Nineteen Eighty-Four

by George Orwell

$1,318 · Offered by Biblio

First edition · In dust jacket

London: Secker & Warburg, 1950. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Fair. 7.5" by 5.5". None. An uncommon fourth impression of this important and thought-provoking work, with the original dust wrapper preserved. George Orwell was the pen name of Eric Arthur Blair (1903-1950), an English novelist, essayist and critic. His works were often social commentaries arguing against totalitarianism in support of democratic socialism. The adjective Orwellian describes totalitarian and authoritarian social practices, and many of his neologisms, such as Big Brother and Thought Police are in common use in the English language. This work is Orwell s final work and is a dystopian science fiction novel, first published by Secker amp; Warburg in 1949. Its events follow Winston Smith as he dreams of rebellion in an imagined version of the year 1984, in which government surveillance and propaganda are rife during ongoing war.This is a fourth impression of the first edition, complete with the dust wrapper preserved. In the publisher s original full cloth binding. Externally very smart, a touch of fading to the spine, otherwise minor shelf wear only. Dust wrapper is in two pieces, with two inches of the spine remaining; the covers are a trifle rubbed, with a tear to the rear cover, but flaps are in very good condition. Pencil ownership inscription to the front endpaper. Internally firmly bound, pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed

• Publisher: Secker & Warburg
• Year: 1950
• Edition: First Edition
• Binding: hardcover

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