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First Edition, First Printing A lovely copy of this title with a near fine vibrant first printing dust jacket. The book is very good/near fine condition with light green cloth boards with bright red titles to spine. The boards have sharp corners, with one tiny bit of fray to the very outer tip, and no edgewear. The green cloth is clean with some of the common fading and toning to the cloth along spine and outer edges, and a faint circular cup stain mark to the rear board. The binding is tight with a slight cant. The end papers have an erased owner name, and no inscriptions. The internal pages are clean with no handling marks, no bent pages, and no stains. The end papers and first few pages both the front and back of the book have light scattered foxing, else internally clean and fresh being clean and bright with no writing, no stains, no handling marks, no other foxing, and no bent pages. Please see images. The rare original green dust jacket has benefited from some very slight restoration by an expert paper conservator to the spine tips and as such presents as a near fine stunning example. The Nineteen Eighty-Four jacket is known to be extremely fragile, and usually in pieces or missing altogether. This jacket has strong vibrant colors with no rips, no chips, no edgewear, no stains, no fading, no rubbing, and no foxing. Slight toning to the rear panel. The jacket is NOT price clipped, and has a stated price of 10s. net. Please see detailed images. A well-priced copy with a lovely near fine original first printing dust jacket. Presents well on the shelf. ADDITIONAL IMAGES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. Please see our ABE store for other landmark SciFi listings.

"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.