1985 by Dalos, First Edition (3 results)

hardcover. Condition: Very Good in Dustjacket. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. New York. 1984. Pantheon Books. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 0394537807. Translated by Stuart Hood and Estella Schmid. 118 pages. hardcover. Jacket illustration by Brad Holland. Jacket design by Louise Fili. keywords: Europe Hungary Literature Translated World Literature. DESCRIPTION - January 3, 1985. The announcement comes over the telescreen: Big Brother is dead. His empire, Oceania, has been defeated in a disastrous air battle and is no more. Only two great powers remain: Eurasia and Eastasia. Behind the scenes Big Sister (Big Brother's widow) struggles with the Thought Police and the army for power, while elsewhere the winds of reform sweep through the remnants of Oceania. Everywhere, under the bitingly humorous hand of Gyorgy Dalos, George Orwell's chilling world of 1984 seems to be experiencing a thaw, as Orwell's tortured lovers Smith and Julia, O'Brien the Thought Policeman, Ampleforth the hack poet, and Syme the cynical philologist come alive again. However, when the thaw becomes a revolution as the proles get involved, the now-friendly neighboring empire Eurasia steps in to restore order. inventory #357.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. A further reflection on Orwell's novel 1984. Samizdat. First Hungarian edition. In large format (A3 size). 39p. Samizdat editions mostly political pamphlets, appeared in Hungary in the 1970s in the poor form of carbon copies of typescripts.

Inner covers illustrated, 4 full page illustrations and a text illustration. Cover and illustrations by László Rajk. (illustrator). Inner covers illustrated, 4 full page illustrations and a text illustration. Cover and illustrations by László Rajk. First Hungarian edition. Samizdat. In large format (A3 size). In publisher's, illustrated wrappers, printed in red and black. Inscribed by the author, the illustrator and the publisher. (35) leaves [133 pages], and 6 plates (4 of them full page illustrations). Illustrated samizdat edition of Dalos' sequel of Orwell's 1984. The book was first published in English in 1984 unter the title "1985. A Historical Report (Hongkong 2036) From the Hungarian of ***". This copy inscribed by Dalos (in 1999), by László Rajk the illustrator, and by Gábor Demszky (in 2000) the chief of the Samizdat publishing "AB Független", who at the time of the dedication served as the mayor of Budapest. In his inscription he explanats the unusual form of the book: they just could not cut the printed pages. Samizdat editions, mostly political pamphlets, appeared in Hungary in the 1970s in the poor form of carbon copies of typescripts. Later in the 80s the so-called Democratic Opposition in Hungary established semi-underground publishings, like "AB Független" to publish not merely political literature but also literature that was banned by the Communist politics. . Slightly chipped at extremities. Pages yellowed due to acidic paper. Overall in very good condition. First Hungarian edition. Samizdat. In large format (A3 size). In publisher's, illustrated wrappers, printed in red and black.