"Hungry man, reach for the book: it is a weapon. "
— Bertolt Brecht
London: Secker and Warburg, 1953. [Essays] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 14cm), pp.224. Publisher's green cloth, red titles to spine, top edge red, typographic dust-jacket with printed price of 12s. 6d. net. A clean, fine copy in a slightly dusty jacket with one small closed tear. Shows very well indeed. Literary, descriptive and political writing typical of George Orwell. Includes a critique in the works of Henry Miller, articles on Nationalism, Marrakech, the Spanish war and anti-semitism in Britain. Item #70241
Price: £225.00
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