George Orwell — The Road to Wigan Pier

London, Victor Gollancz LTD; Left Book Club, 1937. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of George Orwell's study on the working classes of Northern England, illustrated throughout, published by the Left Book Club. The first edition of this work, published by the Left Book Club. This edition preceded the Gollancz first trade edition.Illustrated with thirty-two plates. Collated, complete.The Left Book Club was founded in 1936 and ran until 1948, pioneered by the noted publisher Victor Gollancz. The monthly books were intended to be anti-war and anti-fascism during World War Two. Gollancz disapproved of the second half of the book, disavowing the middle-class, but Orwell fought to have it included in the book.'The Road to Wigan Pier' is an autobiographical look at the bleak living conditions in the Lancashire and Yorkshire working classes during the Depression. The second half contains an essay of Orwell's middle-class upbringing, and how his political views changed as he grew. In the original publisher's cloth wraps. Externally, generally smart, with handling marks to the wraps. Minor edge wear to the wraps. Spots to the fore edge. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .