ORWELL (George).
Keep the Aspidistra Flying.
First edition, first printing. 8vo. Original blue cloth with dark blue lettering to spine. London, Victor Gollancz, 1936.
ORWELL (George).
Keep the Aspidistra Flying.
Orwell's fourth published book, a socially critical one in which the main character attempts to defy the importance of money. 3,000 copies were printed, with only 2,256 sold.
Provenance: From the library of Orwell scholar and former UCL deputy librarian Ian Angus, with his neat pencilled ownership to the front free endpaper. 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.
Just about a very good copy overall, school prize bookplate to upper pastedown, a few other former owners' inscriptions to front free endpaper, minor spotting to outer leaves, contents otherwise generally unmarked, heavy lean to text-block, light shelf wear to extremities, heavy red staining to rear cover.
Fenwick A4a.
Stock No.
260735
