Keep The Aspidistra Flying
by Orwell,George
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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London, London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Secker and Warburg, 1954T. hardcover. Very Good. in x in x in. Secker and Warburg 1954 reprint. Pages clean and bright, binding firm, minor shelf wear to cover, including tear to spine.
Synopsis
Keep the Aspidistra Flying, first published 1936, is a grimly comic novel by George Orwell. It is set in 1930s London. The main theme is the protagonist's romantic ambition to give up money and status, and the dismal life that results.
Reviews
On Dec 6 2016, a reader said:
Gordon Comstock has vowed to never again bow down to the 'Money God'. He takes a job at a seedy book store and gleefully spirals slowly down to homelessness. Orwell's funniest book by far. A must read for Orwell fans.
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Details
- Bookseller
- HALCYON BOOKS (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- mon0000884826
- Title
- Keep The Aspidistra Flying
- Author
- Orwell,George
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Secker and Warburg
- Date Published
- 1954T
- Size
- in x in x in
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
HALCYON BOOKS
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London, London
About HALCYON BOOKS
Halcyon Books is a family run secondhand bookshop in Lewisham. we have a walk in shop (currently closed) as well as a online stock of over 75,000 books.
Glossary
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- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....