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San Diego: Harcourt, 1984. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/fine. Edited by Peter Davison with a preface by Daniel G. Siegel. Bound in publisher's original maraoon cloth with spine stamped in gilt. Verso pages show transcript and edits, recto pages show facsimile of original manuscript and edits. 9 3/4 x 13 3/8 inches. 381 pages.
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Nineteen Eighty-Four: The Facsimile of the Extant Manuscript Hardcover - 1984
by George Orwell; Peter Davison (Editor)
About this book
Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984) by George
Orwell has become the definitive dystopian novel of the twentieth
century.
Originally published on June 8, 1949 by Secker and Warburg in the United Kingdom, the book follows the main character, Winston Smith, through his disillusionment with totalitarianism and a doomed struggle of resistance. George Orwell is a pen-name, Orwell's real name was Eric Blair.
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Originally published on June 8, 1949 by Secker and Warburg in the United Kingdom, the book follows the main character, Winston Smith, through his disillusionment with totalitarianism and a doomed struggle of resistance. George Orwell is a pen-name, Orwell's real name was Eric Blair.
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First Edition Identification
The overall quality of the printing of this first edition is high. Some commonly found defects include missing plates, damage to the frontispiece or endpapers, and age-tanned pages. Blair died six months after publication of this, his last novel. Very rare signed copies have significant value, with some volumes priced near $10,000 USD. Because of this, numerous attempts have been made at forging the author's signature, and care should be taken to authenticate a signed copy. Unsigned first-edition first-printing British editions in mint condition can sometimes be priced in the $2,000 to $3,000 range (USD).
The first US edition was printed by Harcourt, Brace and Company in 1949, only five days after the U.K. Edition. The UK edition first printing ran 26,575 copies, the US edition approximately 20,000. The book was an instant best seller in both Great Britain and the United States.
Details
- Title Nineteen Eighty-Four: The Facsimile of the Extant Manuscript
- Author George Orwell; Peter Davison (Editor)
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition
- Pages 381
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt P, Orlando, Florida, U.S.A.
- Date 1984
- ISBN 9780151660346 / 0151660344
- Weight 5.7 lbs (2.59 kg)
- Dimensions 13.84 x 10.27 x 1.79 in (35.15 x 26.09 x 4.55 cm)
- Reading level 900
- Library of Congress subjects Science fiction, London (England)
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 84003848
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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by Orwell, George; Davison, Peter [Editor]
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Harcourt, 1984-05-01. Hardcover. Very Good. 14x10x2. Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Clean, unmarked pages. Some wear to slip case. XIX, 381 p. This is an oversized or heavy book, which requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US.
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