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Paperback. Very Good.

Paperback. Good.

Paperback. Acceptable.

Reclam Philipp Jun., 2021. Paperback. New. German language. 6.69x4.41x0.28 inches.

London, England: London, UK: Secker & Warburg, 1950, 1st edition, 2nd Printing , 1950. -----------( 2nd printing of the 1st edition ) ---hardcover, a tidy copy but there is sunning to the spine and to a slim area of the upper edge of the boards, small ink name on front blank endpaper, some age toning/offset to the front blank endpaper ---in an attractive Good dustjacket which is now in a hi-quality mylar protector, some mall chips, rubbing, some short closed tears, the cover design includes a "snake" of colour down the length of the spine, that design feature should be red to match the colour on the "blob" on the front panel of the jacket, the spine has been sunned and has turned that red "snake" to a creay white, ---212 pages, this contains: Shooting an Elephant; A Hanging; How the Poor Die; Lear, Tolstoy and the Fool; Politics vs Literature: An Examination of Gulliver's Travels; Politics and the English Language; Reflections on Gandhi; Second Thoughts on james… Read More

Penguin Classics, 2003-06-04. paperback. Acceptable. 9x6x1. Creasing to spine. Creasing to front cover.

Harcourt, Brace and World, Inc., NY, 1950. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover with DJ. 7th printing, 1950. Pages are clean and unmarked except for one paragraph that is highlighted. Covers show very minor shelf wear. Binding is tight, hinges strong. Dust jacket shows light edge wear. Presented with protective clear book jacket cover. Previous owner's name on end paper.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!

Secker and Warburg, 1950. Pages - 212. 1st Edition. Jacket - None/Hardcover. 1. Used - Acceptable. Boards robust but quite faded. Spine and binding fine; contents clean though endpapers foxing and inscription on inside cover.

Quality Paperback Book Club QPB, 1991. paperback. Very Good. 0x0x0. 1991 Quality Paperback Bookclub edition - slight wear to cover - minor staining to closed page edge - otherwise binding strong contents clean - enjoy

London : Penguin Books, 1970. Orwell Centenary Edition. Softcover. Very good paperback copy; edges slightly dust-dulled and nicked. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, and clean. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Physical description: xiv, 375p. ; 20cm. Subjects: English essays.

This is an early American edition of "Shooting an Elephant and Other Essays" by GEORGE ORWELL. Circa 1950's (there is no date of publication stated) 1st American edition, later printing; Harcourt, Brace and Company; New York. The book is a collection of 18 essays including A Hanging, Shooting an Elephant, Lear Tolstoy and the Fool, Reflections on Gandhi, Decline of the English Murder, Some Thoughts on the Common Toad, Books vs. Cigarettes, Nonsense Poetry, and more...please see the photos for the complete list.Condition:Clean front cover and spine; light soiling to the back cover; sharp corners. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. Some staining on pages 138-145, and at the bottom of 148 & 159; light foxing to the end papers. There are a few small, light stains at the long edge of the text block. Overall the book is in Very Good- condition.

Good, Good Harcourt, Brace and Company Stated 1st, 1950 8VO, Hardcover Hardcover in dust jacket. Grey cloth boards with title in silver on spine. Edge wear. Upper board edges have bumped spots with short tears. Light fore edge soil. Previous owner's name on first endpaper. Foxed endpapers front and rear. Text pages are clean. Black and white polka dot dust jacket is chipped and creased at corners and spine ends. Rear of jacket shows soil and foxing. Looks better in new protective mylar. Always carefully wrapped and shipped in cardboard boxes to protect your purchase.

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt P, 1984. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Wear commensurate with age and use. Clean unmarked copy. Dust jacket wrapped in protective mylar sleeve. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1950. First American Edition. First Printing, one of 4,000 copies. Octavo (20.75cm); gray cloth, with titles stamped in silver on spine; dustjacket; [viii],200pp. Softening to crown, light wear to heel, with some tiny paper adhesions toward base of spine, and faint staining along the lower rear board; previous owner's name embossed on lower margin of title page; contents clean; Very Good+. Dustjacket is price-clipped, shelfworn, with shallow losses to spine ends, a tiny chip to upper rear joint, a few tiny tears, some staining to lower spine, and a faint purple stain to lower front panel; only Very Good. Collection of 18 essays, many of which first appeared in the pages of The Adelphi, Now, Polemic, The New Republic, Partisan Review, and Tribune. FENWICK D.3b.

New York: Harcourt Brace, 1950. First US edition. Hardbound in very good condition in good dust jacket; 1/4" piece loss to head of javket spine; Modest other edge wear; Tape applied to inner side of jacket bleading through slightly to rear jacket edges.. 200 pages.

London: Secker and Warburg. Good with no dust jacket. 1950. First Edition. Hardcover. Front board and spine heavily faded and foxed. Uneven fading to rear board. Scattered foxing throughout. No signatures. Lacking the dust-jacket. ; First printing. [8], 212 pages. Green cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine. Page dimensions: 184 x 122mm. .

New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1950. First U.S. edition and first printing. Hardcover. 200 pages. A collection of essays from the author of "Animal Farm" an "Down and Out in Paris and London." A tight close to near fine copy in cloth boards but with some toning to a few pages from the a laid in vintage newpaper article and in a close to near fine with a tiny slim sliver and scrtach to the front panel and some other minor wear. Despite the flaws a pleasing copy.

Harcourt, USA, 1950, 1950. 1st Edition. . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. STORED PHOTOS OF BOOK EMAILED UPON REQUEST

New York: Harcourt Brace, 1950. First US edition. Hardbound in very good condition in near very good dust jacket; Modest edge wear to jacket; Toning to rear panel; Price clipped.. 200 pages.

Secker & Warburg, 1953. 1st edn 2nd printing. 8vo. Original red lettered green cloth, top edge red (spine and upper board faded - otherwise VG), no inscriptions. Pp. x + 212 (previous owner's neat inscription on front free endpaper).