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9786556400839-11-100950Editora: NOVA FRONTEIRA. New. Editora: NOVA FRONTEIRA unknown
194011337BOYS' WEEKLIES in Horizon Volume 1 #3 March 1940 first edition fine in wraps as issued this copy with not only the publishers wraparound yellow band but with their further promotional leaf one page folded to make four asking for subscriptions because of the war laid in also. This issue also contains original contributions by W. H. Auden IN MEMORY OF SIGMUND FREUND; William Plomer KILVERT'S COUNTRY; John Betjeman BLACKFRIARS; Stephen Spender SEPTEMBER JOURNAL et.al. The true first printings of these works. Edited by Cyril Connolly. Horizon paperback
1934986R32London: Chatto and Windus; Penguin 1934-1952. Cloth. Very Good/Good. 7.5" by 4.5". None. A very good set of two early edition dystopian literary landmarks both in the publishers' original binding. A set of early editions of Brave New World and Animal Farm the former with the original unclipped dust wrapper.This set is comprised of:The sixth impression first Phoenix Library issue of Brave New World in the original unclipped dust wrapper from 1934. The first Penguin Edition reprint of Animal Farm in the original paper wraps from 1952. Both works contains pages of original publisher's advertisements to the rear: fifteen in Brave New World; seven in Animal Farm.There is an ink inscription to the top of the front cover of Animal Farm. In the publisher's original cloth and paper wraps Brave New World with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally generally smart with shelf wear to the extremities. Age toning and spotting to Animal Farm with shelf wear to extremities and joints. Chip to spine head and spine tail cracked at the joint AF. Marks to boards AF. Dust wrapper is sound. Closed tears and chipping to extremities. Loss to top of front and rear wrap and middle and tail of spine. Wrap is age toned with spotting to rear and reverse of wrap. Internally firmly bound. Pages marginally age toned BNW and fully AF with spotting to Animal Farm heaviest to the first and last few. Both works contains pages of original publisher's advertisements to the rear: fifteen in Brave New World; seven in Animal Farm. Very Good Chatto and Windus; Penguin hardcover
1948849B74London : Allan Wingate 1948. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8.5" by 5.5". None. A first edition copy of this work on British Pamphleteers edited by George Orwell and Reginald Reynolds. The first volume of British Pamphleteers covering the period from the Sixteenth Century to the French Revolution. There are twenty five pamphlets re-published within this volume that give a survey of English history over the period each pamphlet has explanatory notes and a background regarding the circumstance in which it was published. The works are edited by George Orwell and Reginald Reynolds. With an ownership stamp for William Henry Baynes. In the original clipped dust wrapper. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally lovely with some light bumping to the top front extremity. With an ownership stamp for William Henry Baynes to the half title page. Internally firmly bound with lightly age toned pages which remain clean. In the original clipped dust wrapper which is lovely with some light fading to the spine. Near Fine Allan Wingate hardcover
001238London: Allan Wingate 1948 Cloth. Fine/Fine. 1 St. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. we have two volume set one being volume l - 1948 without jacket and volume ll 1951 with jacket.both in good condition-exlibrary. London: Allan Wingate, 1948 hardcover
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
1948103977Allan Wingate. 1948. Allan Wingate. London. 1948. First edition. Hardback with DW. Pages are browned and endpapers are foxed o/w a lovely copy in very slightly worn wrapper hardcover
1948184990London: Allan Wingate 1948-51. First editions of this collection of pamphlets. George Orwell edited and contributed the introduction to volume I which was published in November 1948. His death in January 1950 led to A. J. P. Taylor replacing him as joint editor and writing the introduction for volume II which was published in 1951. 2 vols octavo. Original brown cloth spines lettered in gilt. With dust jackets. Bookseller's ticket to front pastedown of vol. 1 ownership inscription of one Raymond Challinor to front pastedown of vol. 2. Head of spine of vol. 1 lightly worn a little spotting to edges of text blocks; a very good set in the lightly rubbed jackets with some nicks and short splits. hardcover
358407Allan Wingate 1948-51. 2 VOL SET FIRST EDITION octavo brown cloth boards gilt lettering & rule to spines frontispieces vol 1- 264pp vol 2- 302pp illus VG light fading & rubbing to spine & board edges/extrems sl soiling to boards moderate tanning & light foxing/soiling to page edges & eps prev. owner's name in ink to ffep of vol 1 in d/w VG- vol 2 price clipped minor fading & soiling to spines moderate creasing & chipping to edges- minor loss light to moderate tanning & soiling light foxing Allan Wingate 1948-51 hardcover
1948190963London: Allan Wingate 1948; 1951. First edition of this political anthology reprinting pamphlets by such figures as John Milton Gerrard Winstanley Edmund Burke and William Morris. Orwell and Taylor also provided introductions to volumes I and II where the former wrote "it is necessary that people should once again become aware of the possibilities of the pamphlet as a means of influencing opinion" p. 16. Orwell's death in January 1950 led to Taylor replacing him as joint editor of the series. 2 vols octavo. Half-tone frontispiece to both vols illustrations in the text. Original brown vol. I and red vol. II cloth spines lettered and ruled in gilt. With dust jackets. Ticket of the Kitazawa bookshop Tokyo to front pastedown of vol. I. Minor bumping light browning to endpapers; slight creasing chipping and toning to price-clipped jackets each with several tape repairs to verso: a very good set indeed. hardcover
