ORWELL, George.
Nineteen Eighty-Four.
"It was one of those pictures which are so contrived that the eyes follow you about when you move. Big Brother is Watching you, the caption beneath it ran": First Edition of George Orwell's Classic Nineteen Eighty-Four; Finely Bound
London: Secker & Warburg, 1949.
$5,800.00
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Item Number: RRB-149101
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First edition of Orwell's classic dystopian novel. Octavo, bound in full leather by Exeter Bookbinders in a limited edition binding with a striking glass eye onlay and three titanium skull-shaped buttons to the front panel, pictorial endpapers with a collage of George Orwell's eyes and two flaps to the front pastedown that open to reveal small portraits from banknotes of Queen Elizabeth II and George Washington. An additional flap to the rear pastedown that opens to reveal a certificate of authenticity of the limited edition binding. One of 100 numbered copies, this is number 93. In near fine condition.
Nineteen Eighty-Four.
$5,800.00
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