Nineteen Eighty-Four [First Edition]
George Orwell
Published by Secker & Warburg, 1949
Used
Hardcover
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1949. First Edition. 312 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth with faded red lettering. Clean pages with firm binding. Minimal tanning to endpapers and page edges. Previous owner's name to front paste down. Top corner of rear endpaper cut incorrectly during production. Mild wear and bumping to spine, board edges and corners. Distinct sunning to spine and board edges. Notable large stains of varying colour, with minor soiling and few other marks across the boards. Seller Inventory # 1711029463ADA
Bibliographic Details
Title: Nineteen Eighty-Four [First Edition]
Publisher: Secker & Warburg
Publication Date: 1949
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good
Edition: 1st Edition
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Nineteen Eighty-Four First Bookclub Edition
Published by
Harcourt, Brace and Company, Inc., New York, NY, 1949
Used
Hardcover
Seller: Robert Fulgham, Bookseller, Idaho Falls, ID, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good+. Book Club Edition. Fine hardcover in Good+ dust jacket. First Bookclub Edition. $3.00 price on the front flap. Bookclub dot on the rear board. Includes the bookclub brochure. Clean, bright and tight. No writing or other marks. We wrap and box our books for shipping. Seller Inventory # 23967
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Nineteen Eighty Four by George Orwell: 1984 Hardcover Book Original First Edition
Seller: moluna, Greven, Germany
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: New. Seller Inventory # 807974249
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Nineteen Eighty-Four. (FIRST EDITION IN PENGUIN PAPERBACK).
Used
Softcover
First Edition
Seller: Addyman Books, Hay-on-Wye, United Kingdom
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Penguin Books, Harmondsworth. 1954. First edition in Penguin paperback, number 972. Orange triband covers are slightly foxed around edges, front cover is very slightly soiled and the spine is browned. Tiny hole to pages 127/128 very slightly affecting one word in the first line of text and top corners of pages 129-140 very slightly creased. Pages are browned and fore-edges foxed. Overall a very good copy. Seller Inventory # 87475
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first us edition 2nd print 1984 orwell nineteen eighty-four 1949 harcourt George Orwell bfc 4ms
Published by
Harcourt Brace, 1949
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Great and rare books, Uppsala, UPPLA, Sweden
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Second print no book club dot. In good condition. Some small foxing inside and has had some regluing on spine. Some small stains on bords and there is some discolouration on front-board. Small external wears. Fresh inside. Still good. Seller Inventory # ABE-1722688638406
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1984 (first Turkish edition) Nineteen Eighty Four
Published by
Isik Kitaplari, Istanbul, 1958
Used
Soft cover
First Edition
Seller: Medium Rare Books, Mountainside, NJ, U.S.A.
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Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. V. Turhan & S. Tonguc (translators) (illustrator). 1st Edition. Isik Kitaplari. Istanbul, Turkey. 1958. 247 pages. First Turkish edition. Text in Turkish. Book is tight and clean. Binding and hinges are sound. Minimal minor handling to exterior. An exceptional copy in uncommon collectible condition; near-fine. Seller Inventory # 003065
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Nineteen Eighty-Four: A 1984 Novel [First Canadian Edition]
Published by
Secker & Warburg - S. J. Saunders & Co. Ltd., London - Toronto, 1949
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: The BiblioFile, Rapid River, MI, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Holland, George (Orwell Jacket Caricature) (illustrator). First Edition. Stated at copyright page: "first Canadian edition." Tan full cloth boards, bold red cover and spine titles, light shelf wear, bump. Small surface pin-hole at back board. Lightly deckled pages near fine, clean; no writing Bind fine; hinges intact. Original first edition dust wrapper, moderate edge wear, rub, fleck; unclipped 3.00, protected in new clear sleeve. Wrapper flaps corners slightly clipped; appears as original from publisher. Classic mid-twentieth century wrapper in bright blue with bold black titles. Caricature of Orwell at back panel by George Holland. Rare very good first edition in good original wrapper. 1984 is the year in which it happened! The world is divided into three great powers, Oceania, Eurasia, and Eastasia, each perpetually at war. Britain is part of Oceania and is known as Airstrip 1. Throughout Oceania, The Party rules through four ministries, whose power is absolute. The Ministry of Peace deals with war, the Ministry of Love, seat of the dreaded Thought Police, handles 'law and order,' the Ministry of Plenty deals in scarcities, and the Ministry of Truth doles out the propaganda. 