ORWELL (George).
Inside the Whale and Other Essays.
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original black cloth, spine lettered in gilt. London, Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1940.
ORWELL (George).
Inside the Whale and Other Essays.
Orwell's first published collection of literary essays; besides the title essay about Henry Miller, the volume includes Orwell's studies of Charles Dickens and Boy's Weeklies.
Provenance: From the library of Orwell scholar and former UCL deputy librarian Ian Angus, with his neat pencilled ownership to the upper pastedown. Angus was the co-editor of Orwell's Collected Journalism, Essays and Letters published in 1968 and also later contributed to editing the enormous 20-volume edition of Orwell's Complete Works published 1997-8.
A good copy only, remnants from old labels clumsily removed from front endpapers, traces of old stamp removed from title page, contents otherwise generally unmarked, light shelf wear to extremities, gilt to spine dulled.
Fenwick A.8a.
Stock No.
255459
