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Nineteen Eighty-Four
by Orwell, George
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: The Folio Society, 2003. 1st Edition 3rd Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. First Folio Society 2003 third printing. Hardback book is tight clean and square. Boards sharp and clean, illustrative gilt perfect. Text block clean and sharp. Feels unread. Slight sunning to spine near Fine condition. Slipcase also grades near fine with some light handling marks only. For grading accuracy books are photographed without a protective book cover. Note we do not use stock images, the book pictured is the book described. Introduced by Alan Rusbridger. Frontispiece and nine colour illustrations by Jonathan Burton. Bound in cloth, printed with a design by Jonathan Burton. A smart copy of this Folio Society edition of one of Orwell's popular novels.
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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Reviews
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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Details
- Bookseller
- Durdles Books (IOBA)
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005843
- Title
- Nineteen Eighty-Four
- Author
- Orwell, George
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 3rd Printing
- Publisher
- The Folio Society
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2003
- Pages
- 104
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall
- Weight
- 3.09 lbs
- Keywords
- Non-Classifiable
- Bookseller catalogs
- Science Fiction;
Terms of Sale
Durdles Books (IOBA)
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About the Seller
Durdles Books (IOBA)
Biblio member since 2018
Birmingham, West Midlands
About Durdles Books (IOBA)
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- Cloth
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- Gilt
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- Folio
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- Spine
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
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