Nineteen Eighty-Four

by George Orwell

$22,000 · Offered by Burnside Rare Books · No longer available

First edition

London: Secker & Warburg, 1949. First edition, first printing. Bound in publisher's pale green cloth with red lettering to spine; purple topstain. Near Fine with light fading to cloth at spine and edges. Bookplate of former owner at front pastedown. In a sharp unclipped dust jacket with fading to spine, light rubbing and light edge wear. A beautiful copy of a book difficult to find in this nice of condition. Fenwick

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