Down and Out in Paris and London
by Orwell, George
- Used
- very good
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1933. First American Edition. Very Good/Very Good. First American edition, first printing. Publisher's mauve cloth with black and purple spine decorations. Very Good with lean to spine, previous owner address stamp to front free endpaper and toning to pages. In a Very Good unclipped dust jacket with chipping and several short tears at the edges, rubbing and several small chips to the folds, and light toning to spine. A lovely copy of Orwell's first published novel, a semi-autobiographical work, which, much as the title promises, details hunger and poverty in two major European capitals.
Synopsis
Down and Out in Paris and London, published in 1933, is the first full-length work by the English author George Orwell. It is a story in two parts on the theme of poverty in the two cities. The first part is a picaresque account of living on the breadline in Paris and the experience of casual labour in restaurant kitchens.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Burnside Rare Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 140939547
- Title
- Down and Out in Paris and London
- Author
- Orwell, George
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1933
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2010
Portland, Oregon
About Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Burnside Rare Books specializes in literary first editions and works of cultural and historic significance. We are located in Portland, Oregon and welcome visitors by appointment.
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- Chipping
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- Cloth
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- Spine
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- Rubbing
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