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2016063850London Great Britain: The Folio Society 2016. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 250 pages 8vo. No slipcase. Minor shelfwear. Tight binding no marks. Volume is in Near Fine condition. The Folio Society Hardcover
ABE-1726357874820Harcourt Brace and Company Hardcover 8vo. Facsimile of 1949 1st ED. 314pp. Tan cloth spine over tan boards. DJ. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Harcourt, Brace and Company hardcover
194741759London: Collins 1947. First edition. Hardcover. g- to vg. Quarto 9 x 6 1/2". 47 1pp. Original illustrated dust-jacket over matching illustrated paper covered boards with white lettering to front cover and spine. Publisher's device on title page. <br /> <br /> "The English People" is an essay by English author George Orwell first published in August 1947. It was commissioned in September 1943 by W. J. Turner Collins's General Editor for the series 'Britain in Pictures.' <br /> <br /> The idea for the series came from the Ministry of Information. It was published with twenty-five illustrations eight of which were full-page color plates and included work by artists Edward Ardizzone Dame Laura Knight L. S. Lowry Henry Moore John Minton and Feliks Topolski amongst others. Written during World War II it presents Orwell's vision of what it meant to be "English." <br /> <br /> Orwell did not think highly of his own work. He described it as "silly" and "propaganda" and refused to allow it to be reprinted."<br /> <br /> Dust-jacket slightly rubbed and partly chipped along edges. Offsetting to endpapers. DJ in overall good- to good binding and interior in very good condition. Collins hardcover
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20211-1838574425Arcturus 2021. Paperback. New. 1088 pages. 8.07x5.20x2.72 inches. Arcturus paperback
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9788520946565NOVA FRONTEIRA. new. D. Benedita Clara dos Anjos e outras mulheres: Esta antologia rene vinte contos protagonizados por personagens femininas de dois dos maiores escritores brasileiros do Oitocentos. So narrativas extraordin�rias de amor e desamor de encontros e desencontros de drama e com�dia e no por acaso hist�rias que nos aguam a conscincia. Um panorama diverso e ao mesmo tempo revelador da condio da mulher no s�culo XIX que nos ajuda a refletir sobre a sociedade em que vivemos hoje. A decadncia da mentira e outros ensaios: Estes quatro ensaios de Oscar Wilde nas palavras do icnico escritor e jornalista Joo do Rio que assina a traduo e o pref�cio desta edio compem a ""biografia de uma alma"" um livro que sozinho ""vale uma �poca liter�ria"". So textos sobre artes pl�sticas literatura teatro e cr�tica que colecionando frases memor�veis celebram a est�tica atacam os moralismos e evidenciam o quanto o autor estava frente de seu tempo. A literatura os escritores e o Leviat: No ensaio ""Os escritores e o Leviat"" Orwell afirma que ""na maioria de n�s ainda persiste a crena de que toda escolha mesmo na pol�tica � entre o bem e o mal e que se algo � necess�rio � tamb�m correto"" para logo em seguida concluir: ""Creio ser hora de nos livrarmos dessa crena que vem do bero."" Mais do que ensaios liter�rios estes textos podem ser lidos como testamentos de um escritor marcado pela complexidade cruel do s�culo XX que conseguiu interpretar de maneira extremamente lcida. NOVA FRONTEIRA unknown
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196811393New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich Inc 1968. Tenth Printing. Softcover. Good. All volumes show signs of reading handling and shelf wear to covers. Scuffing creasing and minor soiling to all covers and text blocks. Volume 1 soiling to inner front cover through to page 4. Volume 4 Chipping to covers and wrinkling to pages 155 - 158. All pages of all four volumes appear to be free of writing and/or highlighting. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc unknown
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9444ALAN WINGATE 1948/51 1ST EDIT H/B. Hardcover. GOOD D/W FAIR EXLIB LABEL & STAMPS SOME DISCOLOURATION TO PAGE EDGES OF VOL 1 SOME LOSS TO TOP OF D/WS FBX; 9444 . ALAN WINGATE 1948/51 1ST EDIT H/B hardcover
2024BIBHB0172117942024. Hardcover. New. About The Book: ""Coming Up for Air"" George Orwell's seventh book and fourth novel was published in June 1939. Written during Orwell's recovery in French Morocco from 1938 to 1939 the novel follows George Bowling a 45-year-old insurance salesman attempting to escape his mundane life by returning to his birthplace before foreseeing World War II. The story humorously and pessimistically critiques the impact of speculative builders commercialism and capitalism on rural England. Orwell's personal background Spanish Civil War involvement and North Africa stay influenced the narrative. The novel explores themes of nostalgia the struggle to recapture past glory and the impact of societal changes on one's sense of home. About The Author: George Orwell 1903�1950 born Eric Arthur Blair was an influential English novelist essayist and critic known for his clear prose social criticism and opposition to totalitarianism. Notable works include Animal Farm 1945 and Nineteen Eighty-Four 1949. Raised in England Orwell served as an Imperial policeman in Burma before pursuing writing. Wounded in the Spanish Civil War he later contributed to the BBC during World War II. Orwell's impact endures with phrases like ""Orwellian"" in language reflecting his profound influence on popular and political culture. The Title 'Coming Up for Air written/authored/edited by George Orwell' published in the year 2024. The ISBN 9788121281638 is assigned to the Hardcover version of this title. This book has total of pp. 241 Pages. The publisher of this title is Gyan Publishing House. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is Classic Fiction Reference. Size of the book is 14.34 x 22.59 cms Vol: hardcover
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2024x-9362054132SANAGE PUBLISHING HOUSE LLP 2024. Hardcover. New. 392 pages. 5.50x1.00x8.50 inches. SANAGE PUBLISHING HOUSE LLP hardcover
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