Penguin, Middlesex, England, 1984. Reprint. Softcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrated paperback binding with black coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. The book includes his most famous pieces "My Country Right or Left", "the Decline of the English Murder", "Shooting an Elephant" and "How the Poor Die" among them. Creasing of the book corners, with multiple creases to the top right hand corner of the front panel rubbing of the book edges and panels with fading of the back strip. Tanning of the text block edges and pages. Size: 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. 472, (8) pages, . Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Essays & Literary Criticism; Short Stories; ISBN: 0140090339. ISBN/EAN: 9780140090338. Inventory No: 50151. . 9780140090338

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Bookseller: Syber's Books ABN 40533682787 (AU)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 50151
Title: The Penguin Essays of George Orwell
Author: Orwell, George
Format/Binding: Softcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good Condition
Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: Reprint
Binding: Paperback
ISBN 10: 0140090339
ISBN 13: 9780140090338
Publisher: Penguin
Place of Publication: Middlesex, England
Date Published: 1984
Keywords: BZDB2 essays, literature, George Orwell "decline of the English murder" Essays & Literary Criticism; Short Stories; Unbranded ISBN: 0140090339 EAN: 9780140090338 Orwell, George The Penguin Essays of George Orwell
Bookseller catalogs: Short Stories;

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General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online

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Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
Poor: A book with significant wear and faults. A poor condition book is still a reading copy with the full text still readable. Any...
Edges: The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Reprint: Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
Text Block: Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....