Down and Out in Paris and London
by Orwell, George
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Leicester, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Gollancz, 1933. First Edition. Hard Cover. First UK edition, First printing. 8vo. 288pp. Publisher's black buckram boards with yellow titles to the spine. The spine (and spine lettering) is slightly faded; a touch of mild fraying at the head of the spine; there is a bump to the bottom right-hand corner of the front board; a neat former owner's name and contemporary date to the top left-hand corner of the front paste-down; a hint of foxing to the early/late pages of the book; and the front free end-paper is browned. Overall, still a VG (or slightly better) copy with clean boards. No dustwrapper. Quite a scarce title. Fenwick A1a. First book. One of 1,500 copies. Photographs/scans available upon request.
Synopsis
Down and Out in Paris and London, published in 1933, is the first full-length work by the English author George Orwell. It is a story in two parts on the theme of poverty in the two cities. The first part is a picaresque account of living on the breadline in Paris and the experience of casual labour in restaurant kitchens.
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Details
- Bookseller
- James M Pickard, ABA, ILAB, PBFA.
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 355490722146
- Title
- Down and Out in Paris and London
- Author
- Orwell, George
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Gollancz
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1933
Terms of Sale
James M Pickard, ABA, ILAB, PBFA.
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About the Seller
James M Pickard, ABA, ILAB, PBFA.
Biblio.com member since 2006
Leicester
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About James M Pickard, ABA, ILAB, PBFA.
James M Pickard (Rare Books) is proud to be a full member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association (ABA), the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB) and The Provincial Booksellers Fairs Association (PBFA).
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- Spine
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- First Edition
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- Buckram
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- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- Dustwrapper
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