Nineteen Eighty-Four

Secker & Warburg, London, 1949 First Edition, First Printing with the words "First Published 1949" printed on the copyright page. A wonderful copy with the ORIGINAL RED dustjacket that has minor wear to the spine and edges. This First Issue dustjacket has the publisher's 10s. net printed price present. The book is in excellent condition. The binding is tight with minor wear and discoloration to the edges. The pages are clean with NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. Overall, a lovely copy housed in a custom clamshell slipcase for preservation. We buy Orwell First Editions.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

Secker, 1949 First Edition, First Printing. A magnificent copy of this TRUE First Edition. This ORIGINAL dustjacket is rich in color with minor repair. The book is in great shape. The binding is tight and the boards are crisp with minor wear to the edges. The pages are clean with NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. A superb copy in collector's condition.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/As New.

London: Secker and Warburg, 1949. A pair of first editions of Orwell's 'Nineteen Eighty-Four'. Both carry the Christy Moore bookplate to the end pastedowns. Some spotting to the maroon variant books. Both book are very good+ in like wrappers. There is chipping to the wrappers, more so to the head of the green wrapper. The green wrapper is unclipped and has WIDER end flaps - indicative of a proof dust wrapper. There is a small amount of light restoration to the price on the end flap. The maroon variant is clipped and has the usual fading to the spine. Housed in a custom-made slipcase with divider and gilt titles. A rare pair of Orwell's masterpiece.

London: Secker & Warburg, 1949 First printing of the First British Edition, original light green cloth, spine lettered in red, in red dust jacket, with the publisher's price listed on the inside front flap, 312pp. Slight tanning to spine, else book in fine condition; dust jacket with tanning to spine and professional restoration along edge, else fine.

London: Secker & Warburg 1949, 1st edition. (hardcover) [1-5], 6-312pp. Very good in very good dust jacket. 8vo. In original green calico-textured cloth boards, lettering in red to spine. Top edge coloured maroon. Spine of cloth slightly sunned in same place as jacket. Light spots of discoloration to corners. Else a very attractive copy without notable blemish or repair. Internally fine; bright and clean. In first state maroon dust jacket, not price clipped (showing 10s net on front flap). Dust jacket spine faded to grey-rose, as is notoriously common; light sunning to front of jacket on slight angle at meeting of spine and front panel. Dust jacket with edgewear, light chipping at head and heal of spine; small closed tear at head of front panel. Attractive in mylar. When Nineteen Eighty-Four was first published on June 08, 1949, it was issued in two different coloured dust jackets: green and maroon. Formally, there is no priority established between the two variants; the jackets differ only in their base colour and are identical in design and issue. However, the maroon jacket is decidedly scarcer in the market, and it appears it always has been. By some estimates, the jacket variants were initially issued in proportions of two green to one maroon. As such, copies in maroon jackets have become highly sought and are exceedingly collectible. The maroon jacket's notorious fragility and susceptibility to fading has only served to stoke the fires of collector passions for presentable copies, unclipped with minimal notable blemishes. [Fenwick A.12a] [Rodden, 2001]. Nineteen Eighty-Four was adapted into the acclaimed British film by the same name, aptly released in 1984. The central character of the story, Winston Smith, was played by the renowned British actor Sir John Hurt. The film received several domestic and international nominations, including earning awards for Best British Film of the Year and the Gold Tulip Award at the Istanbul International Film Festival (1985). Hurt himself received several awards for his now infamous role, including the Evening Standard British Film Award for Best Actor, Fantasporto Best Actor, and Valladolid International Film Festival Award for Best Actor. Such acclaim would come to define the body of Hurt's work, as he would become one of the most iconic British actors of the twentieth century in a career which spanned six decades. This copy SIGNED by Sir John Hurt on the title page, twice signed with his name ("John Hurt") and his character ("Winston Smith"). Housed in custom clamshell case (from TBCL); crafted in fine black cloth with maroon and olive cloth inserts on front, gilt-stamped black Nuba title-piece with same bi-color inset on spine panel, finished in smooth black velour on the interior. A truly remarkable copy of one of the most important works ever penned. Photographs available upon request..

Secker & Warburg, London, 1949 First Edition, First printing. A stunning price clipped dustjacket that has benefitted from professional restoration. The end result is a spectacular dustjacket that looks about new with NO chips, tears or pieces missing. The book is in nice condition. The binding is tight, and the boards are crisp with light wear to the edges. The pages are clean with no writing, marks or bookplates in the book. Overall, a beautiful copy of this TRUE FIRST EDITION in collector's condition!!!. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine.

Secker and Warburg, 1949. Hardcover. Fine. A first edition, first printing published by Secker and Warburg in 1949. A fine book with top stain still intact and a lovely green colour to the boards. In a very good/near fine unclipped wrapper. With some light rubbing to the edges. The spine still has an element of red in it. There is a very small chip to the foot of the spine and one closed tear to the front panel. Rare to find with only minimal fade to the spine. A lovely copy of the first printing. Rare maroon wrapper.

First Edition, First printing. This ORIGINAL red preferred dustjacket has the 10s net price present on the front flap with some wear to the spine and edges. The book is in great shape. The binding is tight with NO cocking or leaning and the boards are crisp with minor wear to the edges. The pages are clean with NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. Overall, a wonderful copy of this TRUE FIRST EDITION in collector's condition.

Secker & Warburg, London, 1949 First Edition, First Impression with "First Published, 1949" printed on the copyright page. An attractive sophisticated dustjacket that has light wear to the panels and some discoloration to the spine. The book is in nice condition with some wear to the boards with light discoloration to the pages. The binding is tight, and there is NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. Overall, a lovely copy of this TRUE FIRST EDITION with the original dustjacket.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

Secker & Warburg; London, 1949 A near fine first edition (First Published 1949 on the copyright page) in a very good green dust jacket with the original price still present, and with a wrap-around band advertising the book. Old small bookstore sticker on front free end paper. Housed in a custom-made collector's slipcase.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good.

London: Secker & Warburg, 1949. First edition of Orwell's classic dystopian novel. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in an excellent dust jacket with some toning to the spine. Jacket design by Michael Kennard. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell. A nice example. Written while Orwell suffered severely from tuberculosis and published shortly before the disease claimed his life, the novel is a work "of hectic, devilish, claustrophobic intensity... nightmarish in the telling" (Clute & Nicholls, 896). In 2005, the novel was chosen by Time Magazine as one of the 100 best English-language novels from 1923 to 2005. Named as one of Modern Library 100 Best Novels of the twentieth century. "It is quite simply a novel which has changed the world" (Pringle, 100 Best Science Fiction Novels 1). Fenwick A12a. Connolly 99. Anatomy of Wonder II:838. 100 Most Influential Books 93.

Secker and Warburg, London, 1949 First Edition, First Printing. A fabulous copy of this TRUE FIRST EDITION with the words "First Published 1949" printed on the copyright page. This First Issue dustjacket is vibrant in color and has the publisher's printed price of 10s. net present on the front flap with minor repair. The book is in excellent condition. The binding is tight with NO cocking or leaning and the boards are crisp with minor wear to the spine. The pages are clean with NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. A wonderful copy with the original dustjacket.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

London: Secker & Warburg,, 1949. Octavo. Original green cloth, spine lettered in red, top edge red. With the green dust jacket. Fading to cloth along top and bottom edge, but a sound and smart copy with the jacket somewhat chipped and torn around the corners and edges, very good overall and free from restoration or repair. First edition, first impression. Copies of the first impression were issued either in green or dark red dust jackets. To judge from surviving examples, this was done in proportions of about two green to one red, but there is no priority between them.

First Edition, First Printing with the words "First Published 1949" printed on the copyright page. This First Issue dustjacket has the publisher's 10s. net printed price present with light wear to the spine and edges. The book is bound in the publisher's green cloth with minor wear to the boards. The pages are clean with NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. A lovely copy with an untouched original dustjacket.

