1946 Animal Farm George Orwell First American Edition with Original Dust Jacket

Description: Animal Farm. George Orwell. New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company. Stated First American Edition. Dust Jacket. 1946, 118 pp, 7.5 x 5", 8vo. In fair condition. Dust jacket exhibits the most wear: Top and bottom edges are worn & lightly chipped. Head and tail of dust jacket's spine lacking. Both front and rear flap hinges of dust jacket are worn - heads and tails of hinges beginning to chip. General soiling and shelf-wear exhibited to dust jacket, with a small instance of marginalia on rear cover. Corners of dust jacket are clipped, however, original price remains (front flap's top corner). Black cloth boards scuffed at edges & worn at corners. Top corners of both boards are bumped. Head and tail of spine bumped, but intact. Gilt lettering on spine bright and clean. Previous ownership signature found on front end-page. Pencil marginalia found on half-title page (verso). Light toning throughout text-block. Page 13's top corner dog-eared. Page 23 exhibits ink staining in margin (text still legible). Binding intact. Please see photos. Eric Arthur Blair (1903-1950) was an English novelist, essayist, journalist, and critic who wrote under the pen name George Orwell. His work is characterized by lucid prose, social criticism, opposition to totalitarianism, and support of democratic socialism. Orwell initially encountered difficulty publishing Animal Farm, largely due to fears that the book might upset the alliance between Britain, the United States, and the Soviet Union. Four publishers refused to publish the work, yet one had initially accepted but then declined it after consulting with the Ministry of Information. Eventually, Secker and Warburg published the first edition in 1945. Contemporary reviews of the book were not universally positive. However, it was still published in America one year after its initial publication. This first American edition is a reading copy with original dust jacket! Gift quality. RAREA1946BJKB03/24 - HK1256

Price: 300 USD

Location: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

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