Nineteen Eighty-Four 1984
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1949. First American Edition, Second Printing. First American edition, second printing, lacking the first edition statement on the copyright page. Comes with its original first issue dust jacket which has been price clipped. The book measures approximately 8" x 5.25", with 314 numbered pages
This book is in very good plus condition. Minor wear at the board edges. Previous owner's name in pencil on the front endpaper. Interior pages are clean and well preserved. The original dust jacket is in good plus condition. Moderate chipping and creasing at the edges. Large chip missing at the top of the spine. Large tear at the bottom of the spine. Price-clipped.
"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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