London: Secker & Warburg, 1949. First edition. 312 pp. 8vo. Original light green cloth lettered in red, green dust jacket. Slight lean, minor fading at margins, some spotting to spine; unfaded jacket with some chipping at spine ends, tear to lower edge of back panel and some additional edgewear, ink annotation to front flap; still a respectable copy in an unrestored jacket. First edition. 312 pp. 8vo. First edition. Provenance: Ownership signature dated 1949 inside front cover

First Edition, First Printing with the words "First Published 1949" printed on the copyright page. An attractive price clipped dustjacket that has some fading to the spine and light wear to the edges. The book is bound in the publisher's ORIGINAL green cloth with some discoloration to the boards. The pages are clean with NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. A lovely copy with the red original dustjacket.

London: Secker and Warburg, 1949. A first edition, first printing published by Secker and Warburg in 1949. A very good book (no inscriptions) with off-setting to the front board with some slight spotting to the endpapers. In the very good unclipped green wrapper with some light loss to the top edge and a small piece to the head of the spine. Small hole to the spine edge and to the corners. No restoration of any kind.

Published by Secker & Warburg, London: 1949. 8vo. Condition: Good/Good This first edition of potentially one of the most influential novels of the twentieth century, introducing the popular concept of "Big Brother", is in Good condition. It has been hailed as "quite simply a novel which has changed the world" (Pringle, 100 Best Science Fiction Novels 1). Bound in original light green cloth boards, there is some general staining and slight bumping to the boards and spine, but the binding remains firm and in good condition. Inside, other than some slight toning and spotting to the edges, the pages are clean and bright and in very smart condition with no signs of damage. The book is housed in the preferred, rarer, red variant coloured dust jacket. This is also in Good condition, unclipped with the original price of 10s. net to the front inside flap. There is fading to the spine and some creasing and chipping to the edges and spine ends. The back panel has some general rubbing to it, but overall this jacket is in Good condition. This jacket is known for being particularly fragile, so it is rare to find it in as complete condition as this. Overall, this is a smart example of this important first edition by George Orwell. This book has had a profound effect on the world, introducing concepts that remain extremely relevant in the 21st century. A very collectible book and an important one for any true collector.

New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1949 8vo. 314p., cloth lettered in red and black; red dust jacket, with extremities slightly rubbed, fine/near fine. With "First American edition" on the copyright page. A handsome copy of Orwell's masterpiece.

New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1949. First American Edition (Stated) 1st Printing. Tan Cloth. Very Good +/Near Fine Dustjacket. 8 1/4" High. 314 Pp. The Classic Dystopian Novel Of Modern Times, Prophetic In Its Description Of The Experience Of Modern Man In An Era Of Great Nation States. The First American Trade Edition With "First American Edition" On Copyright Page And No Book Club Dot On Rear Cover. A Very Clean Example With No Age-Darkening To The Spine, Shallow Bumping To Spine Ends, Two Small Areas Of Fraying Along Bottom Edge, Still Very Good +. In The Blue Dust Jacket, Which Is Bright, Clean, Not Price-Clipped ($3.00), No "Book Club" Statement, Very Slightly Darkened White Background On Spine Panel, 1Mm Loss At Some Corners, No Wear And No Rubbing Line Along Spine Folds, A Few Faint Traces Of Rubbing Along Flap Folds, Near Fine.