'New-speak' is the 'modern' perversion of language ordained by the Party. It has installed such remarkable words as double-think (duplicitousness), thought-crime, and sex-crime or 'love' in standard English. In every room, a tele-screen is installed, which can never be switched off, and where 'authorities' spy on every action, word, gesture, and thought. On every hoarding a huge face is displayed - the face of Big Brother! Set within this nightmare is the drama of Winston Smith, possibly the last man alive to rebel against the Party's rule and doctrine, clinging to the belief in the individual and in those precious human feelings and values. With flawless craftsmanship, ingenuity and narrative power Mr. Orwell lays out a terrifying potential future. The love of Winston for the amorous and independent Julia, and the fate that befalls them, stirs the reader's emotions as the cautionary tale paces to a tremendous climax. When Mr. Orwell's 'Animal Farm' was published three years prior, critics hailed him as a new Jonathan Swift. The satirical passages in '1984' justify the critics' verdict. But, presented here is much more than satire. Printed in the United States of America by the Haddon Craftsman, Scranton, Pa. 314 pages. Insured post. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall. Book. Seller Inventory # 022347
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Nineteen Eighty-Four (FIRST EDITION)
Published by
Secker & Warburg, London, 1949
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Carmela's Books, Leichhardt, NSW, Australia
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Faded and worn green cloth boards, red text on discoloured spine. Binding tight. Seller Inventory # 000680
Quantity: 1 available
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Nineteen Eighty-Four (First U.K. Edition)
Published by
Secker & Warburg, London, 1949
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: David's Bookshop, Letchworth BA, Letchworth Garden City, HERTS, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Green cloth binding with red titles, faded along spine with some patchy discoloration to the top board, very slight forward lean to spine, otherwise clean and robust. Hinge firm, upper closed page edge dyed red. A neat penciled inscription of Elizabeth Wentworth, who was a friend/colleague of Orwell's wife. Pages smooth, clean, no creasing or spotting. Seller Inventory # 038422
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Nineteen Eighty- Four- 1984- UK Boots Booklovers' Library Edition made from pages of the 1949 Secker first printing
Published by
Secker and Warburg/ Boots Booklovers' Library, 1949
Used
Hardcover
Seller: Jason Hibbitt- Treasured Books UK- IOBA, Oxford, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. This is an interesting find. A UK Boots Booklovers' Library copy of this famous novel. It has been made up from pages of the Secker and Warburg first printing. Interestingly, this copy is smaller in size (at approx 18cms x 12cms) than the standard Secker and Warburg 1st Edition. The margins at the edges of the pages are much narrower. However, this copy does contain the 'First Printing 1949' statement on the copyright page. - The book is in good condition overall. It has a slight lean and a push to the top and bottom of the spine. Bumps to the outside corners of the boards, with some rubbing and loss to these areas. The page block is dusty in appearance and has a black mark to the bottom (possibly a remainder mark). It has pulled away from the spine at the top, but is still attached. Internally, the book has the remains of a Boots Book lovers library sticker to the reverse paste down, but no other library marks. Some foxing to the pages, particularly those at the front and end. Otherwise complete and a good copy overall. Boots Booklovers' Library was a circulating library run by Boots the Chemist, a chain of pharmacies in the United Kingdom. It began in 1898 and closed in 1966. The lending libraries were established within branches of Boots across the UK. Seller Inventory # ABE-1729510487267
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Nineteen Eighty-Four: A 1984 Novel [First American Edition]
Published by
Harcourt, Brace and Company, 383 Madison Avenue, New York, 1949
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: The BiblioFile, Rapid River, MI, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Half-Leather. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Holland, George (Orwell Jacket Caricature) (illustrator). First Edition. Stated "first American edition" at copyright page and "Printed in the United States of America." True first edition without mention of Haddon Craftsmen at copyright and without bce impression at back board. Tan full cloth boards, bold red cover and spine titles, moderate shelf wear, discoloration. Pages very good, clean Bind fine, square; hinges intact. Preserved in facsimile of original first state dust wrapper in deep dark blue, fine; protected in new clear sleeve. Classic mid-twentieth century wrapper with bold black titles. Caricature of Orwell at back panel by George Holland. Rare near very good true first edition in fine facsimile wrapper. Eric Arthur Blair (25 June 1903 - 21 January 1950) utilizing his pseudonym, George Orwell, composed this narrative message in 1948 and juxtaposed the numbers to 1984 as its time and place. The novel was first published in 1949 and he would pass the following January of 1950 at the age of 46. 1984 is the year in which it happened! The world is divided into three great powers, Oceania, Eurasia, and Eastasia, each perpetually at war. Britain is part of Oceania and is known as Airstrip 1. Throughout Oceania, The Party rules through four ministries, whose power is absolute. The Ministry of Peace deals with war, the Ministry of Love, seat of the dreaded Thought Police, handles 'law and order,' the Ministry of Plenty deals in scarcities, and the Ministry of Truth doles out the propaganda. 314 pages. Insured post. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall. Book. Seller Inventory # 022736
Quantity: 1 available