first edition
1947 · Evansville, IN
by Orwell, George
Evansville, IN: Herbert W. Simpson, 1947. First Edition. First edition. [16] pp. Stapled wraps. Subtle toning to wraps, else Fine. A very crisp, bright copy. The first book publication of an essay that first appeared in the magazines Horizons in the UK and The New Republic in the US, "Printed as a Christmas Keepsake for the Typophiles" according to the title page. It has inspired nearly as many writers as Orwell's famous novels, as a concise statement of a marriage of both linguistic and political principles.
(Inventory #: 140942430)