Books

Nineteen Eighty-Four, first edition, original cloth, slight shelf-lean, light sunning to spine, red dust-jacket, spine faded and with 1" portion of loss to foot, spine ends and corners chipped, splitting to lower joint and upper fore-edge, tearing and creasing to head and foot, rubbed, 8vo, 1949.

"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.