Keep the Aspidistra Flying
by George Orwell
- Used
- fair
- Paperback
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
-
Waynesboro, Virginia, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Popular Library, 1957. Mass Market Paperback. Fair. Some heavy wear to covers, scuffing. Interior is toned.
Synopsis
Keep the Aspidistra Flying, first published 1936, is a grimly comic novel by George Orwell. It is set in 1930s London. The main theme is the protagonist's romantic ambition to give up money and status, and the dismal life that results.
Reviews
On Dec 6 2016, a reader said:
Gordon Comstock has vowed to never again bow down to the 'Money God'. He takes a job at a seedy book store and gleefully spirals slowly down to homelessness. Orwell's funniest book by far. A must read for Orwell fans.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Stone Soup Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 63263
- Title
- Keep the Aspidistra Flying
- Author
- George Orwell
- Format/Binding
- Mass Market Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Popular Library
- Date Published
- 1957
Terms of Sale
Stone Soup Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Stone Soup Books
Biblio member since 2015
Waynesboro, Virginia
About Stone Soup Books
Stone Soup Books, located at the foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains in downtown Waynesboro, Virginia offers brick and mortar book shopping by appointment, personalized bookselling, book scouting services, & event bookselling services. We love to connect books with people who love them.
Glossary
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- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- Mass Market
- Mass market paperback books, or MMPBs, are printed for large audiences cheaply. This means that they are smaller, usually 4...