[SOLD] George Orwell – Animal Farm – 1951 First Paperback Edition

The first-ever paperback edition of George Orwell’s brilliant 1945 political satire, a treatise against totalitarianism and a broader comment on human nature.

Published by Penguin in 1951, with the distinctive orange and white cover design. A first impression of the first paperback edition, rare in such bright and clean condition.

It was Orwell’s penultimate book, followed in 1949 by Nineteen Eighty-Four.

Minor wear externally, with some spotting and rubbing, but no major creases or folds to boards or spine. A neat previous owner’s inscription. Binding tight and square.