Orwell, George. (1903-1950). "Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984)" - First Edition. New York: Harcourt, Brace & Company. 1949. First US Edition.
Hardcover. 8vo. 314 pp. First American Edition, First Printing as indicated by first American edition statement on the copyright page with no other printings listed. In original beige cloth covered boards with red and black lettering and black decoration. First state original dust jacket with $3.00 price on front flap. Dust jacket front and back beautifully colorful, clean and bright, some sunning on the spine and minor chipping around the corners. Interior is clean and bright. Fine condition overall.
The dystopian novel was published on 8 June 1949 by Secker & Warburg, and later that year in the US by Harcourt and was Orwell's ninth and final completed book. Thematically, it centers on totalitarianism, mass surveillance and repressive regimentation of people and behaviors. A classic literary example of political and dystopian fiction, it also popularized the term "Orwellian" as an adjective, with many terms used in the novel entering common usage, including "Big Brother", "doublethink", "Thought Police", "thoughtcrime", "Newspeak" and the expression that "2 + 2 = 5". Prescient.
Orwell, George. (1903-1950). "Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984)" - First Edition. New York: Harcourt, Brace & Company. 1949. First US Edition.
Hardcover. 8vo. 314 pp. First American Edition, First Printing as indicated by first American edition statement on the copyright page with no other printings listed. In original beige cloth covered boards with red and black lettering and black decoration. First state original dust jacket with $3.00 price on front flap. Dust jacket front and back beautifully colorful, clean and bright, some sunning on the spine and minor chipping around the corners. Interior is clean and bright. Fine condition overall.
The dystopian novel was published on 8 June 1949 by Secker & Warburg, and later that year in the US by Harcourt and was Orwell's ninth and final completed book. Thematically, it centers on totalitarianism, mass surveillance and repressive regimentation of people and behaviors. A classic literary example of political and dystopian fiction, it also popularized the term "Orwellian" as an adjective, with many terms used in the novel entering common usage, including "Big Brother", "doublethink", "Thought Police", "thoughtcrime", "Newspeak" and the expression that "2 + 2 = 5". Prescient.