Down and Out in Paris and London
by Orwell, George
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good/None As Issued
- Seller
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Salem, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
George Orwell. Down and Out in Paris and London. 1969 Reprint Edition, Penguin Modern Classics, Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England. Used. Softcover. VG Condition. 4 ½ X 7 ¼. 189 pages. AUTOBIOGRAPHY. Summary: "Orwell's lively and factual record of his experiences among the poor of two capital cities."
Extended Description and Notes
George Orwell. Down and Out in Paris and London. 1969 Reprint Edition, Penguin Modern Classics, Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England
Synopsis
Down and Out in Paris and London, published in 1933, is the first full-length work by the English author George Orwell. It is a story in two parts on the theme of poverty in the two cities. The first part is a picaresque account of living on the breadline in Paris and the experience of casual labour in restaurant kitchens.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Mary Riversong Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 214OrwellDown
- Title
- Down and Out in Paris and London
- Author
- Orwell, George
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- None As Issued
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint Edition
- Publisher
- Penguin Modern Classics
- Place of Publication
- GB
- Date Published
- 1969
- Pages
- 189
- Size
- 4 1/2 X 7 1/4
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- 1984, George Orwell
- Bookseller catalogs
- Autobiography; Anglophilia; Nonfiction; Memoirs; History of France; Travel and Exploration; 20th Century Literature;
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- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Poor
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- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...