1997-98 20vols The Complete Works of George Orwell Dust Wrappers

Description: Click here to see our other books! The Complete Works of George Orwell George Orwell 1997-98 Secker & Warburg : London 9.5" by 6.5" SUMMARY A striking complete set of the works of George Orwell, a sought after collection of both his fiction and non-fiction. Publishers' Original Binding,With Dustwrapper Overall Condition: Fine This book weighs 30 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 4.49 US Postage: £ 99.99 EU Postage: £ 49.99 European Postage: £ 99.99 Asia Postage: £ 187.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 276.99 DESCRIPTION Complete in twenty volumes.The complete works of George Orwell, containing both his fiction and non-fiction writings, a brilliant and sought after set of the works of one of the most important writers of the twentieth century.Orwell describes all of his writing from 1936 onwards as being against totalitarianism, and for democratic socialism. He is often described as being one of the best chroniclers of English culture in the twentieth century. Each volume is in their original unclipped dust wrapper.This set contains;Volume I, 'Down and Out in Paris and London'.Volume II, 'Burmese Days'.Volume III, 'A Clergyman's Daughter'.Volume IV, 'Keep the Aspidistra Flying'.Volume V, 'The Road to Wigan Pier'. Illustrated with thirty-two plates.Volume VI, 'Homage to Catalonia'.Volume VII, 'Coming Up for Air'.Volume VIII, 'Animal Farm'.Volume IX, 'Nineteen Eighty-Four'.Volume X, 'A King of Compulsion, 1903 - 1936'.Volume XI, 'Facing Unpleasant Facts, 1937 - 1939'.Volume XII, 'A Patriot After All, 1940 - 1941'.Volume XIII, 'All Propaganda is Lies, 1941 - 1942'.Volume XIV, 'Keeping Our Little Corner Clean, 1942 - 1943'.Volume XV, 'Two Wasted Years, 1943'.Volume XVI, 'I Have Tried to Tell the Truth, 1943 - 1944'.Volume XVII, 'I Belong to the Left, 1945'.Volume XVIII, 'Smother Under Journalism, 1946'.Volume XIX, 'It Is What I Think, 1947 - 1948'.Volume XX, 'Our Job is to Make Life Worth Living, 1949 - 1950'.Edited by Peter Davison, assisted by Ian Angus and Sheila Davison. CONDITION In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dust wrappers. Externally, fine. Dust wrapps with some very minor edge wear, and a little sunning to the spines. Very small closed tear to the head of the rear fly leaf of Volume X and to the tail of the rear wrap of Volumes XVIII and XIX. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Overall Condition: Fine Near Fine GLOSSARY OF TERMS Overall Condition (Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present) Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will be described in the condition report under 'condition' Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair Fair - As with good only above but with other faults leaving a compromised copy even after repair Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete. We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them attractive none the less. Major defects will be described. GUARANTEE We offer a full money back guarantee on our descriptions. Please ask for details and conditions. We prefer PAYPAL. If you pay via PAYPAL we will post the item off the same or the next working day with the postage you have selected. Please note we cannot accept USD cheques

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