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Orwell, George
Estimate
2,500 - 4,000 GBP
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Description
- Orwell, George
- Homage to Catalonia. London: Secker and Warburg, 1938
- paper
8vo (218 x 141mm.), FIRST EDITION, one of 1500 copies, original green cloth lettered in gilt, top edge green, original pictorial DUST-JACKET (unclipped, with price 10s. 6d.), offsetting to endpapers, minor nicks to edges of jacket, small hole on lower panel of jacket, slightly sunned on spine
Literature
Fenwick A6
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing where appropriate
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
A SCARCE COPY IN JACKET OF ORWELL'S TRENCHANT RECORD OF HIS TIME FIGHTING WITH THE SOCIALISTS IN THE SPANISH CIVIL WAR. His regular publisher Gollancz refused to publish it, so Frederick Warburg, known for his left-wing books that were critical of Stalin, brought out the book in April 1938. Its literary merits at the time were hardly noticed, but many now see it as the author's finest literary achievement.