Description
For sale: a rare and exceptional first edition, first printing hardcover copy of Orwell: The Lost Writings by George Orwell. First American Edition unstated, 1985 Arbor House. First Printing with full number line reversed, 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1.
The book is in Near Fine condition with clean, bright boards, strong title gilt on a straight spine, light foxing to top page block, tight binding, mild spine tilt, lightly , mild edge wear, and lightly bumped corners. The interior of the book is also in Near Fine condition with the ghost of an erased price on the half-title page. No other marks, inscriptions, or other signs of ownership inside. The end papers and the interior pages are clean and bright, making it an excellent addition to any collection.
The dust jacket is in Very Good condition with the price on the front flap, mild surface wear, heavy edge wear, chips and two tears on the back cover. Looks good in a Brodart archival wrap.
Drawn from a cache of materials unearthed in the archives of the BBC, this collection features hundreds of essays, dramatic adaptations, and letters written during Orwell’s World War II years at the BBC
Ships promptly in a corrugated mailer with book wrapped in both craft paper and multiple layers of bubble wrap.
