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19749780156148504-2025Mariner Books 1974. Hardcover. New/New. <p><strong>Author:</strong> George Orwell</p><p><strong>Publisher:</strong> Mariner Books</p><p><strong>Binding:</strong> Hardcover</p><p><strong>ISBN:</strong> 9780156148504</p><p><strong>Release Date:</strong> 1974</p><p><strong>Number Of Pages:</strong> 288</p><p><strong>Details:</strong> Honest and evocative George Orwell’s first novel is an examination of the debasing effect of empire on occupied and occupier.Burmese Days focuses on a handful of Englishmen who meet at the European Club to drink whisky and to alleviate the acute and unspoken loneliness of life in 1920s Burma—where Orwell himself served as an imperial policeman—during the waning days of British imperialism. One of the men James Flory a timber merchant has grown soft clearly comprehending the futility of England’s rule. However he lacks the fortitude to stand up for his Indian friend Dr. Veraswami for admittance into the whites-only club. Without membership and the accompanying prestige that would protect the doctor the condemning and ill-founded attack by a bitter magistrate might bring an end to everything he has accomplished. Complicating matters Flory falls unexpectedly in love with a newly arrived English girl Elizabeth Lackersteen. Can he find the strength to do right not only by his friend but also by his conscience</p> Mariner Books hardcover
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H07OS-00074Harcourt Trade Publishers. Collectible - Very Good. Collectible - Very Good. Slipcase Very Good. 4 Volume Set. George Orwell Essays Correspondence Literature Collections NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES. Harcourt Trade Publishers unknown
9358018267.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
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24351<p>Appears unread and in fine condition but for: slightly bumped corners small closed tear to jacket. Pages clean and bright. Available for immediate dispatch from our Bookshop: Jabberwock Books Horncastle Lincolnshire.</p> Martin Secker & Warburg Ltd, 1987 hardcover
1950190419New York: Harcourt Brace & Company 1950. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good in a Good price clipped dust jacket. Rubbing along panel edges. Chip at spine heel. Harcourt, Brace & Company hardcover
19500116<p>This delightful vintage paperback of a classic author is in very good condition. Issues are:</p><p>Top corner of front cover has a closed tear which dog-eared the corner. Light shelf wear. Interior has browned with age however the paper is not brittle. Binding is cracked at the title page which is one page into the book. There is no sign from the exterior and the binding is firm as well as the pages.</p> Avon Books paperback
1945GB005NQCES2I3N11Penguin Books 1945. Unknown. Good. Former library book; Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Penguin Books unknown
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
20019780141185699-2025Penguin Classic 2001. Hardcover. New/New. <p><strong>Author:</strong> George Orwell</p><p><strong>Publisher:</strong> Penguin Classic</p><p><strong>Binding:</strong> Hardcover</p><p><strong>ISBN:</strong> 9780141185699</p><p><strong>Release Date:</strong> 2001</p><p><strong>Number Of Pages:</strong> 256</p><p><strong>Details:</strong> George Orwell's paean to the end of an idyllic era in British history Coming Up for Air is a poignant account of one man's attempt to recapture childhood innocence as war looms on the horizon. George Bowling forty-five mortgaged married with children is an insurance salesman with an expanding waistline a new set of false teeth - and a desperate desire to escape his dreary life. He fears modern times - since in 1939 the Second World War is imminent - foreseeing food queues soldiers secret police and tyranny. So he decides to escape to the world of his childhood to the village he remembers as a rural haven of peace and tranquillity. But his return journey to Lower Binfield may bring only a more complete disillusionment . 'Very funny as well as invigoratingly realistic . Nineteen Eighty-Four is here in embryo. So is Animal Farm . not many novels carry the seeds of two classics as well as being richly readable themselves' John Carey Sunday Times</p> Penguin Classic hardcover
1950027446USA: Harcourt and Brace 1950. First Edition 1st Printing. Decorative Cloth. Very Good /Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 1st Edition 1950. First American Edition of George Orwell's Coming Up for Air. Book is very good and bright. Contents good. The wrapper is very good and bright. Not price clipped. Wrapper age toned in places. More digital images can be taken upon request. Ref18043 <br/> <br/> Harcourt and Brace hardcover
Z1-G-013-01993Companhia das Letras. Used - Good. Ships from UK in 48 hours or less usually same day. Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. Ex-library so some stamps and wear but in good overall condition. 100% money back guarantee. We are a world class secondhand bookstore based in Hertfordshire United Kingdom and specialize in high quality textbooks across an enormous variety of subjects. We aim to provide a vast range of textbooks rare and collectible books at a great price. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions. We provide a 100% money back guarantee and are dedicated to providing our customers with the highest standards of service in the bookselling industry. Companhia das Letras unknown
8535918639.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
ria9781802633887_inpBoxed pack. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The George Orwell Collection features the influential works of the twentieth century’s most revolutionary author. Orwell’s timeless dystopias memoirs and essays are an essential addition to any bookshelf. unknown
2001026731London: The Folio Society. 5 volume set. 1st printing 2001. 300; 297; 277; 257; 326pp. All vols NEAR FINE copies occasional bumping to corners; in VG slipcase small label removal mark to top edge . Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 2001. The Folio Society hardcover
2001069495Folio Society 2001. Hardcover. Very Good. Very good clean tight 5 volume box set. Text free of marks. Slipcase in good condition with light edge wear. Keep the Aspidistra Flying has a light thin white rubbed line on spine. Professional book dealer since 1999. All orders are processed promptly and carefully packaged with tracking. <br/> <br/> Folio Society hardcover
2001172392London: Folio Society 2001. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Near Fine in a Near Fine slipcase. Folio Society hardcover
19468835<p>This is an early copy of "Critical Essays" by GEORGE ORWELL. 1946 1st edition 2nd impression stated; Secker and Warburg; London. The book contains 10 essays in all as follows: Charles Dickens; Boys' Weeklies; Wells Hitler and the World State; The Art of Donald McGill; Rudyard Kipling; W.B. Yeats; Benefit of Clergy - Some Notes on Salvador Dali; Arthur Koestler; Raffles and Miss Blandish; In Defence of P.G. Wodehouse.<br /><br />Condition:<br />The front cover has light staining at the left edge. The back cover has a very light stain at the bottom-right corner barely noticeable. Sharp cover corners. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. Both covers are securely attached. Overall the book is in Good condition.</p> Secker and Warburg hardcover
1946GB000HG7OAQI3N00Secker & Warburg 1946. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Secker & Warburg hardcover
1946ARC93244Secker & Warburg London 1946. Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First edition first printing of the author's first collection of essays. 8vo. 169pp i publisher's advertisement. Pink cloth lettered and ruled in gold at the spine and upper board. Some marking to the cloth mostly impacting the rear board. A very light scattering of near-invisible spotting to the edges and endpapers and a small area of rust-marking from a now absent paperclip to the front endpaper and adjacent pastedown alongside the inked details of a contemporary former owner. Printed on slightly substandard wartime economy paperstock yet still a nice bright copy in non-price-clipped dust wrapper tanned at the spine panel rubbed at the spine ends with several tiny fractions of loss with several short tears and light accompanying creases and one area of internal repair. Ten essays the subjects including Charles Dickens Donald McGill Rudyard Kipling W.B.Yeats Salvador Dali Arthur Koestler and P.G.Wodehouse. Fenwick D1. Secker & Warburg, London Hardcover