Weston, MA: M & S Press, 1984. Privately Printed, Limited and Numbered Edition. One of fifty-five copies fully bound by Gray Parrot with a special design in royal blue and black Niger goat and housed in a one-quarter leather traycase. This is copy #33 and, as the colophon notes, the printing and binding were completed in the fall of 1984. Folio,10 inches by 14 inches, i-xxvi + 381 pages comprising a facsimile of the original Nineteen Eighty-Four manuscript on each recto and the edited typescript draft on the facing verso. With gilt-stamping to the front board reading” War is Peace / Freedom is Slavery / Ignorance is Strength”. Beautiful as new condition. One of the only George Orwell manuscripts extant, published here in full facsimile, with transcript notes by poet, publisher, and Orwell historian Peter Davison. As Davison notes in his introduction: “This facsimile reproduces all that is known to have survived of the preliminary drafts of Nineteen Eighty-Four, that is about 44% of the published text of the novel.” Furthermore, he writes: “Despite all the rewriting revealed by this facsimile, it is remarkable how closely what has survived adheres to the main sweep of the narrative of Nineteen Eighty-Four. All the principle features, except the Appendix on Newspeak, are present, suggesting that the story had been pretty fully formed in Orwell’s mind by the time he sat down to write it out. What can now be seen for the first time is, in Sonia Orwell’s words, her husband’s ‘actual working methods’. These are a compelling demonstration of the way Orwell fashioned and refashioned his story, perfecting language and thought, in order to create one of the most remarkable novels of the twentieth century.” The preface by bookseller, rare book collector, and ABAA member Daniel Siegel details not only how the manuscript came to be his, but offers insight into the art and craft of literary serendipity and is a delight to read. He tells the story of his relationship with the Orwell manuscript, beginning with how, in late spring of 1969, Harold Graves of Scribner’s rare book department in New York introduced him to the piece, about which Siegel notes, “The leaves Harold showed me were nondescript, handwritten in ink or typed, with a great deal of overwriting on the typed pages. Much seemed illegible.” Siegel was obviously intrigued by the manuscript, but walked away without it. However, as kismet would have it, on the following day he telephoned Graves with the news that,“It’s a great manuscript and I don’t know why I shouldn’t have it.” And so, he did. Eventually, Siegel donated the Nineteen Eighty-Four manuscript to Brown University.

Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1949-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. Signed. [Supreme Court Chief Justice Warren Burger's Copy, signed by him and with his embossed book plate]. Later printing. 314 pp. Hardcover, no dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Minor stain to bottom page end. Clean, unmarked pages. <br> Warren Earl Burger was the 15th Chief Justice of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1986. In 1969, President Richard Nixon nominated Burger to succeed Chief Justice Earl Warren. Initially he was not a strong intellectual force on the court, but sought to improve the administration of the federal judiciary. In 1974, Burger wrote for a unanimous court in United States v. Nixon, which rejected Nixon's invocation of executive privilege in the wake of the Watergate scandal. The ruling played a major role in Nixon's resignation. Burger joined the majority in Roe v. Wade in holding that the right to privacy prohibited states from banning abortions. He later abandoned Roe v. Wade in Thornburgh v. American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. His majority opinion in INS v. Chadha struck down the legislative veto.The Burger Court delivered numerous conservative decisions, it also delivered some liberal decisions regarding abortion, capital punishment, religious establishment, and school desegregation.

London: Secker & Warburg, 1949.. First edition. 8vo. 312 pp. Publisher's pale green cloth, red lettered to the spine, top edge red, red dust jacket, not price clipped. The jacket worn at the edges with loss to the spine ends, the more so to the head, spreading across the head of the lower panel, the spine faded along with the cloth underneath, else very good.

First Edition, First Impression with "First Published, 1949" printed on the copyright page. The book is in nice condition with minor wear to the boards and some discoloration to the pages. The binding is tight, and there is NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. Overall, a lovely copy of this TRUE FIRST EDITION with a beautiful facsimile dustjacket from the original.

New York: Harcourt, Brace and Co, 1949. First U.S. edition. Hardcover. Hardcover. First U.S. edition. A near fine book in a near fine dust jacket. A lovely copy. Owner name on front free endpaper along with his bookplate. Four corners clipped by the publisher, but price of $3.00 is present on the front flap. Jacket with light wear to the extremities and very minor chipping to the head and foot of the spine. Orwell's classic novel of a totalitarian state and the battle of wills between Big Brother and Winston Smith.

