Homage to Catalonia
by Orwell George
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine Condition/Near Fine
- Seller
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Roslindale, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harcourt Brace, 1952. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine Condition/Near Fine. Faint shelfwear, light browning to edges. The 1st Am. edition - jacket unclipped $3.50. A lovely copy of Orwell's biographical work on the Spanish Civil War, a soaring and personal indictment of totalitarianism that has lost none of its immediacy or relevance. Previous owner's signature to endpaper. This is the first US edition. Size: Octavo (8vo). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Inventory No: 047551.
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
- Bookseller
- Pazzo Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 047551
- Title
- Homage to Catalonia
- Author
- Orwell George
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Harcourt Brace
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1952
- Keywords
- Biography & Autobiography; NOISBN
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Pazzo Books
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Roslindale, Massachusetts
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About Pazzo Books
For years an open shop in the Boston neighborhoods of Roslindale and West Roxbury, now by appointment only and back in Roslindale. We carry a range of rare and out of print books with strengths in literature, cookery and early printing. We are members of the ABAA and ILAB.
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- Octavo
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