Author: George Orwell.
Title: Nineteen Eighty-Four.
Publisher: New York, Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1949. First American edition, second printing (no edition statement on copyright page).
Language: Text in English.
Size: 8 × 5.5 inches.
Pages: 314 pages.
Binding: Good original publisher’s light cloth binding with red lettering to the upper cover and spine (hinges fine, overall slightly worn and scuffed with light foxing and age toning  - as shown) in its original teal dust jacket, price clipped, in very good condition (moderate edge wear, small chips, and light rubbing - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover. The jacket remains bright and visually striking.
Content: Very good content (bright, tight and clean, rare light foxing mainly on endpapers - as shown).

Estimate: (USD 500–700).

The book: Published in 1949, Nineteen Eighty-Four stands among the most influential novels of the twentieth century and remains one of the defining works of modern political fiction. Orwell’s vision of a totalitarian future depicts a society ruled by constant surveillance, historical manipulation, and ideological control. Through the story of Winston Smith, a minor bureaucrat in the Ministry of Truth who quietly rebels against the oppressive regime of Big Brother, Orwell explores the terrifying power of authoritarian systems over language, memory, and individual thought.

The novel introduced enduring concepts that have since entered everyday language, including “Big Brother,” “Thought Police,” and “doublethink.” Its themes of state surveillance, propaganda, and the distortion of truth remain profoundly relevant in modern discussions about freedom, technology, and political power. First published in the United Kingdom earlier in 1949, the American edition by Harcourt, Brace and Company quickly became the text through which many readers in North America encountered Orwell’s stark warning about the fragility of liberty.

The author: George Orwell (1903–1950), the pen name of Eric Arthur Blair, was one of the most influential writers and political thinkers of the twentieth century. Born in India and educated in England, Orwell worked as a journalist, essayist, and novelist whose writing combined literary power with sharp political insight. His experiences as a colonial officer in Burma, a participant in the Spanish Civil War, and a critic of authoritarian ideology shaped much of his work. His novels Animal Farm (1945) and Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949) remain enduring classics that continue to influence literature, politics, and cultural debate around the world.