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Secker & Warburg, London., 1949. Fourth printing, reset and with notice of Orwell's death on the dustwrapper. Octavo. 318 pages.Some spotting to endpapers. Cloth also spotted. Spine a bit faded. Very good in very good dustwrapper nicked and rubbed at the edges. The rear panel of the dustwrapper quotes from various tributes to Orwell after his death.

Gand, 1852-1853, Half-Leather, 4to.l With 91 coloured chromolithograph tissue-guarded plates depicting flowers and plants (14 double plates) 10 engraved plates. Nissen 2254. 308 p. Louis van Houtte founded the Ecole d'Horticulture at Ghent and started the horticultural journal Flore des serres et des Jardins de l'Europe. Collaborators on the journal were Charles Lemaire and Michael Scheidweiler. Spine and edges slightly worn.

London: Secker & Warburg 1949. 8vo. 312 pp. Recently bound in a lovey full black morocco with raised bands to spine and gilt lettering. All edges gilt. New marbled endpapers, with a gilt line on the turn in. Internally clean. No ownership marks. . Fine. Full Morocco. First Edition. 1949.

Secker and Warburg. London. 1949. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. (7.5 x 5.1 inches). A fine, bright copy in recent leather binding of full dark green morocco. Spine with raised bands. Compartments ruled, decorated and lettered in gilt. Gilt ruled border on boards. All edges gilt. An attractive copy of this classic work.

Signet Books. MASS MARKET PAPERBACK. B00BTN22IU Meets the good condition guidelines. A few pages have staining. Has wear. Five star seller - Buy with confidence! . Good.

New York: Harcourt Brace & Co., 1949. Near Fine, slight shelf rubs bottom edge, in a Near Fine blue dust jacket, slight wear at spine ends. A quite handsome copy of Orwell's classic dystopian novel. Basis for the 1956 film adaptation starring Edmond O'Brien and Michael Redgrave, and the 1984 film starring John Hurt and Richard Burton. . First American Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Secker & Warburg, 1949.. First edition, 8vo, 312 pp. Marbled endpapers. Recent green full morocco, a.e.g., an excellent copy.

New York: Harcourt Brace & Company. Hardcover. 314 pages. "...Depicts, with very great power, the horrors of a well-established totalitarian regime... It is important that the Western World should be aware of these dangers..." - Bertrand Russell. Prior owner's name, dated 1949, neatly in ink at base of front free endpaper else unmarked, moderately worn and lightly soiled. Minimal yellowing to pages. Minor lean to spine. Unclipped blue dust jacket. Dust jacket bears edgewear and some tears at spine ends and corners but remains attractive in clear protective mylar cover. Nice copy. . Good. 1949. Reprint.

Toronto: S. J. Reginald Saunders & Co, 1949. First Canadian Edition. Hardcover. Hardcover. First Canadian Edition. A fine book in a fine dust jacket. Four corners clipped but price of $3.00 is present on the jacket flap. A lovely copy of the blue variant dust jacket. Owner name on front free end paper. Orwell's classic novel of a totalitarian state and the battle of wills between Big Brother and Winston Smith.

New York: Harcourt, Brace & Company, 1949. 1st American Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Near fine in a near fine unclipped dust jacket. A very nice copy in a beautiful jacket that has with some minor restoration.

NY: Harcourt Brace. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1949. First Edition. Hardcover. Beige cloth titled in black and maroon. Stated first American edition. Slightest push to spine ends, one corner tip gently softened. Pages faintly toned. Unmarked, sound binding. The teal DJ in mylar is chipped at spine head and top edge, slightly chipped at foot. Tiny tear to bottom edge front panel, another short tear to top front panel near gutter. DJ spine is toned. Flap price $3.00. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1949. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. First American edition. Fine in very good or better blue dustwrapper with a tiny tear and nick on the front panel and slight toning on the spine. A nice copy.

London: Secker & Warburg, 1949. First Edition. Good. First British edition, first printing. Publisher's pale green cloth with titles stamped in maroon on spine; lacking the dust jacket. Good or better. Cloth is lightly soiled, sunned at edges and spine, with boards bumped at corners and along top edge. Foxing to endsheets, bookseller label to front pastedown, and toning to pages. A nice copy of the author's best-known work.

