George Orwell; Victor Gollancz — The Road to Wigan Pier

London, Victor Gollancz Ltd. 1937 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of George Orwell's study on the working classes of Northern England, 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.Bound in the publisher's original orange paperback cloth binding. Illustrated with thirty-two plates. Collated, complete. Written by George Orwell, '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.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. Bound in the publisher's original paperback cloth wraps. Externally, sound, with slight discoloration to the cloth extremities and spine, with an ink inscription to the front. Light fraying to the cloth extremities. Small marks, including one or two light tide marks. Scattered spotting to endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright, with scattered spotting, predominantly to the first and last few pages. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .