Animal Farm

Hardcourt, Brace and Company, 1946. Hardcourt, Brace and Company,1946. First American Edition. Green cloth over boards, very clean covers. Very Good/no dj. Orwell initially encountered difficulty getting the manuscript published, largely due to fears that the book might upset the alliance betANIMAL FARM GEORGE ORWELL
ween Britain, the United States, and the Soviet Union. Four publishers refused to publish Animal Farm, yet one had initially accepted the work, but declined it after consulting the Ministry of Information.[49][d] Eventually, Secker and Warburg published the first edition in 1945.
Orwell's famous novel which is regarded in the literary field as one of the most famous satirical allegories of Soviet totalitarianism. Orwell based the book on events up to and during Joseph Stalin's regime. Orwell, a democratic socialist, and a member of the Independent Labour Party for many years, was a critic of Stalin, and was suspicious of Moscow-directed Stalinism after his experiences in the Spanish Civil War.

The original commandments are:
Whatever goes upon two legs is an enemy.
Whatever goes upon four legs, or has wings, is a friend.
No animal shall wear clothes.
No animal shall sleep in a bed.
No animal shall drink alcohol.
No animal shall kill any other animal.
All animals are equal. Harcourt, Brace & Co. copyright 1946, First American Edition
Very Good,solid, text is bright and clean. foxing to front and back pacedown. Owner's EX Libris label on front pacedown. Green cloth over boards, very clean covers.