazine Horizon features an essay on Raffles and Miss Blandish by George Orwell; also Picasso et al. Unmarked copy, solid overall.
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British Pamphleteers : Volume 1 : From the 16th Century to the 18th Century by George Orwell and Reginald Reynolds

British Pamphleteers : Volume 1 : From the 16th Century to the 18th Century by George Orwell and Reginald Reynolds

by Orwell, George, and Reginald Reynolds (eds.), John Knox, John Milton, Daniel Defoe, Jonathan Swift, Thomas Paine, et al

Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
Very Good
Edition
1st edition
Published
1948
Binding
Soft cover
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London: Allan Wingate, 1948. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/Very Good. VG+ in unclipped VG dw. 8vo, 264pp, brown cloth with spine stamped in gold, printed dustwrapper. This original anthology includes a 10-page introduction by George Orwell. Gift inscription from 1949 to front free endpaper (no other markings), a little toning to endpapers, dustwrapper has a little wear… Read more about this item
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The Penguin New Writing 1 (Volume 1; 1940) -- includes Shooting an Elephant by George Orwell

The Penguin New Writing 1 (Volume 1; 1940) -- includes Shooting an Elephant by George Orwell

by Lehmann, John (ed.), George Orwell, Christopher Isherwood, George Garrett, William Plomer, V. S. Pritchett, Ralph Fox, Edwin Honig (association copy), et al

Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
No Jacket (as issued)
Edition
1st edition
Published
1940
Binding
Soft cover
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Harmondsworth, England: Allen Lane / Penguin Books, 1940. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). Near VG. 8vo, 80pp, printed wrappers. This paperback original anthology includes Shooting an Elephant by George Orwell. Ownership signature of poet Edwin Honig to front cover (no other markings), general reading wear and creasing to covers.
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Horizon 3 (Volume 1, Number 3; March 1940) -- includes Boys' Weeklies by George Orwell

Horizon 3 (Volume 1, Number 3; March 1940) -- includes Boys' Weeklies by George Orwell

by Connolly, Cyril (ed.), George Orwell, W. H. Auden (on Sigmund Freud), John Betjeman, William Plomer, Philip Toynbee, Stephen Spender, et al

Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
No Jacket (as issued)
Edition
1st edition
Published
1940
Binding
Soft cover
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London: Horizon, 1940. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). Near VG (with fragile wrapper band, Good only). 8vo, 80pp, printed wrappers. This early issue of the influential British culture magazine Horizon features an article on Boys' Weeklies by George Orwell; a W. H. Auden poem in memory of Siegmund Freud; etc. Library stamp to cover… Read more about this item
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