first edition Hardcover
1953 · New York
by Orwell, George
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1953. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. Review copy with the publisher's slip tipped-in. Near Fine in a Good jacket, unclipped ($3.50), faded a shade at the spine, soiled at the back panel, multiple chips throughout. Green cloth with dulled and rubbed gilt lettering on the spine. Square and firmly bound, clean internally. A collection of eleven of Orwell's essays of social and literary criticism along with his longer autobiographical piece about his schooling.
(Inventory #: 12984)