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Nineteen Eighty-Four

by Orwell, George

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  • Hardcover
Condition
ex Library/No Dust Jacket
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About This Item

Secker & Warburg, London, 1955. Reprint. Hardcover (Original Cloth). ex Library/No Dust Jacket. 320 pages in original green cloth covered boards. Top edge has the printer's tinting (purple). The dust jacket was issued for the film with Michael Redgrave and Jan Stirling, and has tape repairs on the bottom half of the spine section. Chipping to the top of the jacket and the fold over corners. Offset tanning on the front and rear ends pages, internally quite bright and clean and without annotations. 8th Impression. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy; Inventory No: 0285222. .

Synopsis

Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984) by George Orwell has become the definitive dystopian novel of the twentieth century. Originally published on June 8, 1949 by Secker and Warburg in the United Kingdom, the book follows the main character, Winston Smith, through his disillusionment with totalitarianism and a doomed struggle of resistance. George Orwell is a pen-name, Orwell's real name was Eric Blair. -

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On May 19 2023, a reader said:
A good read very ahead of its time.
On Jun 18 2018, a reader said:
Prophetic

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Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787 AU (AU)
Seller's Inventory #
0285222
Title
Nineteen Eighty-Four
Author
Orwell, George
Format/Binding
Hardcover (Original Cloth)
Book Condition
Used - ex Library
Jacket Condition
No Dust Jacket
Quantity Available
1
Edition
Reprint
Binding
Hardcover
Publisher
Secker & Warburg
Place of Publication
London
Date Published
1955
Keywords
BZDB2 Dystopia, literature Science Fiction & Fantasy; Unbranded Orwell, George Nineteen Eighty-Four

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About the Seller

Syber's Books ABN 40533682787

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melbourne, Victoria

About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787

General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online

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Chipping
A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
Cloth
"Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Offset
A technique of printing where the inked image or text is ...
Reprint
Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
Jacket
Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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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