194800-QGAB-0FD4Wingate And. Fair. 1948. Hardcover. Vol. 1: 16th - 18th century. London: Wingate 1948. Brown cloth lightly soiled. Name and date in ink. Foxed endpapers. Dj soiled worn small tears and chips. Small stain top edge. . Wingate And hardcover
194863804London: Allan Wingate 1948. First edition. 263 pp w/appendix. Non-editorial gift inscription to front free endpaper else near fine in very good plus dust jacket with light wear to base and crown of spine. Illustrated. Orwell contributes a ten page introduction. London: Allan Wingate, unknown books
1950mon0000160494Harcourt Brace & World Inc. 1950-01-01. Hardcover. Acceptable. in x in x in. EX LIBRARY BOOK Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc. hardcover
196224964New York: Harcourt Brace and World 1962. cloth hardcover in dust jacket. gift inscription to noted literary attorney and author on front free endpaper. title on book spine is printed upside down. dj is price-clipped. no other flaws. clean. no text or exterior markings. no bumps tears creases. strong binding.; 287pp. english text.; first published in 1934 new edition in 1950. this copy is a 1962 6th printing. . Later Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Harcourt, Brace and World Hardcover
2023BIBHB0155163852023. Hardcover. New. About The Book: This book presents an analysis of Burmese Days by George Orwell which is based on the writer�s own experiences as a member of the British Indian Imperial Police in the 1920s. It depicts a brutally divided society in which racism is endemic and the natives are widely seen as inherently inferior to the white European colonisers. In this atmosphere corruption and scheming flourish leaving the novel�s protagonist the timber merchant John Flory deeply disillusioned and alienated. Burmese Days is Orwell�s earliest novel. About The Author: George Orwell 1903 � 1950 born Eric Arthur Blair was a prominent English writer known for his clear critical prose and his staunch opposition to totalitarianism while advocating for democratic socialism. His diverse body of work encompassed literary criticism poetry fiction and polemical journalism. Notable creations include the allegorical ""Animal Farm"" 1945 and the dystopian classic ""Nineteen Eighty-Four"" 1949. His non-fiction works such as ""The Road to Wigan Pier"" and ""Homage to Catalonia"" offered insightful accounts of working-class life and his experiences in the Spanish Civil War. Orwell's life journey took him from India to England where he adopted the pen name George Orwell. His enduring impact on language and culture is evident in terms like ""Orwellian."" In 2008 he was ranked as the second greatest British writer since 1945 by The Times. The Title 'Burmese Days written/authored/edited by George Orwell' published in the year 2023. The ISBN 9789356637986 is assigned to the Hardcover version of this title. This book has total of pp. 295 Pages. The publisher of this title is GenNext Publication. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is Colonialism & Imperialism History. Size of the book is 10.795 x 17.78 cms Vol: hardcover
20019780141185378-2025Penguin 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> 9780141185378</p><p><strong>Release Date:</strong> 2001</p><p><strong>Number Of Pages:</strong> 320</p><p><strong>Details:</strong> Based on his experiences as a policeman in Burma George Orwell's first novel presents a devastating picture of British colonial rule. It describes corruption and imperial bigotry in a society where 'after all natives were natives - interesting no doubt but finally . an inferior people'. When Flory a white timber merchant befriends Indian Dr Veraswami he defies this orthodoxy. The doctor is in danger: U Po Kyin a corrupt magistrate is plotting his downfall. The only thing that can save him is membership of the all-white Club and Flory can help. Flory's life is changed further by the arrival of beautiful Elizabeth Lackersteen from Paris who offers an escape from loneliness and the 'lie' of colonial life. George Orwell's first novel inspired by his experiences in the Indian Imperial Police in Burma Burmese Days includes a new introduction by Emma Larkin in Penguin Modern Classics.</p> Penguin Classic hardcover
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
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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1950562602New York: Harcourt Brace and Company 1950. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Stated "New Edition" likely the second American edition and presumably the first edition by this publisher the first American edition was published by Harper and Brothers in 1934. A touch of rubbing at the crown still fine in price-clipped very good dust jacket with a chip on the front panel. Harcourt, Brace and Company hardcover
2001063847London: Folio Society 2001. Book. Illus. by Devine Steven. Good. Hardcover. vii-xix 299pp; no slip-case; matallic title to spine light edgewear brown boards illustrated. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Folio Society Hardcover
1949008914London: Secker & Warburg 1949. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very good plus. First printing of the 1949 Secker & Warburg edition which was the second British edition published following the rare true first printing by Gollancz in 1935. Near-fine with slight fading to edges of boards otherwise bright and clean. In a very good plus dust jacket price intact with minor edgewear and soiling and a couple of closed tears. Scarce. <br/> <br/> Secker & Warburg hardcover