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Such, Such Were the Joys.
by ORWELL, George
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company,, 1953. First edition, first impression. All the essays in this collection originally appeared in periodicals during Orwell's lifetime, except for the title essay, which was found among the author's papers after his death and first published in Partisan Review in 1952. This is the first appearance of the essay in book form. Such, Such Were the Joys is a long autobiographical account of Orwell's prep school days. The essay "could not be published in his lifetime for fear of libel. Some have taken this to be a literal account of the horrors of an oppressive and socially discriminatory regime, but it is more likely a polemic against private education based on fact and with a reimagined Eric Blair as the observer, hero, or rather anti-hero. However, whether or not he was caned in front of the school for bed-wetting, the school was bad enough" (ODNB). Octavo. Original green cloth, spine lettered in gilt. With dust jacket. Small mark to outer edge; occasional spots of rubbing to jacket, a few light marks on rear panel, couple of nicks and short closed tears at edges, front panel bright, unclipped: a near-fine copy in very good jacket. Fenwick D4a.
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- Bookseller
- Peter Harrington
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 165448
- Title
- Such, Such Were the Joys.
- Author
- ORWELL, George
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company,
- Date Published
- 1953
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About the Seller
Peter Harrington
Biblio member since 2006
London
About Peter Harrington
Since its establishment, Peter Harrington has specialised in sourcing, selling and buying the finest quality original first editions, signed, rare and antiquarian books, fine bindings and library sets. Peter Harrington first began selling rare books from the Chelsea Antiques Market on London's King's Road. For the past twenty years the business has been run by Pom Harrington, Peter's son.
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- Cloth
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- Octavo
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- First Edition
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
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