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1949465 - 015 - 628<p><strong>Publisher and Year</strong>: London: Secker & Warburg 1949</p><p><strong>Edition</strong>: First edition first impression "First published 1949" with no reprint stated. Lacking the dust jacket. Fenwick A.12a</p><p><strong>Condition and Description</strong>: Octavo pale green cloth lettered in red top edge dyed red 316 pp. Fading to the cloth as usual most heavily to the spine. A couple of bumps to the bottom edge of the boards. Red lettering and top stain faded. Tight hinges and binding. Slight spine lean. Tiny note in pencil to the rear pastedown; otherwise clear of any prior owner's markings. Pages lightly tanned but clean.</p><p><em>"War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength."</em></p><p>Inventory ID: 465 - 015 - 628</p> Secker & Warburg hardcover
1933011918NY: HARPER & BROS. stated first edition nice unmarked copy! . VG. Hardcover. First Edition. 1933. HARPER & BROS hardcover
19491536<p>The book smells smoke. Small stains on cloth and has some tanning-damage on boards and some tanning on spine. Fresh inside. First print from 1949</p> Warburg & Secker hardcover
1941190624London: Victor Gollancz Ltd 1941. First edition first impression of this vigorous attack on the British Communist Party for their support of the Nazi-Soviet pact and their adherence to Stalin's orders to adopt a neutral attitude towards Nazi Germany. It contains two essays by Orwell "Fascism and Democracy" and "Patriots and Revolutionaries". The left-wing publisher Victor Gollancz who published Orwell's works was relentlessly harried by the British Communist Party for his and his writers' opposition to Stalin and Stalin's alliance with Hitler. The Party's hostility had led to membership in Gollancz's Left Book Club falling from 57000 to 15000 between 1939 and 1942. This volume was put together in response collecting articles that had appeared in the Left News and providing a detailed critique of Communist Party policy between October 1939 and January 1941. It was published in March 1941; with the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union in June the Communist Party fully re-orientated to a fervent opposition to Germany. Gollancz meanwhile moved to closer support of the Soviet Union and decided not to publish Animal Farm due to its implicit criticism of Stalin - this was the final Gollancz book with Orwell's work in it. Orwell's two contributions argue respectively that the materialism of the left led them to underestimate the emotional appeal of fascism and that the revolutionary moment possible after Dunkirk was missed and the ruling class had re-asserted themselves. The total print run was 1800 copies; 1300 copies were issued in the present blue cloth for the public with 500 copies issued in red cloth for the Left Book Club. Copies are rarely encountered on the market. Octavo. Original blue cloth spine lettered in gilt. Loosely inserted is a pencilled letter from one "Pat" to "Darling Mummy" telling her "you have often said I don't explain my views to you and here they are explained". Spine sunned a little soiling cockling and rubbing to cloth foxing to contents. A very good copy. Fenwick B.5. hardcover
50752Warsaw: Rekontra 1985. Small quarto 27 × 21 cm. Original staple-stitched pictorial wrappers with a large drawing printed in green and black; 44 pp. of offset-reproduced drawn comics to rectos and versos. Very good save for minor toning especially to rear wrapper. First edition of this samizdat comic book edition in Polish of George Orwell's Animal Farm published by a small underground publishing house in Warsaw. Maciek Bialy and Karol Blue were the pseudonyms of Robert Śnieciński and Fernando Molina. Orwell's political satire of the Soviet establishment was naturally banned in all Soviet bloc nations but was tremendously popular with the Polish independent semi-clandestine publishing houses which flourished in Poland starting in the mid-1970s. Polish underground publications are scarce outside of Poland. <br /> <br /> As of February 2026 KVK and OCLC show six copies in North America. unknown
2017ABE-1605632473460Easton Press USA 2017 Pardon the paraphrase but while all books are equal some are more equal than others. This is most definitely one such; perhaps the only limited edition ever issued of Orwell s great parable of the Totalitarian State. The paintings are by Bill Mayer and he has signed and numbered the edition. It is a typical small press production. The gorgeous acid free paper is specially made for the Easton Press. The signatures are sewn not glued. The text block edges are gilt. The binding is full leather. This magnificent edition will last hundreds of years. The allegorical masterpiece of power and corruption is now available in a signed and numbered Limited Edition of just 1200 copies.Personally signed by artist Bill Mayer who has created 10 paintings - it is an injustice to just call them illustrations - each of which is tipped in and then protected by a translucent page. All animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others. Orwell s brilliant allegory of the rise of the Soviet state is compellingly envisioned in this FULL LEATHER Limited Edition Mr. Mayer also illustrated the colophon page which he has signed. The book comes in a custom-crafted clothbound slipcase which is also sturdily constructed. A limited hand-numbered edition of 1200 of which this copy number 592. It is signed by the artist. Signed by Illustrator. Limited Edition. Hardcover. New. Easton Press USA hardcover
