Nineteen Eighty-Four: The Facsimile of the Extant Manuscript

An excellent first edition example of this important facsimile, a true reproduction of George Orwell's manuscript for '1984'. The first facsimile edition of the manuscript of George Orwell's seminal dystopian novel, 'Nineteen Eighty-Four'. In the original maroon cloth binding, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Housed in the original card slipcase. This fascinating edition reproduces Orwell's sole surviving manuscript, written largely at Barnhill on the island of Jura. The facsimile pages are throughout reproduced to the same size as the original, with a transcript by Peter Davison given on facing pages to a scale which allows for line-for-line reference. In the original maroon cloth binding, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Housed in the original card slipcase. Externally, fine. Dust wrapper is excellent, with only marks and minor shelf wear to the spine. Slipcase is toned slightly, with a couple small closed tears to the panels and marks to the rear. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Fine. …