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Inside the Whale.

Stock Code 109317

London, Victor Gollancz, 1940

Original price £7,500.00 - Original price £7,500.00
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First edition of this uncommon collection of Orwell essays, consisting of 3 lengthy pieces: 'Charles Dickens', 'Boys' Weeklies' and 'Inside the Whale'. Copies in the dustjacket are exceptionally scarce.

First edition, first impression; 8vo; ownership inscription dated 1941 to front free endpaper, early pencilled annotations to text, mostly underlining with a few marginal notes, light soiling to upper margin, minor spotting to endpapers; publisher's black cloth, gilt lettering to spine, slight rubbing to spine ends and corners, with the dust-jacket (priced 7/6 net on the spine), spine toned, loss to head and foot of spine affecting the imprint, slight wear to corners, minor spotting to front panel, light soiling, else a decent copy with the uncommon jacket.

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Inside the Whale.

ORWELL, George.

Stock code: 109317

£7,500.00

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