NINETEEN EIGHTY-FOUR
London: Secker & Warburg, (1949). London: Secker & Warburg, 1949. First edition of Orwell's classic dystopian novel. A handsome example bound in forest green three-quarter leather over marbled boards, raised bands, gilt titles. Written while Orwell suffered severely from tuberculosis and published shortly before he died of that disease, the novel is a work "of hectic, devilish, claustrophobic intensity... nightmarish in the telling" (Clute & Nicholls, 896). Time Magazine hails the novel as one of the 100 best English-language novels from 1923 to 2005. Listed as one of Modern Library 100 Best Novels of the twentieth century. "It is quite simply a novel which has changed the world" (Pringle, 100 Best Science Fiction Novels 1). Fenwick A12a. Connolly 99. Anatomy of Wonder II:838. 100 Most Influential Books 93. An exceptionally worthy addition to a serious collector's library. Item #10307
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