Orwell, george

Nineteen Eighty-Four. A Novel. London: Secker & Warburg, 1949\nIn 8s (7 1/4 x 5 in.; 183 x 125 mm). Original pale green cloth; top edges stained red; faded and soiled. Red and white dust jacket; loss at ends of spine and fore-corners. \nFIRST EDITION. SIGNED by the author “Geo. Orwell” in blue ink on the title-page. There are two states of the dust jacket: the less common red and white (as here) and green and white; both were issued simultaneously. With a news clipping photo of Orwell pasted to

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