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Animal Farm
First Edition, General Literary Fiction, George Orwell, Modern First Editions, ShowcaseAnimal 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.£3,250.00 -
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England Your England
First Edition, George Orwell, Modern First Editions, Non-FictionEngland Your England By George Orwell First Edition, First Impression (Secker & Warburg, 1953). Light fading to spine and to top edge of front and rear boards; bump to bottom corner of rear board. Slight fading to spine panel of original and unclipped dust jacket and very minor signs of abrasion here and there to extremities. A very fine example.£250.00 -
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Shooting an Elephant
First Edition, George Orwell, Modern First EditionsShooting an Elephant By George Orwell Advance Review Copy (Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1950). Light toning to edges; bump to bottom corner of rear board; slight compression to spine tips. Slight abrasion to tips of spine panel, else fine. An excellent copy.£175.00