Animal Farm
by Orwell, George
Animal Farm is a dystopian novella by George Orwell. Published in England on 17 August 1945, the book reflects events leading up to and during the Stalin era before World War II. Orwell, a democratic socialist and a member of the Independent Labour Party for many years, was a critic of Joseph Stalin and was suspicious of Moscow-directed Stalinism after his experiences with the NKVD during the Spanish Civil War.
First edition identification
Secker and Warburg first published Animal Farm in London in 1945. With a print run of just 4,000 copies, the first edition is bound in green cloth and states “First Published May 1945” on the copyright page. The original green and grey dust jacket is famously fragile as it was cheaply produced to meet Wartime Economy Standards.
Other Collectible or Notable Editions
Harcourt, Brace published the first American edition of Animal Farm in 1946. To celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the first edition of the novella, Secker and Warburg published a special edition of Animal Farm in 1995 with illustrations by Ralph Steadman.
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Animal Farm
by George Orwell
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New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1946. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 7.5" by 5". None. An early American edition of George Orwell's controversial politically satirical novel, this edition being printed in the same year as the first American edition. In the original dustwrapper. Early American edition, published in the same year as the first American edition, this copy… Read more about this item Item Price
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ANIMAL FARM
by ORWELL, George
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London: The Folio Society, 2002. Editorial / Hard Cover. Como Novo / As New/Comme Neuf/Slip Case / As new. In-8º (230x160). 1 Vol. de 104 pp. Drewings by Quentin Blake.
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by George Orwell
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Hardcourt, Brace and Company, 1946. Hardcourt, Brace and Company,1946. First American Edition. Green cloth over boards, very clean covers. Very Good/no dj. Orwell initially encountered difficulty getting the manuscript published, largely due to fears that the book might upset the alliance betANIMAL FARM GEORGE ORWELL
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Animal Farm
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New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1946. First Edition. Near Fine/Very Good. First American edition, first printing. Review copy with letter from the publisher folded in half and tipped in at front free endpaper, protruding slightly over the textblock. Bound in publisher's original black cloth with spine lettered in gilt. Near Fine with light wear to cloth. In… Read more about this item Item Price
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Animal Farm: A Novel
by Orwell, George; Woodhouse, C. M. (Introduction)
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383 Madison Avenue, New York 17: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1946. Stated 1946 copyright. No other dates. Dark olive green cloth boards, gilt spine titles, light shelf wear, spine rub. Small blind-stamped dot to back lower board. Pages near fine, clean. Small stylish antiquarian signature at front endpaper: "Evelyn Reinholdson, 1946". Small… Read more about this item Item Price
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Animal Farm
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New York: Harcourt, Brace and Co, 1946. First U.S. edition. Hardcover. Hardcover. First U.S. edition. A fine book in a near fine dust jacket. Minor wear to the jacket extremities and light wear to head and foot of the dust jacket. Short closed tear at the top of the rear panel. All four corners of the flaps are clipped,… Read more about this item Item Price
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This is an exquisite US first edition hardback of George Orwell's Animal Farm, published in 1946, which has a dust jacket in good condition for its age. The book covers the topics of farm animals and animation, and belongs to the genre of anime and farming. The book is a true collector's item, with a first edition tag and publication… Read more about this item Item Price
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Animal Farm
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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… Read more about this item Item Price
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Animal Farm
by Orwell, George
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Secker & Warburg, 1945. 2nd Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. A fine second edition published in the same month, August, 1945, as the first printing, in a very good dust jacket with the original price of 6s still visible on the front flap of the jacket, small triangular piece is loose at left top of front dj. A… Read more about this item Item Price
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Animal Farm
by Orwell, George
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New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, (1946). First Edition. First Printing Near fine in black cloth covered boards with gilt text on the spine. A 12mo of 75/16 by 4 7/8 inches with two tiny specs of white near the heel of the spine and three tiny white specks on the rear board near the head of the… Read more about this item Item Price
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Animal Farm - Collins Classics
by ORWELL, GEORGE
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William Collins. Softcover. Brand New. No shipping to PO BOX, APO, FPO addresses. Kindly provide day time phone number in order to ensure smooth delivery. 100% Customer satisfaction guaranteed! We use Fast Shipping via DHL/FEDEX/UPS Item Price
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Animal Farm
by George Orwell
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New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1946. First edition. Cloth. Good/Good Only. 7.5" by 5". None. The first American edition of George Orwell's controversial novel. In the original unclipped dustwrapper. The first American edition with 'First American Edition' to the verso of title page. In the first issue dustwrapper with the price $1.75 to the front flyleaf and… Read more about this item Item Price
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Animal Farm
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Secker & Warburg, 1945. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Near fine first edition; "first published" date on copyright page matches date on title page. Light tanning on board edges, very minimal browning on top edge of board. Bookseller's stamp on rear free endpaper. In very good dust jacket with original price, 6s., on front flap. Wear and… Read more about this item Item Price
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ANIMAL FARM
by Orwell, George
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New York: Harciurt, Brace and Company, 1946. First American Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Small octavo; 118 pages; VG-/none; full green cloth binding with faded yellow title to spine; some shelfwear to covers, including rubbing, mild fraying, staining to the front and rear hinges, and possible former adhesive mark to rear cover; textblock clean; ink name of former owner to… Read more about this item Item Price
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Animal Farm
by George Orwell
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- 1946
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New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1946. 1st American Edition. Hardcover. Good/Fair. This book measures approximately 7.5" x 5" with 118 numbered pages. In original book club edition dust jacket.
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Animal Farm: a fairy story (Penguin Modern Classics)
by Orwell, George
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Animal Farm: The dystopian classic reimagined with cover art by Shepard Fairey (Penguin Essentials, 94)
by Orwell, George
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Animal Farm
by George Orwell
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- none
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- First Signet Classic edition later printing
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- 1996
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- #Classics/Political/Satire/Classics/Literary
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Animal Farm 50TH Anniversary Edition PB by George Orwell 1996 GOOD 4545* -Animal Farm George Orwell (pseudonym for Eric Blair [1903-50]) was born in Bengal,educated at Eton; after service with the Indian Imperial Police in Burma, he returned to Europe to earn his living penning novels, essays. Orwell was essentially a political writer who focused his attention on his own… Read more about this item Item Price
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Animal Farm
by Orwell, George
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- 1945
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- Full Morocco
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London: Secker & Warburg 1945. 8vo. 92 pp., Recently rebound in beautiful full dark green morocco with gilt lettering and lines. Top edge gilt. Small stain to the final leaf and faint water staining to the tail, not affecting the text. Otherwise internally clean with no ownership marks. . Very Good. Full Morocco. First Edition. 1945. Item Price
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Animal Farm
by ORWELL, George
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- 1946
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New York: Harcourt Brace and Company, 1946. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. First American edition. About fine in very good or better dust jacket with rubbing, and very small tears. A brilliant, classic anti-utopian short novel, in which a cast of barnyard animals re-enact the events of the Russian Revolution and the betrayal of its more humane elements by Stalin.… Read more about this item Item Price
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