Nineteen Eighty-Four 1984
London: Secker & Warburg, 1949. First UK Edition, Second Printing. First UK edition, second printing - with "Reprinted 1950" stated on the copyright page. Measuring approximately 7.25" x 5". with 312 numbered pages. Comes with a brand new facsimile (reproduction) dust jacket for protection and display.
This book is in good condition. Heavy wear and staining to the original cloth boards. Boards are sun faded. Minor foxing to the edges and to the interior of the textblock. Rear hinge is cracked.
"Nineteen Eighty-Four" is a dystopian social science fiction novel and cautionary tale by George Orwell. This is Orwell's ninth and final book completed in his lifetime. The story takes place in an imagined future in the year 1984, when much of the world is in perpetual war. More broadly, the novel examines the role of truth and facts within societies, and the ways in which they can be manipulated.
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