Nineteen Eighty-Four
London: Secker & Warburg, 1949.
First British edition, first printing. Bound in publisher's pale green cloth with red lettering to spine. Near Fine with fading to cloth at spine and edges, pages lightly toned and slight evidence of several instances of erased pencil to text. In a Near Fine unclipped dust jacket with fading to the spine, light edge wear with shallow chipping at the spine ends, several small tape repairs to the verso and a short split to the bottom of the front spine joint repaired with mending tissue from the verso as well. A first edition increasingly difficult to find, let alone in nice of condition with no restoration or funny business, and quite rare as such. Item #140944091
Price: $18,500.00