Animal Farm - A Fairy Story
Published in 1945, Animal Farm is one of George Orwell's best known works. It concerns a political uprising on a farm by a group of animals seeking freedom and equality. First Editions of the original English hardcover are very desirable and difficult to find in collectible condition.
Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing. London: Secker & Warburg, 1945. #10309.
Very good or better in dust jacket with nicks, slight wear, and some rubbing along spine folds. No major flaws to speak of and overall, a pleasing copy.
Animal Farm by George Orwell is a beast fable concerning a group of farm animals that rebel against their human farmer. The animals attempt to create a more free and equal society for themselves, but their rebellion is betrayed and soon some animals become "more equal than others." This leads to a state as bad as before and eventually the animals find themselves under the dictatorship of a pig named Napoleon. Animal Farm is considered one of the greatest works of English literature. Orwell has said that the book reflects events leading up to the Russian Revolution and Stalinist era to follow.