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London: Secker & Warburg, 1950. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Fourth Printing. Very Good in an about Very Good jacket, unclipped (10s. net), generally rubbed and toned, a few small chips, creases and closed tears throughout. Green buckram, faded at the spine and edges and with a ghost mark of the text from the jacket on the front board. Firmly bound with a slight forward lean, former owner's information on the front endpaper, clean otherwise. One of the best dystopian novels of all-time, it is the story of Winston Smith and his rebellion against the totalitarian state in which he finds himself..

"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.