1950105629London: Secker & Warburg 1950. Cloth/dust jacket and Mylar wrapped Octavo. Hardcover. Good/good. green cloth red lettering to spine top edge red dust jacket unclipped price 10s. W.646 second impresssion on the rear flap of the dust jacket mention of Orwell's death on the back panel of the dust jacket ghosting of the title to the front cover with a small stain upper center sun fading to top edge of rear cover with small stain lower left corner foxing to endpapers stain to bottom edge gift inscription in French in ink to front endpaper dust jacket chipped on edges and corners. <br /> <br /> Standard shipping no tracking or insurance / Priority with tracking / Custom quote for large or heavy orders. Secker & Warburg hardcover
899Warszawa: Niezalenzej Oficiny Widawniczej; Zapis i Puls 1979. Samizdat edition. In publisher’s illustrated wrappers. Cover slightly sunned. Author’s name in ink on spine. In fine condition. With 9 full page illustration. With 9 full page illustration. Samizdat edition. In publisher’s illustrated wrappers. 104 p. <p><br /> Polish samizdat edition of the Orwell’s “Animal Farmâ€.<br /> <p><p><br /> A reprint of the 1974 Odnowa London edition.<br /> <p>. Niezalenzej Oficiny Widawniczej; Zapis i Puls unknown
202449551Folio Society 2024. 8vo. First Edition thus text in two colours with 8 illustrations; patterned boards backstrip lettered in black printed edges patterned endpapers ribbon marker with exclusive print stickers and patch in separate presentation folder the whole housed in publisher's patterned presentation case. EDITION LIMITED TO 750 COPIES SIGNED BY ILLUSTRATOR AND INTRODUCER. This splendid FS edition is published to commemorate the 75th anniverary of the first edition. Folio Society, hardcover
1937016924<p>First trade hardback edition without the foreword subsequently added by Gollancz. viii 264 pages 32 pages of plates ; 22 cm. First edition first impression. Dark blue cloth boards lacks dust jacket. Shelf wear to edges faded lettering on spine some foxing remainder mark to bottom edge evidence of the removal of a couple of labels at rear with date stamp '13 July 1939' on rear pastedown shadow of removed small label to front cover no inscriptions sound binding. Photographs available on request. All books dispatched same or next working day in robust packaging.</p> Victor Gollancz Ltd. hardcover
1935QQ0100Victor Gollancz 1935. ~Original black cloth gilt lettering to spine. Mild rubbing to boards spine slightly cocked. A few very faint small splash marks to front board; one similar to spine. Minor wear to board corners with rubbing to top corner of front board and a little white marking to adjacent board fore-edge. 8vo. Browning and mild foxing to page edges. Hinges sound endpapers uncracked at gutters. Owner's signature dated 1935 to front free endpaper. Endpapers and endpages virtually unfoxed; a few occasional spots of foxing only to text block. First British edition: Burmese Days Orwell's first novel was first published in New York in 1934: Victor Gollancz in London had initially rejected the novel 'obviously written directly from experience' ODNB for fear of libel actions and published it only after the success of the American edition. ~Robust packaging. Overseas orders trackable on request. Used books are exempt from USA tariffs. 1st edn. Hardback. Hardback. Good/Fine. 318pp. Victor Gollancz Hardcover
1946170845London: Socialist Book Centre 1946. First separate edition first impression of this critique of the concept of power worship. Orwell's short essay reflects on Burnham's thesis that technocracy would supplant capitalism - forcefully or otherwise. George Kateb has argued that Orwell's interpretation of Burnham's politics would serve as the "intellectual basis of 1984" p. 572. Notably however Orwell rejects Burnham's contention that the ruling class can effectively redefine reality at will. Orwell's article was originally published the same year as "Second Thoughts on James Burnham" in Polemic 3 a philosophical magazine. Octavo. Original red and white spotted wrappers lettered in black. Light bumping and sunning minor rusting to staples slight toning to contents: a very good copy indeed. Fenwick D.2a. George Kateb "The Road to 1984" Political Science Quarterly vol. 81 no. 4 Dec. 1966. unknown
1968184265London: Secker & Warburg 1968. First collected edition of Orwell's non-fiction containing much material that had never previously been published the first collection that allowed general readers "to see exactly how complex and varied a writer Orwell was compared to what we had concluded on the basis of the major novels alone" Schlueter p. 95. The text was edited by Orwell's widow Sonia and Ian Angus who helped set up the Orwell Archive at University College London. 4 vols octavo. Portrait frontispiece and manuscript facsimile to each vol. Original blue cloth spines lettered in gilt blue endpapers. With dust jackets by Bernard Higton. Minimal bumping cloth bright; minor sunning to spines of unclipped jackets and ink mark to spine of vol. III: a near-fine copy in like jackets. Fenwick D12. Paul Schlueter "Trends in Orwell Criticism: 1968-1983" College Literature vol. 11 no. 1 1984. hardcover
2440591H. Good. unknown
