Description
For sale: a rare hardcover Book Club edition of Animal Farm by George Orwell. Early Book of the Month Club (BOMC) Edition without gutter code or imprint. First American Edition unstated, with 1946 Harcourt Brace imprints. Same size, shape and design as the first American edition, and the only identification as a book club edition is the very small dimple on the rear board and the lack of a price on the DJ.
The exterior of the book is in Very Good condition with clean boards with a strong sheen and a very small BOMC dimple on the rear board, strong title gilt on a tilted spine, clean page blocks, tight binding, heavy spine tilt, lightly rolled spine ends, mild edge wear, and rubbed corners. The interior of the book is in Very Good condition with the previous owner’s bookplate without any other marks, inscriptions, or signs of ownership. The end papers and the interior pages are clean and lightly toned.
The dust jacket is in Good condition with mild surface wear, heavy edge wear, gaps, tears a large gap on the spine and no price on the front flap that looks great in a new archival wrap.
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