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George Orwell. Animal Farm. A Fairy Story....
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Description
George Orwell. Animal Farm. A Fairy Story. London: Secker & Warburg, 1945.8vo. Publisher's green cloth, spine stamped in white; original dust jacket.
FIRST EDITION with "First Published May 1945" on copyright page and with no mention of other printings. Actually published on 17 August 1945 in an edition of 4,500 copies. The publication was delayed after the "May" imprint due to wartime paper shortages.
Condition: Minor edgewear to cloth; small abrasion to front pastedown. Dust jacket unclipped (priced "6s."); some edgewear and wear along folds; a few chips including an abrasion to rear panel with a chip; rear panel rubbed and scuffed; a few pale spots.
References: Fenwick A.10a.
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2025 December 15 Rare Books Signature® Auction #6323 (go to Auction Home page)
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