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Nineteen Eighty-Four
by Orwell, George
- Used
- near fine
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
London: Secker & Warburg, 1949. First Edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. First British edition, first printing. Bound in publisher's pale green cloth with red lettering to spine. Near Fine with fading to cloth at spine and edges, pages lightly toned and slight evidence of several instances of erased pencil to text. In a Near Fine unclipped dust jacket with fading to the spine, light edge wear with shallow chipping at the spine ends, several small tape repairs to the verso and a short split to the bottom of the front spine joint repaired with mending tissue from the verso as well. A first edition increasingly difficult to find, let alone in nice of condition with no restoration or funny business, and quite rare as such.
Synopsis
Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984) by George Orwell has become the definitive dystopian novel of the twentieth century. Originally published on June 8, 1949 by Secker and Warburg in the United Kingdom, the book follows the main character, Winston Smith, through his disillusionment with totalitarianism and a doomed struggle of resistance. George Orwell is a pen-name, Orwell's real name was Eric Blair. -
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Reviews
On May 19 2023, a reader said:
A good read very ahead of its time.
On Jun 18 2018, a reader said:
Prophetic
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Details
- Bookseller
- Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 140944091
- Title
- Nineteen Eighty-Four
- Author
- Orwell, George
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Secker & Warburg
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1949
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
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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- Fine
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- Spine
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- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- First Edition
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