London: Secker and Warburg, 1949. [Classic dystopian novel] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.312. Elegantly bound in half mid-green calf, with titles in gilt to spine in six compartments with raised bands, marbled sides. Internally clean. A lovely fine copy in an attractive recent leather binding. Orwell's classic novel of a totalitarian future society is among the most famous and most cited works of dystopian fiction in literature, whose text and terminology has left a profound impression upon the English language. Basis for the Bafta-nominated movie starring John Hurt and Richard Burton. Fenwick, Gillian, George Orwell: A Bibliography (1998), A.12a. Connolly, Cyril, The Modern Movement: 100 Key Books from England, France and America 1880-1950 (1965),, also Time Magazine; 100 Best Modern Novels.

New York: Harcourt Brace, 1949. hardcover. fine. 8vo, handsomely rebound in full black morocco, decoratively gilt spine. New York: Harcourt Brace, (1949). First American Edition.

New York: Harcourt Brace & Company, 1949. First American edition. Light brown cloth with title stamped in red and black to front board and spine. Light bumps to spine ends, ink name to front endpaper verso and a few light and small stains to that page, and the half-title. Clean throughout and the binding tight. Dust jacket not price clipped, very light nicking to foot of spine and shallow chipping to spine head, with one very small scar to the rear panel and a few very short closed tears in the jacket edges. . First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good.

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London: Secker & Warburg, 1949. Pale green cloth, lettered in red. Spine sunned and slightly cocked, a few small spots to cloth, ink ownership initials on front free endsheet, but a good, sound copy, without dust jacket. First edition, first printing (one of 25,575 copies thus). FENWICK A.12.a. MODERN MOVEMENT 99.

London: Secker & Warburg, 1949. Pale green cloth, lettered in red. Spine sunned a bit, sharp bump to top edge of lower board and last third of text-block; still, a good, sound copy, without dust jacket. First edition, first printing (one of 25,575 copies thus). FENWICK A.12.a. MODERN MOVEMENT 99.

New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1949. First American Edition. Very Good/Very Good. First American edition, first printing, with "First American Edition" stated on the copyright page and with no emboss to the bottom corner of the rear board. Bound in publisher's beige cloth stamped in black and red. Very Good, with previous owner address stamp to front free end paper, light bruising to spine ends and a small stain to bottom edge of page block. In a Very Good dust jacket with publisher's price of $3.00 intact, and properly lacking the Book of the Month club statement; edge wear, with tears at the top of the spine, toning to the spine panel, light creasing, light scuffing and overall wear. A nice copy of Orwell's best-known work.

Toronto: S. J. Reginald Saunders. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1949. First Edition. Hardcover. Stated first Canadian edition hardcover. Near fine condition, minor shelfwear, hinge slightly relaxed. The DJ in mylar has toned spine, rubbing at points and small scrape to rear panel. Flap price $3.00. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

NY: HARCOURT, BRACE & CO., 1949. RED VARIANT UNCLIPPED DJ, SLIGHT OFFSETTING TO FRONT END-PAPER, CLEAN, UNMARKED COPY!. STATED FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. HARDCOVER. VG+/VG.

first American edition first printing hardcover in variant blue dust jacket (Harcourt Brace 1949); no prior owner marks; minimal age tone; tight bind; clean cloth cover vivid titling; little rub at corner tips and spine ends; dj has slight sunning to spine, little soil to front panel and edge wear (rubbing along folds and at corners and spine ends, small nicks at corners and spine ends, shallow chipping at spine head); flap price present dsk

New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1949. Clean in sound binding in publisher's tan cloth with red brown and black titles on front cover and spine. First Printing. Fine in VG+, mylar covered, blue dust jacket; printed $3.00 price; with few tiny edge tears and chips. Horizontal closed 6" tear across middle of dust jacket which is not obvious and archivally repaired on the back.. First American Edition. Hard Cover Cloth. Fine/Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.