New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1972. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. First Edition. Remainder mark on ffep. Sound binding and hinges. Cloth over boards is lightly edge rubbed. DJ has light edge wear at top and bottom of spine, overall light shelf wear. ; Biography of English author Eric Arthur Blair ("George Orwell") (1903-1950), covering his childhood, his years at Eton and in Burma, and his struggle to become a writer. ; Remainder; 8.5" tall; 316 pages.

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Bookseller: Cat's Cradle Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 3650067
Title: The Unknown Orwell
Author: Stansky, Peter; Abrahams, William
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
ISBN 10: 0394473930
ISBN 13: 9780394473932
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1972
Keywords: BIOGRAPHY, AUTOBIOGRAPHY, MEMOIR, ENGLISH, ENGLAND, BRITISH, BRITAIN, ORWELL, LITERARY
Bookseller catalogs: History;

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