Animal Farm

New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1946. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Good. 7.5" by 5". None. A first impression of the U.S. edition of George Orwell's groundbreaking satirical work, an important twentieth century novella. The first U.S. edition, first impression of this work, with 'First American Edition' and 'Printed in the United States of America' to the reverse of the title page, and the dust wrapper priced at $1.75 to the front flyleaf and without 'printed in the USA' statement to the rear wrap.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.George Orwell's monumental satirical allegorical novella. Set on a farm, Orwell looks at a group of farm animals who rebel against their human farmer, reflecting the events leading up to the 1917 Russian Revolution to the Stalinist era of the Soviet Union.Orwell wrote this controversial novella during the period of World War Two in which Britain was in alliance with the Soviet Union against the Nazis. Orwell was distinctly critical of Stalin, the political undertones of this novella leading it to be rejected by a number of publishers, including one of Orwell's own. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, smart. A couple of light marks to the boards. Minor bumping to the spine and extremities. Academy stamp to the recto to the front endpaper. Dust wrapper is edge worn with some small chips, and five tape repairs to the reverse. Light marks to the wraps. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed