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1947006260London: Collins 1947. Britain in Pictures; colour and b/w illustrations. Endpapers partly browned; small piece missing from base of spine; dustwrapper fragile with most of its spine missing. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Fair. Collins Hardcover
194711551<p>Collins. London. 1947. FIRST EDITION. Small 4to.8.9 x 6.6 inches. Illustrated with 8 colour plates by various artists including Ardizzone Minton and Lowry and 17 black & white illustrations. Published as part of the Britain in pictures series. There is some offsetting to the blank free endpapers but only along the area not covered by the dustwrapper otherwise a fine copy in the original green paper covered boards illustrated and lettered in white in a fine original dustwrapper which reproduces the front board on front panel. The best copy of this book that I have seen for many years.</p> Collins. London. 1947 hardcover
194711559<p>Collins. London. 1947. FIRST EDITION. Small 4to.8.9 x 6.6 inches. Illustrated with 8 colour plates by various artists including Ardizzone Minton and Lowry and 17 black & white illustrations. Published as part of the Britain in pictures series. Near fine copy in the original green paper covered boards illustrated and lettered in white. There is some offsetting to the blank free endpapers but only along the area not covered by the dustwrapper. A very good example of the original dustwrapper which reproduces the front board on the front panel and has a little rubbing to the extremities but is generally bright clean and complete.</p> Collins. London. 1947 hardcover
1947369607London: Collins 1947. First edition. Britain in Pictures Series. 8 plates in color and 17 illustrations in black and white. 48 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Green and white printed paper boards. Toning to endpapers near fine in near fine dust jacket with price stamp to upper corner and a bit of rubbing along top edge. First edition. Britain in Pictures Series. 8 plates in color and 17 illustrations in black and white. 48 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Collins unknown
194766871UK: William Collins 1947. First edition. Paper over boards. Fine./Fair. Hardcover paper green and white over boards with complete d/j. 8vo. 48 pp. Illustrated with 8 colour plates and 17 b/w illustrations. Part of the "Britain in Pictures" series. Text block has browned slightly from the edges in with brown marks on the front and back flyleaves. Water stain at the top of the spine. Binding is strong text is clear and images are vibrant. The dustjacket has been exposed to water and has some waving. William Collins unknown
1947451297London : Collins 1947. First Edition. Hardcover. Good copy in colour-printed in a good slightly edge-torn with some loss and dust-stained dust-wrapper now mylar-sleeved. Remains well-preserved overall. Series; Britain in pictures ; 100. Physical description; 47 p. : ill. some col. ; 23 cm. Subjects; National characteristics English. Great Britain Social life and customs 20th century. Great Britain Civilization 20th century. Social classes Great Britain History 20th century. London : Collins hardcover
1947460047London : Collins 1947. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good copy in the original paper-covered boards in a very good now uncommon dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Spine and panel edges slightly dust-toned and edge-nicked as with age. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Series; Britain in pictures; 100. Physical description; 47 pages : illustrations some color ; 23 cm. Subjects; Great Britain Description and travel. Geschichte 1935-1944. London : Collins hardcover
1947192143London: Collins 1947. First edition of this celebrated study of the English character commissioned to promote Britain as a free society during the Second World War. Orwell's essay ranges from English faults - snobbishness insularity class obsessions - to English achievements and their essentially humane political culture: an important model for war-torn Europe. It is only with the empowerment of the common people he argues that England can remain a great nation in the post-war world. Octavo. With 8 colour plates many illustrations in the text. Original green boards spine and front cover lettered in white covers panelled and vignette to front in white. With dust jacket. Boards bowed board edges a little rubbed; jacket unclipped spine lightly toned a few splash marks to rear panel nick to foot of rear fold: a very good copy in like jacket. Fenwick A11a. hardcover
1947192445London: Collins 1947. First edition of Orwell's essay commissioned by Collins in 1943 to promote British values and describe British life during the Second World War although not published until after its conclusion. Though Orwell criticizes much about the English he presents them as a model for war-torn Europe defined by a humane political culture and peaceful outlook. Octavo. With 8 colour plates many illustrations in the text. Original green boards spine and front cover lettered in white covers panelled and vignette to front in white. With dust jacket. Endpapers a little toned as usual; unclipped bright jacket with slight rubbing at extremities: a near-fine copy in near-fine jacket. Fenwick A11a. hardcover
1947023194London: Collins 1947. First Edition. Octavo. 47 1 pp. The author is known as a distinguished political journalist and he is also distinguished for his honest opinion. In this book many will agree with his opinion and there will be those who disagree. This is a book of a particular political bias and should provoke those of contrary opinion to examine their own beliefs without sentimentality or hypocrisy. A near fine copy bound in green pictorial paper covered boards lettered and decorated in white some off-setting to endpapers from binder's glue in minor light wear to spine ends and corners in a very nice dust jacket with light wear to spine ends and corners. Collins unknown
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
286 pages. Index. "A labour of love." - Cyril Connolly in the Sunday Times. Average wear. Clean and unmarked. Partially yellowed. Binding intact. Sound working copy. Book
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