Orwell (George) Animal Farm. A Fairy Story, first edition, contemporary ink gift inscription to pastedown, original cloth, very minor bumping to spine ends and corners, else fine, dust-jacket, Searchlight advertisement printed in red on verso, small chip to head of rear panel, light rubbing to tips of spine and corners, very short closed tear to head of upper panel, but a sharp, fine copy overall, 8vo, 1945. ⁂ A superb example of Orwell's classic satirical allegory. Rare in such immaculate condition. Orwell struggled to find a willing publisher, eventually Secker and Warburg obliged after it was rejected by Gollancz (Orwell's usual publisher) as well as Faber and Faber and Jonathan Cape.
Orwell (George) Animal Farm. A Fairy Story, first edition, contemporary ink gift inscription to pastedown, original cloth, very minor bumping to spine ends and corners, else fine, dust-jacket, Searchlight advertisement printed in red on verso, small chip to head of rear panel, light rubbing to tips of spine and corners, very short closed tear to head of upper panel, but a sharp, fine copy overall, 8vo, 1945. ⁂ A superb example of Orwell's classic satirical allegory. Rare in such immaculate condition. Orwell struggled to find a willing publisher, eventually Secker and Warburg obliged after it was rejected by Gollancz (Orwell's usual publisher) as well as Faber and Faber and Jonathan Cape.
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