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Samizdat Comics of Orwell's Animal Farm

[Folwark zwierzęcy] Folwark zwierzęcy, Komiks wg Orwella. [Animal Farm. Comics After Orwell.]

(Warsaw): Gilosz & Azyl (Słowo), 1985. First edition, first issue (with price 120 zloty printed on rear cover). Oblong, format A5. Text in Polish. In publisher’s, illustrated wrappers. 31, (1) p. Wrappers and pages yellowed due to the acidic paper. Uncut. Overall in near fine condition.

First edition of the comics based on George Orwell’s Animal Farm.

Polish samizdat comics of Orwell’s Animal Farm. The original novel was banned in the Communist countries, but in 1985 two comics version were published underground in Poland.

This one was published by “Gilosz & Azyl”, that refers to the creator and the publisher, however the first remained unknown. Azyl, means Asylum in Polish and it covered the publishing in Warwaw “Słowo”.

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Price: €500.00