1984 by George Orwell, Rare Hardcover First Edition, Early Printing
$148.00
1984 by George Orwell. This rare hardcover in original dust jacket was published by Harcourt Brace & World, it's the original edition copyright 1949, early printing after Orwell's death in 1950, originally priced $3.75, not a book club edition.
Orwell's towering work of dystopian fiction, the vocabulary of which has become a part of the fabric of our culture. "The title marks the triumph of the totalitarian state. Three superpowers divide the world and conduct sham wars. Newspeak is official, insidious language used to propagate lies. Big Brother polices you through two-way TV in your quarters. Romance is forbidden, sex is a political act. Personal opinion is neutralized by brainwashing. Life is hell. One of the half-dozen most influential novels of the twentieth century" (Barron, Anatomy of Wonder 3-302). Basis for two notable film adaptations: Michael Anderson's 1956 film starring Edmund O'Brien, and Michael Radford's later picture starring John Hurt and Richard Burton.
B I B L I O G R A P H I C D E T A I L S
Harcourt, Brace and Company, New York
Hardcover, 314 pages
Printed in USA
Copyright 1949 original edition
Measures 8 1/4"H x 5 1/4”W
Bound in publisher's tan cloth stamped in black/maroon with dust jacket.
C O N D I T I O N
Book is in fair condition, a decent copy notoriously wear-prone title. F. The actual hardcover has foxing, pages are clean and clear, no writing besides a name and '56 written in pen on the inside front page and some foxing on the pages edges.
The dust jacket shows wear— it's discolored/tanned from the sun and age and there are a few small tears and chipping on the front/back cover, some shelf and edge wear, the inside sleeve corner is clipped, has foxing, a bit of foxing on the boards and the pages edge.
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