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Martin Secker & Warburg Ltd, 1999. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,1050grams, ISBN:9780436410550
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About this book
Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984) by George
Orwell has become the definitive dystopian novel of the twentieth
century.
Originally published on June 8, 1949 by Secker and Warburg in the United Kingdom, the book follows the main character, Winston Smith, through his disillusionment with totalitarianism and a doomed struggle of resistance. George Orwell is a pen-name, Orwell's real name was Eric Blair.
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Originally published on June 8, 1949 by Secker and Warburg in the United Kingdom, the book follows the main character, Winston Smith, through his disillusionment with totalitarianism and a doomed struggle of resistance. George Orwell is a pen-name, Orwell's real name was Eric Blair.
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Summary
Hidden away in the Record Department of the sprawling Ministry of Truth, Winston Smith skilfully rewrites the past to suit the needs of the Party. Yet he inwardly rebels against the totalitarian world he lives in, which demands absolute obedience and controls him through the all-seeing telescreens and the watchful eye of Big Brother, symbolic head of the Party. In his longing for truth and liberty, Smith begins a secret love affair with a fellow-worker Julia, but soon discovers the true price of freedom is betrayal.
First Edition Identification
The overall quality of the printing of this first edition is high. Some commonly found defects include missing plates, damage to the frontispiece or endpapers, and age-tanned pages. Blair died six months after publication of this, his last novel. Very rare signed copies have significant value, with some volumes priced near $10,000 USD. Because of this, numerous attempts have been made at forging the author's signature, and care should be taken to authenticate a signed copy. Unsigned first-edition first-printing British editions in mint condition can sometimes be priced in the $2,000 to $3,000 range (USD).
The first US edition was printed by Harcourt, Brace and Company in 1949, only five days after the U.K. Edition. The UK edition first printing ran 26,575 copies, the US edition approximately 20,000. The book was an instant best seller in both Great Britain and the United States.
Details
- Title Nineteen Eighty-Four
- Author George Orwell
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Thus
- Pages 244
- Language ENG
- Publisher Secker & Warburg, London
- Date 1999
- ISBN 9780436410550
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Nineteen Eighty-Four (Illustrated)
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Nineteen Eighty-Four. Illustrated by Alex Williamson
by ORWELL, George
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Secker & Warburg, Secker & Warburg. 1999, 250pp. Illustrated. Hardcover, with dust jacket. In good condition. ISBN: 9780436410550
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Nineteen Eighty-Four
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Fine/Near fine. Secker and Warbug,1999.First edition-first printing of this illustrated edition(2 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3 1). Large format blue hardback(silver lettering to the spine, small nick on the edges of the cover) in fine condition, with Dj (a couple of small nicks and crease on the edges of the Dj cover) in near fine condition.Illustrated with colour,b/w drawings. Nice and clean pages as new. 249pp.Price un-clipped.A collectable first edition.Heavy book(approx 1.3 Kg).
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