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Nineteen Eighty-Four [1984]

Nineteen Eighty-Four [1984]

Nineteen Eighty-Four [1984]
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Nineteen Eighty-Four [1984]

by Orwell, George [Eric Arthur Blair]

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London: Secker & Warburg, 1949 First printing of the first British edition, original light green cloth, spine lettered in red, with red top-stain, in original red dust jacket, with the publisher's price listed on the inside front flap, 312pp. Tanning to spine and cover margins and light wear, else book in fine condition; dust jacket with tanning to spine and professional restoration along edge, else fine.

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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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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Bookseller
Idler Fine Books US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
001651
Title
Nineteen Eighty-Four [1984]
Author
Orwell, George [Eric Arthur Blair]
Illustrator
Michael Kennard
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Fine
Jacket Condition
Very Good
Quantity Available
1
Edition
1st Edition
Publisher
Secker & Warburg
Place of Publication
London
Date Published
1949
Weight
0.00
Keywords
Fiction, Literature, Classics, Dystopian, English Literature, Science Fiction.

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