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The Collected Essays, Journalism and Letters of George Orwell (Four Volumes: Volume I: An Age Like This 1920-1940; Volume II: My Country Right or Left 1940-1943; Volume III: As I Please 1943-1945; Volume IV: In Front of Your Nose 1945-1950)
by Orwell, George (Edited by Sonia Orwell & Ian Angus)
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About This Item
New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc., 1968. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 2041pp; Three volumes missing DJ, DJ for Vol. 4 edgeworn & protected by mylar sleeve, blue cloth boards with gilt titling to front & spine, boards square, clean & bright, minor staining to fore-edge of Vol. 3, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG condition. Four volume set of journalistic pieces, letters and essays by George Orwell, spanning his entire career. Essential reading for Orwell admirers and any student of politics and the history of the 20th century, with brilliant observations and insights throughout, as well as personal details from Orwell's extraordinary life.
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- Title
- The Collected Essays, Journalism and Letters of George Orwell (Four Volumes: Volume I: An Age Like This 1920-1940; Volume II: My Country Right or Left 1940-1943; Volume III: As I Please 1943-1945; Volume IV: In Front of Your Nose 1945-1950)
- Author
- Orwell, George (Edited by Sonia Orwell & Ian Angus)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1968
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- literature orwell journalism letters politics leftist england history britain
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- Gilt
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