Orwell, George (1949) ‘Nineteen Eighty-Four’, UK first edition rebound in full green leather

George Orwell (1949) ‘Nineteen Eighty-Four‘, UK first edition, first printing, published by Secker & Warburg. Rebound in simple green leather in hommage to the first edition green dust jacket variant.

Condition: toning to paper commensurate with age. Internaly clean witho no previous owners’ names, no bookplates, no stamps. No foxing. The book thus presents in near fine condition

An absolute classic of dystopian sci-fi which has managed to impact the English language with terms like ‘Orwellian’ and ‘Big Brother’ to describe surveillance and totalitarian societies around the globe.