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Nineteen Eighty-Four: The Facsimile of the Extant Manuscript
by George Orwell / Edited by Peter Davison / With a preface by Daniel G. Siegel
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
San Diego - New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich / M & S Press, Weston, Massachusetts, 1984. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Oversize book. Boards in burgundy cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Spine very slightly rolled. Pages a bit toned, else interior is clean and unmarked. Dust jacket shows some age and has a couple closed tears on the rear panel; not price clipped ($75.00); in an archival mylar sleeve. xix + 381 pages. 14 x 10 inches. Orwell's handwritten manuscript of Nineteen Eighty-Four, featuring both the facsimile and its exact transcript.
Synopsis
Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984) by George Orwell has become the definitive dystopian novel of the twentieth century. Originally published on June 8, 1949 by Secker and Warburg in the United Kingdom, the book follows the main character, Winston Smith, through his disillusionment with totalitarianism and a doomed struggle of resistance. George Orwell is a pen-name, Orwell's real name was Eric Blair. -
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Reviews
On May 19 2023, a reader said:
A good read very ahead of its time.
On Jun 18 2018, a reader said:
Prophetic
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- Bookseller
- Boyd Used & Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 015576
- Title
- Nineteen Eighty-Four: The Facsimile of the Extant Manuscript
- Author
- George Orwell / Edited by Peter Davison / With a preface by Daniel G. Siegel
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Harcourt Brace Jovanovich / M & S Press, Weston, Massachusetts
- Place of Publication
- San Diego - New York
- Date Published
- 1984
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- 1984, facsimile, manuscript,
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- Rolled
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- Gilt
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- Spine
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- Cloth
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- Facsimile
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- Price Clipped
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