George Orwell

Animal Farm By George Orwell First edition, first impression in first issue dust jacket (Secker & Warburg, 1945). A little minor sunning to spine tips; slight cracking to front endpaper hinge, as is common; faint toning to front endpaper and to half-title. Contents nice and clean otherwise and binding is nice, square and tight. The notoriously fragile and rare first state dust jacket is very good indeed and unrestored. All first state points are present, including 'Searchlight Books' on verso, the price of '6s' on front flap with 'An Early List For 1945' on rear panel. Several areas of abrasion to spine panel; a couple of light stains to rear panel with a small chip to top edge; a tear to top edge of front panel with minor traces of rubbing here and there to corners and bottom edge. A very good and bright example.