Nineteen Eighty-Four: The Facsimile of the Extant Manuscript
by George Orwell; Peter Davison [ed.]; Daniel G. Siegel [pref.]
- Used
- near fine
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0877300127
- ISBN 13
- 9780877300120
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About This Item
Weston, MA: M&S Press, 1984. Near Fine. Weston, MA: M&S Press, 1984. Limited Edition of 330 copies of which this is no. 316. Folio (35.5cm.); publisher's deluxe quarterbound navy Niger goat over marbled paper boards by Gray Parrot Bookbinder, in original gray linen slipcase; 381pp.; text chiefly printed from facsimile. Touch of rubbing to extremities. Tight in binding, pages unmarked. Slipcase sturdy and sound. Near Fine.
A reproduction of the only extant manuscript of Orwell's dystopian novel. It arrived in the Scribner's rare book room by way of Orwell's widow. From Scribner's it made its way to the hands of the late bookseller and publisher Dan Siegel, who provides the preface here.
A reproduction of the only extant manuscript of Orwell's dystopian novel. It arrived in the Scribner's rare book room by way of Orwell's widow. From Scribner's it made its way to the hands of the late bookseller and publisher Dan Siegel, who provides the preface here.
Synopsis
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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On May 19 2023, a reader said:
A good read very ahead of its time.
On Jun 18 2018, a reader said:
Prophetic
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- Bookseller
- Capitol Hill Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 26211
- Title
- Nineteen Eighty-Four: The Facsimile of the Extant Manuscript
- Author
- George Orwell; Peter Davison [ed.]; Daniel G. Siegel [pref.]
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0877300127
- ISBN 13
- 9780877300120
- Publisher
- M&S Press
- Place of Publication
- Weston, MA
- Date Published
- 1984
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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- Facsimile
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- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
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