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A first edition copy of Nineteen Eighty Four with repaired dust jacket. Original green cloth boards with red lettering on the spine. Faded spine colour. slight lean to the book. top edge red. Clean end papers with P/12 stamped on front paste down. Clean contents. The dust jacket has repairs to the spine, folds and a tear across the front with a slightly darker ink used for repairs.

"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.