Books

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.

"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.