1933558077New York: Harper & Brothers 1933. Hardcover. Very Good. First American edition. Two very small tears on the edges of two successive leaves very slightly cocked very good or better lacking the dust jacket. A presentable copy of the author's first book. As a young man Orwell took a position in the Indian Imperial Police and was particularly struck by the race and class barriers which prevented him from knowing the Burmese community in which he served. Returning to England in 1927 he attempted to appease his guilt by immersing himself in the life of the poor and outcast of Europe. The resulting experiences became the bases for these thinly fictionalized accounts of his days living and working among the most disenfranchised and downtrodden of Europe's cultural centers. A very scarce title. Harper & Brothers hardcover
1949SKU1043026Harcourt Brace 1949. First American Edition. hardcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. Harcourt Brace and Company; New York 1949. Hardcover. First US Edition. A Very Good grey cloth binding with red lettering on front board and black and red lettering on spine binding sturdy and intact bit of crimping to spine edges mild stress crease to spine some sunning to spine and board margins age toning to pages mild spine lean couple of small and faint moisture stains to bit dusty top text block edge very mild scattered foxing to text block edges and pastedowns/endpapers previous owner ink info top front free endpaper in a Very Good some handling/scuff marks to panels bit of edge/corner wear few small tears and chips along edges crease to spine rubbing along turns moderate sunning to spine and verso all four flap corners neatly clipped faint crease to front panel Dust wrapper. A nice and overall clean copy. 8vooctavo or approx. 6 x 9 314pp. We pack securely and ship daily w/delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scans are available for any item please inquire. Harcourt Brace hardcover
2024032420London: Folio Society 2024. Book. Illus. by La Boca. Near Fine. Pictorial Boards. Limited Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Pictorial black red white and silver to boards. Illustrated endpapers. Decorative edges. Photograph to frontis and an additional 7 colour plates throughout. Limited edition of 750 copies this is copy # 524. 4to: 10.5 x 8.75 inches; 27 x 22 cms. Signed by introducer Elif Shafak and illustrator La Boca. Text printed in red and black. Seventy fifth anniversary edition. Includes ribbon marker with exclusive print stickers and patch in separate presentation folder. Housed in sturdy patterned clam shell box with magnetic flaps. All near fine. Folio Society Hardcover
194950033<p>George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four is among the most influential novels of the 20th century recognized globally for its chilling vision of totalitarian control political repression and surveillance. This TRUE first American printing published in 1949 by Secer & Warburg in London captures the Cold War anxieties about authoritarianism though its themes continue to impact contemporary political debate. Orwell's dystopia introduced terms now deeply embedded in political vocabulary and public discourse including "Big Brother" "Newspeak" and "thoughtcrime." Octavo 8vo single volume. Fair condition; green cloth binding shows evidence of water damage and extensive spotting wear though text block is secure and only slight browning to page edges. Includes Excellent professional facsimile red dust jacket. Collation: 4 314. Edition: True First UK Printing 1949. #50033. PHOTOS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.</p> Secker & Warburg hardcover
1971SKU1031671HBJ Book 1971-02-01. Paperback. Like New. Like New Inside & Out. Clean and crisp pages w/no markings! z1s172B Some very minor shelf wear on cover. Fast Shipping HBJ Book paperback
1946145465New York: Harcourt Brace and Company 1946. First American edition of Orwell’s timeless allegorical novel—a scathing satire on a downtrodden society’s blind march towards totalitarianism. Octavo original black cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket with rubbing and wear to the extremities. Jacket art by Art Brenner. "A political fable that partly recounts in an allegorical mode the aftermath of the Russian revolution and partly illustrates a belief in the universal tendency of power to corrupt" Stringer 22." Animal Farm is Orwells masterpiece" Connolly 93. Time Magazine chose it as one of the 100 best English-language novels 1923 to 2005; it also featured at number 31 on the Modern Library List of Best 20th-Century Novels. It won a Retrospective Hugo Award in 1996 and is included in the Great Books of the Western World selection. Harcourt, Brace and Company hardcover
19381859<p>With library stamps & labels. Spine covers & corners soiled & stained.<br />First print of first edition.</p> Secker & Warburg hardcover
19382169<p>A few stamps on first two pages title page and publishers page. Mark from previous sticker on spine and numbers written. Some stains on boards. Binding holds well. Fresh inside.</p> Secker & Warburg hardcover
19491821<p>First print. No writing inside. Has had some regluing on spine. Small stains on boards.<br />Good.</p> Secker & Warburg hardcover
19382170<p>A few stamps on first two pages title page and publishers page. Mark from previous sticker on spine and numbers written. Some stains on boards. Binding holds well. Fresh inside.</p> Secker & Warburg hardcover
19452203022Secker & Warburg 1945. 2nd. hardcover. fine/fine. Second edition Reprinted August 1945 stated on copyright page. Book fine minimal rubbing at corners and spine ends. In fine facsimile dust jacket. Secker & Warburg unknown
