English People by George Orwell, collins (38 results)

hardcover. Condition: Good. h.

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 48 pp 8 colour plates and 17 black & white illustrations, single colour paper over boards, white title & design. Some spots to rear cover faint spots to front, inscription to ffep, pages a little tanned otherwise sound book with minor wear, dust wrapper spine tanned , and rubbed around the edges with a couple of small tears, stains to rear.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Very light rubbing to top & tail of spine. Owner's inscription to fep. Very light tanning to d/w. Almost As New Hardback in Almost As New d/w.

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

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Very good in dw, 48p, with 8 colour plates and 17 b/w illustrations.The author of "Nineteen-eighty Four", "Animal Farm", and "Homage to Catalonia," here interprets in succinct style the social history of the British isles and its people. 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 colour plates, and included work by artists Edward Ardizzone, Dame Laura Knight, L. S. Lowry, Henry Moore, John Minton, and Feliks Topolski.[1] Written during World War II, it presents Orwell's vision of what it meant to be "English".

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. "Typically English, is Mr Orwell's capacity to look with critical eyes upon his fellow citizens. It is part of his love for them".Illustrated with eight colour and eleven b&w illustrations. Internally clean apart from age tan to front endpapers. Binding shows slight age wear. Dustjacket now in protective plastic jacket with minor loss to spine and edges.

Paper over boards. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First edition. Hardcover paper (green and white) over boards with complete d/j. 8vo. 48 pp. Illustrated with 8 colour plates and 17 b/w illustrations. Part of the "Britain in Pictures" series. Text block has browned slightly from the edges in, with brown marks on the front and back flyleaves. Water stain at the top of the spine. Binding is strong, text is clear, and images are vibrant. The dustjacket has been exposed to water and has some waving.

Hardcover / Pappeinband. Condition: Gut. Auflage aus dem Buch nicht ersichtlich. 47 Seiten Das Buch befindet sich in einem gebrauchten, antiquarisch guten Zustand. Es ist gebraucht, und besitzt Alters-, Lager- und Gebrauchsspuren, wie Einband etwas verfärbt, gebräunt und am Rand etwas berieben. Seiten und Schnittkanten auf Grund Alter und Sonnenlicht ebenso verfärbt, gebräunt. Alle diese Mängel nicht übermäßig! Buch ist sauber, ohne Schmierereien, Verschmutzungen oder gravierende Schäden. Im Buch, bis auf alte Preisangaben oder Namenseintrag, keine Einträge. Nichtraucherbuch. Weitere Qualitätsmerkmale / Einschränkungen: Rik062124 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 800.

HardBack. Condition: Good. 1st Edition, Britain in Pictures, Collins 1947. 8 colour plates, 17 black and white. Very good clean tight sound square, no bookplate or inscription. Bound in trademark elegant Royal 4to white lettered ruled and illustrated green pictorial cardboards, chipped to head of spine and rubbed to extremities. Designed in 1941 to boost morale, the remarkable Britain in Pictures series comprised 132 title by a star-studded array of authors including Cecil Beaton, John Betjeman and Edith Sitwell. Here the author of Nineteen Eighty-Four and Animal Farm records English People with the idea of preserving British culture for posterity in the face of the impending Nazi threat.

Hardcover. Condition: g- to vg. First edition. 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 slightly rubbed and partly chipped along edges. Offsetting to endpapers. DJ in overall good- to good, binding and interior in very good condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition, published by Collins in 1947. Bright dustjacket, a little tanned to the spine, with some wear to the edges, a couple of tiny tears to the top of the spine, plus a surface scuff or tear to the back. The jacket is now in a tidy removable protective wrapper. Paper covered boards with same design, a little wear to the bottom edge, slight spine lean, generally smart. Partial tanning to the endpapers plus a previous owners name and date in pen to the free endpaper, pages otherwise clean and a touch age toned. Very good condition. Contains eight colour plates and seventeen illustrations in black and white. 23x17cm, 48 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Part of the Britain in Pictures series. 48 pp. White lettering on green background. Browning to half the area of the free end-papers and along the edge of the rear jacket. Rubbing to small areas along the spine ends. Appears very well.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Some browning to the spine and slight wear to the edges of the dust jacket due to handling and age. Sone browning to the back and front gree pages. Clean and bright inside.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. First edition, 1947. The author of "1984" and "Animal Farm" tells of aspects of the lives of his fellow Englishman. George Orwell describes his countrymen at work, at play, engaging in activities such as sport, fishing, shopping or simply enjoying gatherings at parks. The author isn't shy about discussing such topics as class distinctions or politics. George Orwell is the pseudonym of Eric Arthur Blair (19031950). With 8 eye-pleasing color plates and 17 illustrations in black & white. An entry in publisher's "Britain in Pictures" series; W. J. Turner, general editor. --- In green paper-covered boards with image of a crowd listening to an oration to cover. Volume wrapped in green dust jacket which repeats the cover image. --- With acidic staining to endpapers and light scuffing to edges, else an unmarked, tightly-bound copy. Dust jacket with general age-toning, a little soiling & light chafing to extremities, otherwise bright and intact; wrapped in new removable archival mylar protector.; Octavo - 8 to 9 in. tall; [6], 7-48 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. VG/VG. Green and white pictorial paper boards. DJ entire, unclipped. Two small closed tears.

Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 48 pages. In Very Good minus condition with a Very Good minus dust jacket. Spine green with tan lettering. Mild shelf wear to boards, including bumping with slight material loss to head, tail, and corners; spine slightly cocked (boards shaken, slight shelf lean, binding intact); age-toning to text block, endpapers, and interior pages (illustrations and text remains clear and legible). Dust jacket protected with a mylar covering. Moderate shelf wear to dust jacket, including age-toning and rubbing with material loss head, tail, corners, along hinges, and near flaps (lettering to spine affected yet legible); staining to back cover. Shelved in England. 1397925. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.

0. Gr.-8°. 47, (1) S. Illustrierter Original-Pappband mit Schutzumschlag. Schutzumschlag geringf. beschädigt. Vorsätze gebräunt und mit hs. Besitzvermerk. Sprache: Englisch.

First Edition. Very good in dust jacket. All books described as first editions are first printings unless otherwise noted.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 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.

Condition: Molto buono (Very Good). 926 George Orwell George Orwell. The english people. Collins. 1947. Prima edizione. Londra, Collins 1947 english, in ottavo pp.47 27032926George Orwell. The english people. Collins. 1947In-8. pp. 47molto buono. come da foto. cartonato. Copertina lievemente usurata ad angoli e dorsi. Manca la sovracoperta.Prima edizione. Book.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Bright green dj with slight chips to top of spine and light rubbing to corners and edges; book in bright condition with browning to end papers; interesting illustrated book by Orwell with 8 color plates and 17 in b&w Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First Edition (first printing) of Orwell's self-described "piece of propaganda for the British Council" (the publisher subsequently demanded textural changes, but Orwell refused to comply). Tall 8vo. 47pp. Paper-covered boards. With six colour plates reproducing works by John Minton (his superb hop picking watercolour 'In the Country'), Edward Ardizzone, L.S.Lowry &c., and seventeen monochrome reproduction in the text (works by Sickert, Topolski, Pissarro, Anthony Gross, Henry Moore, Laura Knight &c.). Some light partial toning to the free endpapers. A virtually fine copy in dust wrapper, with a little wear to the extremities, and a two-inch diagonal tear to the base of the front panel. One of the more desirable volumes of the Britain in Pictures series. Fenwick A11.a.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. DJ in archival cover light wear.

First edition. Issued in the Britain in Pictures series. Octavo. 48 pages. Boards. Issued in the Britain in Pictures series. Eight colour plates and seventeen black and white illustrations in the text.Free endpapers partially tanned. Tail of spine a bit bumped. Near fine in very good indeed, slightly nicked dustwrapper a bit rubbed at head and tail of spine.

Illustrated Boards. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First Edition. 48 pp. Green illustrated boards and pictorial dustjacket. Slight wear to jacket extremities with some foxing to rear panel. Offsetting to endpapers, and a finger mark to p. 7 but otherwise internally clean. Illustrated throughout with 8 colour and 17 black and white plates including work by artists Edward Ardizzone, Dame Laura Knight, L. S. Lowry, Henry Moore, John Minton, and Feliks Topolski. The essay was commissioned for the Britain in Pictures series; written during WWII, it presented Orwell's view on what it meant to be English. Large 8vo.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine condition. Dust Jacket Condition: fine. 1st Edition. Bound in publisher's original green paper covered boards printed in white. From the Britain in Pictures series. 8 plates in colour and 17 illustrations in black & white. Some offsetting to front and rear free end papers as usual otherwish fine.

First edition. With 8 Colour Plates and 17 black and white Illustrations. 8vo, bound in the original publisher's illustrated boards, and with the colour dustjacket. 47 pp. A fine copy, the jacket with only very minor rubbing at the edges or folds. FIRST EDITION. FROM THE BRITAIN IN PICTURES SERIES. A FINE COPY AND QUITE A PLEASING BOOK. Colourplates and black and white illustrations and text on the English people as seen through the eyes and political ideology of George Orwell, the author of ANIMAL FARM and 1984, those brilliant satirical works on society, revolution and the crushing of freedoms. It is a book which provokes and causes one to examine one's own thinking and beliefs.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition, First printing 1947. In publisher's original green paper covered boards with titling and illustration in white. Near fine in N.F.dj.now protected in Brodart cover. During WWII, in 1943, Orwell was commissioned to write an essay on what it meant to be English, for the Collins series,'Britain in Pictures'. Orwell was embarrassed by it, thought it 'silly' and nothing but propaganda, and refused to allow a second printing. The book was profusely illustrated, however, with 17 b&w and 8 full colour plates, by some of Britains most celebrated 20th century artists, including Henry Moore, Dame Laura Knight, Edward Ardizzone, and L.S. Lowry, among others. In excellent overall condition, with clean, bright,unworn, unfaded covers, almost perfect complete and unmarked d.j. and no inscriptions or previous owners' names,corners sharp and binding tight. There is, however, a 2cm closed tear to the top of the spine, but missing the lettering, and a corresponding 3c, closed tear to the jacket, and also the usual toning from the dj flap to the free endpapers.

Illustrated Boards. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. First Edition. 48 pp. Green pictorial boards in like jacket. Tiny rubs to head and tail of spine and book, with only a few faint spots to the latter, which has been in a protective sleeve. The usual offsetting to endpapers, otherwise in fine condition. Illustrated with 8 colour and 17 black and white plates by artists such as Edward Ardizzone, Dame Laura Knight, L. S. Lowry, Henry Moore, John Minton, and Feliks Topolski. Volume in the Britain in Pictures series. 8vo.

Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. Very Good+ in a Very Good dust jacket. Small closed tears on top front panel and spine crown. Scratch on front panel. Shelfwear on spine edges and panel corners.