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NY: Harper & Brothers, 1933. First American edition. Orwell's semiautobiographical first book poses as both travelogue and class commentary, juxtaposing the two premier European cities in order to stage the everyday happenings of those who live at their margins. Bound in full purple cloth with black stamping. Color fugitive at edges, as is usual, plus some edge rubbing and a near-imperceptible shake to the spine. Very good in green pictorial dust jacket, toned overall but mainly to spine, with modest edgewear.

George Orwell’s 'Down and Out in Paris and London' is a gritty memoir splitting its narrative between the two cities named, exploring the underbelly of society and the life of the author's own experiences living in poverty. The book dives into themes of class, society, and the struggle for survival in an indifferent world.