ORWELL GeorgeMareMagnum
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8vo., First Edition, with 33 plates on 32, top lightly dust-soiled; original printed orange wrappers, covers faintly age-soiled else a remarkably bright, clean copy. 'Left Book Club edition. Not for Sale to the Public'. VERY SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.
5 vols., 8vo., First Edition thus, with frontispieces, plates and maps; pictorial boards, backstrips lettered in black, grey endpapers, a near fine copy in publisher's blocked slip-case. Classic collection of Orwell's non-fiction work. The set comprises: Down and Out in Paris and London. Introduced by Michael Foot; Homage to Catalonia; My Country Right or Left, and other selected Essays and Journalism; Funny, but not Vulgar, and other selected Essays and Journalism; The Road to Wigan Pier. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.
314 pages. "...Depicts, with very great power, the horrors of a well-established totalitarian regime... It is important that the Western World should be aware of these dangers..." - Bertrand Russell. Prior owner's name, dated 1949, neatly in ink at base of front free endpaper else unmarked, moderately worn and lightly soiled. Minimal yellowing to pages. Minor lean to spine. Unclipped blue dust jacket. Dust jacket bears edgewear and some tears at spine ends and corners but remains attractive in clear protective mylar cover. Nice copy. Book