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Nineteen Eighty-Four George Orwell Secker & Warburg
Dystopian Fiction
Political
Science Fiction
USD$10,000

Description

First Edition, First Printing. A beautiful copy of this TRUE First Edition. This ORIGINAL GREEN dustjacket is rich in color with minor repair. Although there is NO priority over the green and red dustjacket, the RED dustjacket seems to be the preferred dustjacket among collector's. The book is in great shape. The binding is tight and the boards are crisp with minor wear to the edges. The pages are clean with NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book with slight foxing to the edges. A lovely copy in collector's condition.

About Nineteen Eighty-Four

"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.