Search Results: nineteen eighty four advance review copy by orwell george

New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company , 1949. Rare advance issue of this monumental title. Stated at cover: "Advance Review Copy" and at copyright: "first American edition." Original tan wraps, maroon cover titles and design, moderate shelf wear; area of coloration over cover titles appears near to hand print in faint red or maroon. Pages very good, clean; no writing. Bind good, moderate cant. An Appendix at back: "Principles of Newspeak." Advance critical acclaim blurbs from Bertrand Russell, V. S. Pritchett, and Alfred Kazin at back cover. This adance proof matches the first edition in most every aspect of lay-out, typeset and design including the emblematic torn scrap of paper labeled "Nineteen Eighty-Four." Appears to be indentical in content to the American first edition. Near very good advance issue of one of the most popular and significant cautionary tales ever penned. Eric Arthur Blair (25 June 1903 - 21 January 1950) pseudonymously George… Read More