George Orwell – Animal Farm – First Edition 1945
£650.00
A first edition, second printing of ‘Animal Farm’ by George Orwell, published by Secker and Warburg in August 1945. A near fine book (or better) without inscriptions. A touched browned to the extremes of the spine with some dustiness to the top edge. In a very good (or better) unclipped dust wrapper with wear to the edges and to the corner – a little nicked but vibrant titles to the spine and presents beautifully, without tears and very fresh indeed.
A political allegory that uses farm animals to depict the corruption of socialist ideals and the rise of totalitarianism, mirroring the Russian Revolution and Stalin’s regime. The story follows the animals’ rebellion against their human owner, only for their leader, Napoleon the pig, to become as oppressive as the humans they overthrew. Written during World War II, the novel was initially rejected by several publishers due to its criticism of the Soviet Union but was finally published in 1945 by Secker & Warburg, achieving immediate success and lasting global influence.
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A first edition, second printing of ‘Animal Farm’ by George Orwell, published by Secker and Warburg in August 1945. A near fine book (or better) without inscriptions. A touched browned to the extremes of the spine with some dustiness to the top edge. In a very good (or better) unclipped dust wrapper with wear to the edges and to the corner – a little nicked but vibrant titles to the spine and presents beautifully, without tears and very fresh indeed.
A political allegory that uses farm animals to depict the corruption of socialist ideals and the rise of totalitarianism, mirroring the Russian Revolution and Stalin’s regime. The story follows the animals’ rebellion against their human owner, only for their leader, Napoleon the pig, to become as oppressive as the humans they overthrew. Written during World War II, the novel was initially rejected by several publishers due to its criticism of the Soviet Union but was finally published in 1945 by Secker & Warburg, achieving immediate success and lasting global influence.
