Animal Farm
Penguin 1st Edition, published 1951.
When the downtrodden animals of Manor Farm overthrow their master, Mr Jones, and take over the farm themselves, they imagine it is the beginning of a life of freedom and equality. But gradually a cunning, ruthless elite among them, masterminded by the pigs Napoleon and Snowball, starts to take control. Soon the other animals discover that they are not all as equal as they thought, and find themselves hopelessly ensnared as one form of tyranny is replaced with another. Orwell's chilling 'fairy story' is a timeless and devastating satire of idealism betrayed by power and corruption.
Condition grading: Good Minus. Some foxing to front cover. 3mm tear to right edge of front cover. Tanned spine. Some foxing and creasing to rear cover. Light creasing to first few interior pages. Binding tight. The photographs form part of the description.
Penguin 1st Edition, published 1951.
When the downtrodden animals of Manor Farm overthrow their master, Mr Jones, and take over the farm themselves, they imagine it is the beginning of a life of freedom and equality. But gradually a cunning, ruthless elite among them, masterminded by the pigs Napoleon and Snowball, starts to take control. Soon the other animals discover that they are not all as equal as they thought, and find themselves hopelessly ensnared as one form of tyranny is replaced with another. Orwell's chilling 'fairy story' is a timeless and devastating satire of idealism betrayed by power and corruption.
Condition grading: Good Minus. Some foxing to front cover. 3mm tear to right edge of front cover. Tanned spine. Some foxing and creasing to rear cover. Light creasing to first few interior pages. Binding tight. The photographs form part of the description.
Penguin 1st Edition, published 1951.
When the downtrodden animals of Manor Farm overthrow their master, Mr Jones, and take over the farm themselves, they imagine it is the beginning of a life of freedom and equality. But gradually a cunning, ruthless elite among them, masterminded by the pigs Napoleon and Snowball, starts to take control. Soon the other animals discover that they are not all as equal as they thought, and find themselves hopelessly ensnared as one form of tyranny is replaced with another. Orwell's chilling 'fairy story' is a timeless and devastating satire of idealism betrayed by power and corruption.
Condition grading: Good Minus. Some foxing to front cover. 3mm tear to right edge of front cover. Tanned spine. Some foxing and creasing to rear cover. Light creasing to first few interior pages. Binding tight. The photographs form part of the description.
