Animal Farm

Orwell, George

Published by BOMC, New York, 1946

About this Item

8vo. A handsome early book club edition of this Orwell classic, printed the same year as the 1st American Edition. Animal farm "tells the story of a group of anthropomorphic farm animals who rebel against their human farmer, hoping to create a society where the animals can be equal, free, and happy. Ultimately, the rebellion is betrayed and, under the dictatorship of a pig named Napoleon, the farm ends up in a state as bad as it was before. "According to Orwell, Animal Farm reflects events leading up to the Russian Revolution of 1917 and then on into the Stalinist era of the Soviet Union, a period of time when Russia lived under the communist ideology made by Joseph Stalin. Orwell, a democratic socialist,[5] was a critic of Stalin and hostile to Moscow-directed Stalinism" - Wiki In 1946, Harry Scherrman, President of the Book of the month club wrote "Every now and then through history some inspired individual has spoken out for people of a troubled era, this little gem of an allegory express, perfectly, the philosophy of free men in our present anxious world." Green cloth binding with gilt titling on spine. Square tight binding. Clean interior. Dust jacket with mild edge edge wear, including a chip along the top edge of front panel near spine edge, and a crease along the lower edge of the front panel. Presents handsomely in archival mylar. Seller Inventory # 17471

Bibliographic Details

Title: Animal Farm

Publisher: BOMC, New York

Publication Date: 1946

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very good.

Dust Jacket Condition: Very good

Edition: 1st Edition