A Clockwork Orange

London: Heinemann, (1962). First edition, 1st impression. 8vo. 192 pp. Original black covered boards, stamped in gold, in original price clipped dust-jacket with the wide flaps. Light edge wear, particular to spine ends and corners. Front flap sticker ghosting. Closed tear to rear flap fold. Flaps show wrinkling and residue from old mylar. Protected in archival mylar. Book is tight, square and firm. Light handling wear present. Corners mostly quite sharp, with bump to front top corner. Toning to page edges with foxing.

Dust Jacket: Very Good

Hardcover: Near Fine

“Clockwork Orange is a dystopian satirical black comedy novel by English writer Anthony Burgess, published in 1962. It is set in a near-future society that has a youth subculture of extreme violence. The teenage protagonist, Alex, narrates his violent exploits and his experiences with state authorities intent on reforming him. The book is partially written in a Russian-influenced argot called "Nadsat", which takes its name from the Russian suffix that is equivalent to '-teen' in English. According to Burgess, it was a jeu d'esprit written in just three weeks. In 2005, A Clockwork Orange was included on Time magazine's list of the 100 best English-language novels written since 1923, and it was named by Modern Library and its readers as one of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century.”