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EXTRAORDINARILY SCARCE! One of only 750 EVER produced and long since sold out! This book is brand new and unread. Still in the original box and wrapping from publisher. Big Brother, Thoughtcrime, Newspeak, Doublethink, Room 101. The ominous jargon coined by George Orwell in Nineteen Eighty-Four, his last and greatest novel, are understood even by those who have yet to read the book. Marking 75 years after initial publication in 1949, from post-war to post-Brexit, Folio presents a revolutionary limited edition of one of the most influential novels ever written. Published in an election year that promises to be a pivotal one in the book's history, the dystopian warnings of Nineteen Eighty-Four feel even more urgent and terrifyingly familiar. Created with full approval of the Orwell Foundation, with a stirring introduction by Elif Shafak, the award-winning British-Turkish author of The Forty Rules of Love – and whose novel The Bastard of Istanbul brought censure from the Turkish…

"1984" is a dystopian novel set in a totalitarian society ruled by a party led by the enigmatic figure, Big Brother. The story revolves around Winston Smith, a disillusioned man working for the Party whose job involves altering historical records to align with the Party's propaganda. Winston secretly harbors dissenting thoughts against the oppressive regime and begins a forbidden love affair with Julia, a fellow rebel. As they engage in acts of rebellion and attempt to challenge the Party's control, they are drawn into a web of surveillance, manipulation, and betrayal. The novel explores themes of censorship, surveillance, the nature of truth, the dangers of totalitarianism, and the resilience of the human spirit against oppressive regimes.

The first edition can be identified by the publisher Secker & Warburg and the publication date of 8 June 1949, as well as the absence of a dust jacket that later variation contained. The first edition was published in both RED and GREEN jackets at the same time. It is considered that the red jacket is the more collectible as it was seemingly printed in a smaller quantity than the green jacket.