Homage to Catalonia
by Orwell, George
- Used
- poor
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Poor/Poor
- Seller
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Albany, California, United States
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About This Item
Synopsis
Homage to Catalonia is political journalist and novelist George Orwell's personal account of his experiences and observations in the Spanish Civil War, written in the first person. The first edition was published in 1938.
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Details
- Seller
- Lost Paddle Books, IOBA (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- LPB005039GO
- Title
- Homage to Catalonia
- Author
- Orwell, George
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Poor
- Jacket Condition
- Poor
- Edition
- Second UK Edition/Fifth Printing
- Publisher
- Secker & Warburg
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1971
- Bookseller catalogs
- British Literature;
Terms of Sale
Lost Paddle Books, IOBA
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About the Seller
Lost Paddle Books, IOBA
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