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Elder Books
Ross-on-WyeUnited Kingdom
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Nineteen Eighty-Four George Orwell Secker & Warburg
Dystopian Fiction
Political
Science Fiction
USD$1,529

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FIRST EDITION, FIRST IMPRESSION. HARDBACK IN THE ORIGINAL CLOTH BINDING, HALF TITLE PRESENT, NO DUST JACKET. BOOK MEASURES APPROX 8 x 5 INCHES WITH 312 PAGES. SPINE IS SLIGHTLY SUNNED WITH SOME SLIGHT FADING TO CLOTH ON EDGES OF REAR BOARD, SMALL MINOR BUMP TO BOTTOM EDGE OF REAR BOARD, COUPLE OF VERY MINOR MARKS TO ENDPAPERS & HALF TITLE BUT OVERALL THIS IS AN EXCELLENT COPY WITH CLOTH CLEAN, TEXT PAGES CLEAN WITH NO CREASING & NO INSCRIPTION TO ENDPAPERS. EXTRA POSTAGE MAY APPLY FOR OVERSEAS ORDERS. ALL BOOKS ARE POSTED IN A STURDY BOOK BOX.

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.