Coming Up For Air

George Orwell

Published by Secker & Warburg, 1948

About this Item

Nice condition copy of "Coming Up For Air" by GEORGE ORWELL. 1948 1st edition thus, 1st printing ("New Edition Reset"); Secker & Warburg; London. This is the first edition of the Secker "Uniform Edition." From a review: "(The book) was written between 1938 and 1939 while Orwell spent time recuperating from illness in French Morocco, mainly in Marrakesh. George Orwell's paean to the end of an idyllic era in British history, Coming Up for Air is a poignant account of one man's attempt to recapture childhood innocence as war looms on the horizon. George Bowling, forty-five, mortgaged, married with children, is an insurance salesman with an expanding waistline, a new set of false teeth - and a desperate desire to escape his dreary life. He fears modern times - since, in 1939, the Second World War is imminent - foreseeing food queues, soldiers, secret police and tyranny." Condition: The light green cloth has somewhat faded on the spine and along the edges of the covers. Sharp cover corners. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. Both covers are firmly attached. Nice interior - the pages are clean and appear unread with no notable issues found. The top edge of the text block has a light gray-ish strip where the red top-stain has discolored a bit. Overall the book is in Very Good+ condition. Seller Inventory # ABE-1740082445135

Bibliographic Details

Title: Coming Up For Air

Publisher: Secker & Warburg

Publication Date: 1948

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Edition: 1st Edition