Nineteen Eighty-Four 1984
London: Secker & Warburg, 1949. First UK Edition, First Printing. First UK edition, first printing - with "First published 1949" 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 very good minus condition. Moderate surface wear and staining to the original cloth boards. Spine is sun faded. Crease to the lower front board which extends to the spine. Previous owner's bookplate and ownership signature on the front endsheets.
"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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Inventory # (Q4-15). Item #7463
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