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This afternoon at an event at the british library, the shortlist for the folio prize for fiction 2015 was announced. George orwells 1984 commissioned by the folio society. Please search by isbn instead of title if you want to add specific editions my edition does not have any isbn or numbers on nor in it. Beautifully illustrated hardcover books folio society.
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