Down and Out In Paris and London
by Orwell, George
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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Down and Out in Paris and London
by ORWELL, GEORGE
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New York: Harper & Brothers, 1933. Book. Near Fine. Cloth. 1st Us Edition. 8vo. Purple cloth with black titles in pictorial dust jacket. Orwell's first book, a memoir of the tough times of his youth. An uncommonly nice copy with the following faults. mild spotting to top edge. Bookplate to front endpaper. Ink inscription to half title.Small price ticket to… Read more
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Down and Out in Paris and London
by Orwell, George
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DOWN AND OUT IN PARIS AND LONDON
by Orwell, George (pseud. of Eric Blair)
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New York: Harper and Brothers, 1933. First American Edition. Young Eric Blair's first book, a work he was sufficiently ashamed of that he asked Victor Gollancz to issue it under a pseudonym. The American edition was published about 6 months following the British, issued in a tiny print run of 1,750 copies, of which 383 were remaindered. The book… Read more
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Down and Out in Paris and London
by ORWELL, George
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Victor Gollancz, 1933. First edition, first printing. 8vo. 288pp. Black buckram boards with yellow titles. Housed in a bespoke black quarter Morocco clamshell box with gilt titles and raised bands. A near fine/fine copy. Unrubbed boards; several light translucent marks to rear board (which are not visible at most angles) o/w very fine & extremely crisp. Black unfaded spine… Read more
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Down and Out in Paris and London
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Down and Out in Paris and London
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Down and Out in Paris and London
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DOWN AND OUT IN PARIS AND LONDON.
by ORWELL, George
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Down and Out in Paris and London
by George Orwell
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Down and Out in Paris and London
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Down and Out in Paris and London
by ORWELL, GEORGE
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London: Secker & Warburg, 1986. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 5th or later Edition. Octavo. Blue cloth, gilt, wrapped in a clean decorative dust jacket. Interior clean. 9th edition. First volume in The Complete Works of George Orwell. All of Orwell's writings have been altered, but this volume represents a meticulous effort to restore the original story..
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Down and Out in Paris and London
by George Orwell
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London: Secker & Warburg, 1949. Green cloth with red lettering on the spine. Appears to be the first Secker edition.First edition was published by Gollancz 1933. Published by Penguin in 1940. 213 pages. 5 X 7.5 inches. The orginal green of the cloth is very faded all over particularly on the spine.Spine is cocked.The cloth is worn at the… Read more
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Down and Out in Paris and London
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Secker and Warburg, 1949-01-01. Hardcover. Good. Order today-sent today with tracking number, M-F*. Good book with general shelf-wear and yellowing due to age along with a dust jacket that has multiple rips/bumps/nicks. This is a good reading copy. We protect your purchase with damage-resistant double-layer bubble-wrap packaging where possible. Your purchase helps fund small charities in Ohio,… Read more
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Down And Out In Paris And London Hardcover
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Down And Out In Paris And London: by George Orwell Pari Books Paperback
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Down and Out in Paris and London
by Orwell, George
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Down and Out in Paris and London
by Orwell, George
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Down and Out in Paris and London
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Down & Out in Paris and London
by Orwell, George
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London: Secker & Warburg, 1951. Reprint Edition/Second Printing. Hardcover. Good /N/A. In green cloth with red type to spine. Top page ends tinted red with a few spots. Bottom corners bumped, Tanning to spine and fading to board edges. A few stray marks. Foxing to endpapers with a few tiny nicks to front hinge and previous owner's stamp… Read more
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The Woman in the Window
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DOWN & OUT IN PARIS & LONDON
by ORWELL GEORGE
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DOWN & OUT IN PARIS & LONDON
by ORWELL GEORGE
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Down and Out in Paris and London
by George Orwell
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Down & Out in Paris and London
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Down and Out in Paris and London
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Down and Out in Paris and London (Essential Orwell Classics)
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Down and Out in Paris and London
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Down and Out in Paris and London
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Down and Out in Paris and London
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Down And Out In Paris And London
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Down and Out in Paris and London
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Down and Out in Paris and London (The Complete works of George Orwell No. 1)
by Orwell, George
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Down and Out in Paris and London: George Orwell
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Down And Out In Paris And London
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Down and Out In Paris and London
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