first edition Hardcover
1956 · New York
by Orwell, George (pseudonym of Eric Arthur Blair, 1903-50)
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1956. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. The first American edition. A darkly compassionate satire of capitalism's constraints set in 1930s London. From the library of Emmy Award-winning screenwriter David Lloyd (1934-2009), with his name on the front flyleaf. Octavo. Original dark green cloth binding, with silver and light green titles. Mild wear to the corners and tips. The dust jacket is a little rubbed, with a closed tear to the bottom of the front joint and front fold, respectively, and some creasing to the front panel; else very good. (Inventory #: 74940)