First edition, first impression (Secker & Warburg, 1949), with "First published 1949" stated on copyright page. Hardback in the original cloth binding, half title present, no dust jacket. First appearance anywhere of the slogan: BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU on the first page of this rare and immensly famous and popular book. Condition: Good. 8vo. Pp. 312. Pale green cloth with red lettered spine. The internal pages are clean, bright and flat and crisp with no age toning, no stains, no marks, no writing, no bent pages and no foxing. The binding is tight and there are no loose or dog-eared pages. No cracked hinges. Spine heavily sunned. Ex libris bookplate pasted on inside front cover (see photo). A few tiny spots on front and endpaper (see photos). Bottom part of front and back cover stained (see photos). A TRUE First Edition of this world famous classic of dystopian political fiction.