Nineteen Eighty-Four.
by Orwell, George
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- Paperback
- Condition
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- Seller
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Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Harmondsworth, Middlesex; Penguin Books Ltd, 1961., 1961. Mass Market Paperback. Reprint. Octavo, pp. 250, [6] catalogue etc. Pictorial orange card wraps. Covers only very slightly rubbed & creased; contents clean and crisp. A Very Good copy indeed. Penguin 972. An excellent example of the Penguin edition of Orwell's dystopian classic.
Synopsis
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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Reviews
On May 19 2023, a reader said:
A good read very ahead of its time.
On Jun 18 2018, a reader said:
Prophetic
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Details
- Bookseller
- Keel Row Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8695
- Title
- Nineteen Eighty-Four.
- Author
- Orwell, George
- Format/Binding
- Mass Market Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Harmondsworth, Middlesex; Penguin Books Ltd, 1961.
- Date Published
- 1961
- Keywords
- Fiction
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Keel Row Books
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Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear
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Keel Row Books is Tyneside's leading bookshop for collectable, antiquarian and second-hand books.Formerly of North Shields we are now in newly renovated double-fronted shop in the middle of Whitley Bay. Open Mon to Sat 10-5.
Established 1980. Members: ILAB/ABA/PBFA
Established 1980. Members: ILAB/ABA/PBFA
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- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Mass Market
- Mass market paperback books, or MMPBs, are printed for large audiences cheaply. This means that they are smaller, usually 4...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...