Description
Author: George Orwell
Publisher: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1946
Edition: First-Year American Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Near Fine — without dust jacket, exceptionally well preserved for its age. Tight binding, bright gilt lettering, and clean, crisp pages. One of the finest examples of the 1946 Harcourt edition available.
Summary:
George Orwell’s Animal Farm—first published in the United States by Harcourt, Brace and Company in 1946—is a cornerstone of modern political literature. This seminal allegory of revolution and totalitarianism exposes the corrupting influence of power through the fable of a barnyard rebellion gone wrong. A brilliant and unsettling reflection on human nature and the fragility of freedom, Orwell’s novella remains one of the most important works of the twentieth century.
This first-year American edition, printed by Kingsport Press, Tennessee, captures the stark simplicity of the original wartime production. Despite lacking its dust jacket, this near fine copy is exceptionally well preserved—clean, tight, and square—making it a rare and desirable collector’s piece. A distinguished addition to any literary or historical collection.
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