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Animal Farm

(Secker & Warburg May 1945). First UK Edition in first issue dustwrapper priced 6s. to the front flap. Publisher's original green cloth with spine lettered in white. Boards exceptionally bright, clean and un-faded apart from a slither of fading to the tip and tail of the spine matching light chipping to the dustwrapper. Overall a lovely near fine copy with no former owner's inscriptions. The dustwrapper is a VG+ example with a 3 cm tear to the top of the front panel (which has been neatly stabilised to the verso by a skilled paper conservationist) and a couple of other short, closed tears to the top edge. There is minor, shallow chipping to the tip and tail of the spine (not affecting the lettering) and the usual rubbing to the edges of the spine (often seen with this title). Unusually the dustwrapper is not printed on the customary Search Searchlight books paper to the verso. However, for the avoidance of doubt, we can confirm that this dustwrapper and book have clearly been together since the book was published (as the miniscule fading to the spine tips matches perfectly the light chipping to the dustwrapper). Secondly the dustwrapper is definitely NOT from a Second Edition as there is no mention of Second Edition to the front flap (and there is no tell-tale erasure had it been there in the first place). What differentiates this copy is how clean the back cover is. Rest assured there has been no restoration to the miniscule chips to the dustwrapper which is as natural as you would hope to find. The first edition of Animal Farm (4,500 copies) was delayed from May to August 1945 and was an immediate success. One of the most important books of the last century and widely perceived as George Orwell’s masterpiece allegory of Soviet totalitarianism. Photographs/scans available upon request.
  • $11,588
  • $11,588
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Ten Little Ni***rs – And Then There Were None – US Title

Christie, Agatha Ten Little Ni***rs (London: Published for THE CRIME CLUB by Collins 1939). And Then There Were None - US Title. First UK Edition in First Issue dustwrapper priced 7/6 to the inside flap. Publisher's orange boards with black lettering to the spine. Boards exceptionally bright and clean with NO FADING whatsoever. No inscriptions. The book is in fine condition and appears to be unread. There is light, scattered foxing to the page block edges which has not crept into the inner text. The near fine dustwrapper is priced 7s 6d net to the inside flap and is complete with creasing and minor wear at the head and tail of the spine with just a touch of loss. What differentiates this copy from the norm is that the red spine lettering is completely un-faded (as is the green portion of the spine) and seldom seen as bright as this. On the verso of the dustwrapper, a former owner had unnecessarily applied tape reinforcement in 3 places which has been neatly lifted off by a skilled paper conservationist resulting in a little glue residue left behind but with no damage to the dustwrapper itself. For the avoidance of doubt this copy has had NO RESTORATION. Housed in a custom-made half-leather green clamshell box. "One of the worlds best selling books of all time, Agatha Christie's "Ten Little Ni****s (published in the USA as And Then There Were None") sets the standard for crime fiction (GoodReads)". Photographs/scans available upon request.
  • $19,864
  • $19,864