Search Results: the english people by orwell george

Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag, München, 1982..

1947 Collins hardcover first edition, part of the Britain in Pictures series, in ilustrated boards. Edgewear and soil/tanning on dj, offset stains on eps, slight rubbing on cover, light tanning, else text clean, binding tight.

Craven: Not given, 1970. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. No date , estimated at 1970 a reproduction of two of the sections of the 1947 Collins original with illustrations paperback, 20 pp Illustrated Very Good condition No inscriptions Photos available. Can't find any others online to compare. The original is getting quite expensive now.

Collins, January 1947. Hardcover. VG/Very Good. used hardcover in a dust jacket. jacket is a bit worn about the edges and somewhat scuffed, but without any serious tears. pages and binding are clean, straight and tight. there are no marks to the text or other serious flaws.

London: Collins, 1947. Hardcover. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 23 x 16.5 cm. Octavo. 48pp. Green illustrated boards in dust jacket. Illustrated with 8 color plates and 17 black and white illustrations. Chipping to jacket spine and edges. Previous owner's bookplate on front free endpaper.

1958. deutsche Erstausgabe, Ebenhausen bei München, Langewiesche-Brandt (= Edition Langewiesche-Brandt - ELB 34), 1958, 8°, 133 S., zweisprachige Ausgabe, Text: englisch und deutsch, weißer original Pappband, der Rücken an vorderer Kante oben minimal beschabt und unten an vorderer und hinterer Kante mit jeweils ca. 0,5cm Anriss, Einband mit leichten Fältchen und an oberer Kante mit winzigen Bestoßungen, sonst ein erstaunlich schönes, sauberes Exemplar Das 1944 geschriebene Essay erschien wegen kriegsbedingter Papierknappheit erstmalig in England um einge Passagen vom Verleger erweitert im Verlag Collins im August 1947. Die Kapitel im Einzelnen: England at First Glance / The Moral Outlook of the English People / The Political Outlook of the English People / The English Class System / The English Language / The Future of the English People Should your order's weight exceed 1kg, we shall need to message you, to recalculate the shipping cost. (= Sollte Ihre Bestellung mehr als 1k wiegen, müssten… Read More

London:: Collins,, 1947.. First edition.. publisher's illustrated boards in dust jacket.. Endsheets tanned; slight use at the bottom edge of the boards; a bright copy in a jacket with some tanning and tiny areas of rubbing. . 8vo,. With eight plates in colour and 17 illustrations in black and white.. Britain in Pictures: The British People in Pictures.

London, England, UK.: Collins, 1947. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. The book and jacket are in very good condition, jacket has some shelf rubbing that has caused a small areas of colour to be lost, small tear to top of back jacket and a small amount of the bottom fore-edge corner is missing, jacket has been wrapped in brodart since for preservation purposes. Apart from stains from the jacket paper inside flap on the paste-down and page opposite the text and images inside appear clean and clear throughout. 'An essay by English author George Orwell, first published in August 1947. It was commissioned in September 1943 by W. J. Turner, Collins's general editor, for the series Britain in Pictures. The idea for the series came from the Ministry of Information. It is published with twenty-five illustrations, eight of which are full-page colour plates, and included work by artists Edward Ardizzone, Dame Laura Knight, L. S. Lowry, Henry Moore, John Minton,… Read More

London: Collins, 1947 VG/VG. 8vo. original green pictorial boards (slightly rubbed, endpapers a little offset, slight creasing to early leaves) in dustwrapper (a little rubbed & frayed, a few marks); pp. 48, with 17 black and white illustrations + 8 colour plates. A very good copy. . First Edition. Hard Cover. VG/VG.

London: Collins, 1947. 8 plates in colour and 17 illus. in b&w. Britain in Pictures Series. Decorated paper boards with the lightest of wear to corners else a fine copy in near fine, bright jacket which has light wear to spine tips, a small tear (1/2") to back panel, fain. t sticker shadow on top panel and a couple of minor abrasions..

London: Collins, 1947. First edition. Hardcover. g- to vg. Quarto (9 x 6 1/2"). 47, [1]pp. Original illustrated dust-jacket over matching illustrated paper covered boards, with white lettering to front cover and spine. Publisher's device on title page. ""The English People" is an essay by English author George Orwell, first published in August 1947. It was commissioned in September 1943 by W. J. Turner, Collins's General Editor, for the series 'Britain in Pictures.' The idea for the series came from the Ministry of Information. It was published with twenty-five illustrations, eight of which were full-page color plates, and included work by artists Edward Ardizzone, Dame Laura Knight, L. S. Lowry, Henry Moore, John Minton, and Feliks Topolski amongst others. Written during World War II, it presents Orwell's vision of what it meant to be "English." Orwell did not think highly of his own work. He described it as "silly" and "propaganda", and refused to allow it to be reprinted." Dust-jacket… Read More

London: Collins, 1957. First Edition. Very good in dust jacket.

London: Collins. VG: in very good condition with rubbed and chipped dust jacket. Eps darkened with college stamp. 1947. First Edition. Green board cover. 220mm x 170mm (9" x 7"). 48pp. .

London: Collins, 1947. Britain in Pictures. DJ tanned with loss to head and foot of spine and chipped edges. Head and foot of spine split, owner name to ffep, contents good. First Edition. Hard. Good Minus/Good Minus. 8vo.

DW. Some small chips to head and tail and a small tear to the top front of the dw. Small dark spot on lower edge going through a few pages (6).

THE ENGLISH PEOPLE, Collins, 1947, first edition, some light wear and rubbing to the bottom edges, fore edge corner tips and head of the spine, else near fine in vg+ pictorial dust-wrapper. Profusely illustrated in both color and black & white.

Collins, 1947. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. School presentation bookplate to front end-paper. Extensive rubbing, chipping and a few closed tears to edges of dust-jacket, now protected using removable clear wrap, otherwise in good condition. Next day dispatch by Royal Mail in sturdy, recyclable packaging. 1000's of satisfied customers! Please contact us with any enquiries.

London: Collins, 1947. 48 pages. Lovely book with 8 plates in color and 17 b/w illustrations. Pages good condition. Previous owner's name, book plate on ffrp. Green cloth, white illustration and titles. Edges and corners lightly worn and bumped. Green dust jacket with same white illustration and tiles. Edges and corners lightly worn. VG/VG. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.

London: Collins, 1947. 1st Edition. Boards. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo. Green paper boards with letters in white and matching dust jacket. Part of Britain in Pictures series. This is a very sharp copy with only minor barely visible scuffs and stains.

London: Collins, 1947. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Very good +/fine. A Very Good copy of the first edition, first printing (being a bit askew and showing some edgewear along with a wound and some glossy spots to the front board) in the Publisher's original green cloth with white lettering and decoration, in an about Fine example of the original green dust jacket also lettered and decorated in white and showing only minor lettering -- less than we typically see.. The volume is mildly askew and shows some rubbing to the spine ends, board bottoms and board corners. Within, there are six (6) colour plates and numerous black and white illustrations to accompany them. The front and rear free endpapers show some offsetting and the pastedowns show some creasing (a presumed production flaw). The text to the front flap is itself and interesting read, stating in part: "Those who read this book may find much to make them angry -- much with which they disagree. They will also find matter for… Read More