The Collected Essays, Journalism & Letters Of George Orwell [1st Eds]

$600

By George Orwell

First publication of Orwell’s non-fiction work

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Description

  • First Printings [Secker & Warburg, London, 1968]; complete set of four volumes; blue boards, gold titling on spine, varying degrees of light surface damage, excellent copies; in like illustrated dustjackets, spines unevenly faded [mild]
    • V1 – An Age Like This 1920-1940; xxiv, 574, [2 blank] pages; sbn 436 35018 1 / 0436350181
    • V2 – My Country Right Or Left 1940-1943; xvi, 477, [3 blank] pages; sbn 436 35017 3 / 0436350173
    • V3 – As I Please 1943-1945; xvi, 435, [blank] pages; sbn 436 35016 5 / 0436350165
    • V4 – In Front Of Your Nose 1945-1950; xviii, 555, [3 blank] pages; sbn 436 35015 7 / 0436350157
  • First publication of Orwell’s huge body of non-fiction works – essays, reviews, letters & other various works