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1947ORWELLGE002604Collins London. 1947. First edition. Issued in the Britain in Pictures series. Octavo. 48 pages. Boards. Issued in the Britain in Pictures series. Eight colour plates and seventeen black and white illustrations in the text.Free endpapers partially tanned. Tail of spine a bit bumped. Near fine in very good indeed slightly nicked dustwrapper a bit rubbed at head and tail of spine. Collins, London. hardcover
19479026524London: Collins 1947. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine condition./fine. Bound in publisher's original green paper covered boards printed in white. From the Britain in Pictures series. 8 plates in colour and 17 illustrations in black & white. Some offsetting to front and rear free end papers as usual otherwish fine. <br/><br/> Collins hardcover
1947005739Collins. DJ in archival cover light wear. . Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1947. Collins 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
11815London: The Times Authors Reissue / Collins. 1947 1970. First edition thus. First edition thus. Original green card covers staple-bound. No dustwrapper as issued. 16 pp of text with 5 illustrations. A near fine copy with minimal rubbing to the very extremities. Containing two of the five essays from The English People following the format of the first edition and reproducing the covers and title page. Scarce in this format. Fenwick A.11b. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers. London: The Times Authors Reissue / Collins. 1947 [1970] unknown
194711203THE ENGLISH PEOPLE Collins 1947 first edition some light wear and rubbing to the bottom edges fore edge corner tips and head of the spine else near fine in vg pictorial dust-wrapper. Profusely illustrated in both color and black & white. Collins unknown
199730585<p>London : Martin Secker & Warburg 1997. A definitive edition of Orwell's second novel originally published in 1935 restoring for the first time a number of previously censored readings and indicating other passages known to have been "toned down". Edited and with a lengthy textual note by Peter Davison. First published in this form in 1986. Medium 8vo 25cm. viii308ivpp. Original blue cloth blocked and lettered in silver; very good in the original dust-jacket - a design in blue orange red and white - just very faintly sunned.</p> London : Martin Secker & Warburg, (1997). hardcover
1998031542London: Secker& Warburg 1998. Book. Near Fine. Cloth. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 20 volume set. All in blue cloth with silver spine lettering in jackets. Includes Animal Farm 1984 Down and Out in Paris and London and all his writings and essays. Volumes 1-9 were previously published in England in 1986-87 and reprinted in 1997 then in 1998 to include volumes 10-20. Edited by Peter Davison. Volume 16 near fine except wear to the extremities. A near fine and attractive set. Secker& Warburg Hardcover
1959029760UK: Secker and Warburg 1959. New Edition . Cloth. Very Good /Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. The Complete Uniform Edition of George Orwell with dust wrappers Designed by Denis Piper. The vast majority being thew 1st printing with this new wrapper design. The complete set of eleven volumes 1959-1962 comprising: Nineteen eighty-four; Animal farm; Critical essays; Down and out in Paris and London; Keep the aspidistra flying; Homage to Catalonia; Burmese days; A Clergyman's daughter; The Lion and the Unicorn; The road to Wigan pier; Coming up for air. Eleven volumes. The complete set of Secker & Warburg's Uniform Edition issued with the variant dust wrappers designed by Denis Piper 1928-1987. The bulk of the Uniform Edition was issued in the publisher's generic green and white wrappers however between 1959 and 1967 Secker periodically issued those same volumes in these striking Denis Piper-designed dust wrappers. Good examples of the individual volumes are hard to find and complete sets of all eleven volumes are very rarely encountered. Whilst some copies with the Piper-designed wrappers went to the trade the majority were issued to schools and public libraries and unmarked examples in good condition are scarce. These eleven copies were issued to the trade only one of the wrappers is price-clipped and all eleven volumes are in very good to near Fine condition. Save for a one volume with a bookplate and another with a inscription all are in nice condition . Whilst the list of books issued in the Uniform Edition often includes Orwell's 'Shooting an Elephant' there was no issue of that title in a Denis Piper dust wrapper; this is the complete set of Denis Piper's work for the Edition. The eleven volumes comprise: Nineteen eighty-four 1962; Animal farm 1962; Critical essays 1960; Down and out in Paris and London 1960; Keep the aspidistra flying 1959; Homage to Catalonia 1959; Burmese days 1961; A Clergyman's daughter 1960; The Lion and the Unicorn 1962; The road to Wigan pier 1959; Coming up for air 1959. Books are very good clean and bright. Contents good. Some age toning/foxing.The wrappers are very good and bright. Edges lightly rubbed and nicked. Age toning/darkened spines to some wrappers. Odd closed small tears. Difficult editions to find. More images can be taken upon request. RefA1234 <br/> <br/> Secker and Warburg hardcover
