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George Orwell. Nineteen Eighty-Four. London: Secker & Warburg, 1949.

8vo. Half-title. Publisher's green cloth, spine stamped in purplish red, top edge stained red; original pictorial dust jacket, green variant.

FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE.

A cornerstone of modern dystopia literature, Nineteen Eighty-Four is a lasting warning against the fragility of individual freedom and the dangers of group think.

Condition: Spine and board ends a little lightened. Dust jacket unclipped (priced "10s. net"); some edgewear with a few chips; lightly rubbed; tear in rear flap fold. Overall, a bright copy.

References: Fenwick A.12a.

Provenance: From the collection of David Aronovitz.


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