NINETEEN EIGHTY-FOUR.
London: Secker & Warburg, 1949. Octavo, cloth. First edition. Among the handful of most influential novels published in the twentieth century. [Reference: Anatomy of Wonder (1976) 4-450; (1981) 3-580; (1987) 3-302; (1995) 3-140; and (2004) II-838. Connolly, The Modern Movement: 100 Key Books… 99. Pringle, Science Fiction: 100 Anatomy of Wonder (1976) 4-450; (1981) 3-580; (1987) 3-302; and (1995) 3-140. Connolly, The Modern Movement: 100 Key Books… 99. Gerber, Utopian Fantasy (1973), p. 157. Lewis, Utopian Literature, pp. 139-40. Negley, Utopian Literature: A Bibliography 114. Pringle, Science Fiction: 100 Best Novels 1. Sargent, British and American Utopian Literature, 1516-1985, p. 236. Survey of Science Fiction Literature III, pp. 1531-36. In 333. Reginald 11041]. Usual fade to spine and thin fade along cloth edges, top stain a bit faded, a very good to nearly fine copy in very good price clipped dust jacket with light wear to the front corner tips with closed tear and crease at upper tip, light rubbing at folds, wear with shallow loss at upper spine panel, mild wear with several tiny tears at base of spine panel, several closed tears to rear panel. Now housed in a custom clam shell box. (33344). Item #33344
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