2001276London: Folio Society 2001. Fine/Very Good. <p dir="ltr">5-Book Set. Cloth bindings with printed spines and patterned endpapers housed in publisher’s slipcase. Minor corner bump and light wear to slipcase; books pristine clean and tight throughout.<br /> <br /> Comprising of Burmese Days A Clergyman’s Daughter Keep the Aspidistra Flying Coming Up for Air and Nineteen Eighty-Four this set issued by the Folio Society is the definitive collected edition of Orwell’s major works of fiction. Elegant typographic design in grey and orange reflecting Orwell’s modernist austerity and the Society’s fine production standards.<br /> <br /> A desirable set especially in this condition showcasing Orwell’s enduring insight into power class and the human condition.</p> . Folio Society unknown
mon0000830098paperback. Very Good. 4.2913 in x 8.1496 in x 5.3937 in. paperback
19862080202105500221Secker & Warburg 1986. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of books: 1 Secker & Warburg paperback
19862080202105500243Secker & Warburg 1986. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of books: 1 Secker & Warburg paperback
19872080202105500222Secker & Warburg 1987. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of books: 1 Secker & Warburg paperback
19862080202105500244Secker & Warburg 1986. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of books: 1 Secker & Warburg paperback
1789432545.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1789432537.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
GOR014051101Paperback. Very Good. paperback
2001032220London: Folio Society 2001. Book. Illus. by Stephen Devine. Near Fine. Pictorial Boards. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Pictorial boards with embossed gilt to spine. Gray endpapers. B&w frontis and b&w illustrations throughout each volume by Stephen Devine. Includes: Burmese Days; A Clergyman's Daughter Keep The Aspidistra Flying Coming Up For Air Nineteen Eighty-Four. Housed in gray box with gilt to side. A near fine set and case. Folio Society Hardcover
20011407327London: The Folio Society 2001. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Octavos five volumes. In Very Good condition with a Very Good minus slip case. Spines multicolor with gilt lettering. Light cocking and bumping to spine of Burmese Days. Pencil marks on end papers and text block of 1984. Small spot of residue on front board of Keep The Aspidistra Flying. Light bumping and chipping to spine of A Clergyman's Daughter.<br> <br /> <br /> <br> CONTENTS: COMING UP FOR AIR published in 2001 247 pages -- KEEP THE ASPIDISTRA FLYING published in 2001 276 pages -- A CLERGYMAN'S DAUGHTER published in 2001 297 pages -- NINETEEN EIGHTY FOUR published in 2001 325 pages -- BURMESE DAYS published in 2001 xix 299 pages. Shelved above Hard Cover Scifi. 1407327. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. The Folio Society hardcover
73569London: Secker and Warburg 1998. Modern Literature COMPLETE EDITION first thus in the original publisher's box. Complete in 20 volumes. Publisher's blue cloth with silver titles to spine and orange typographic endpapers. With the purple and orange typographic dust-jackets unpriced. Held together in the original publisher's card delivery box lined with polystyrene. Original Gardner's price of £750 affixed to box. A fine as-new set showing expected heavy wear to outer mailing box. 'The Complete Works of George Orwell endeavours to publish all that can be recovered of its author's writings. Every item published has been re-examined against original materials and has been augmented by the inclusion of all that was not then selected for publication or has come to light since.'. London: Secker and Warburg, 1998 unknown
46667403-nnew. unknown
1986467471Secker & Warburg 1986. First Edition in this form. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine very slightly edge-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight bright clean and strong. Physical description; 229 pages : illustration ; 24 cm. Subjects; Single people. Europe History. 20th century. Social conditions. Poor France Paris. Europe. Secker & Warburg hardcover
1986467442Secker & Warburg 1986. First Edition in this form. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine very slightly edge- and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight bright clean and strong. Physical description; 260 pages ; 24 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references. Subjects; Spanish Civil War. Personal observations. Politics and government. Secker & Warburg hardcover