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1930Best.-Nr. 1001414London: Chatto & Windus 1930 First edition. Cloth. Octavo. Former owner's neat signature. Book label of Jake Zeitlin who was friend of Huxley's on back pastedown. Very good in soiled lightly edgeworn good d.j. Chatto & Windus, hardcover
1937Best.-Nr. 454391London : Chatto & Windus 1937. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Edges and prelims lightly foxed with reader inscription to front free endpaper. Remains tight and well-preserved overall. Physical description; 335 pages ; 22 cm. Notes; Includes index. Subjects; Social problems. Social change. Ethics. Utopias. London : Chatto & Windus hardcover
1936Best.-Nr. 29008NY and London: Harper & Brothers. Good in Fair dust jacket. 1936. Stated First Edition. First Printing. Hard Cover. First American Edition first printing Stated 1st Edition with the "E-L" code on the copyright page. Publisher's full blue cloth gilt lettering on blue panels and gilt striping on spine and cover gray endpapers. . The volume is in excellent condition with a small booksellers label on the rep and is otherwise unmarked seemingly unread and with only the slightest hint of the old damp-stain; it is tight square and clean. The unclipped $2.50 dust jacket has old damp-stains chipping and tape repairs but is now in Mylar. GOOD/FAIR. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. vi 473 1 pp . Harper & Brothers hardcover
1929Best.-Nr. 25519Fleuron Ltd London 1929. 1st Edition. Hardcover Original Cloth. Very Good Condition. Illustrator: Albert Rutherston. #190/300 copies Spine sunned. Previous owner's signature in ink. Illustrator: Albert Rutherston. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Literature & Literary; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 25519. . Fleuron Ltd hardcover
1929Best.-Nr. 76277London: Fleuron Ltd 1929. Hardcover. Very Good. 64p. Original cloth. 26cm. Covers rather heavily brownspotted and darkened. A few scattered spots of foxing in text. No Jacket. Copy No. 136 of an edition limited to 300 numbered copies. Fleuron Ltd hardcover
1929Best.-Nr. 23503Garden City: Doubleday Doran & Co. 1929. Early reprint. Hardcover. Very good quite clean and unworn in worn jacket with fading to jacket spine chip at top of spine price-clipped.Small bookseller sticker of Chas. E. Lauriat Co. Boston at lower left corner of front free endpaper. 6 432 pp. octavo original purple cloth with paper spine label dustjacket. Huxley's longest novel an examination of conflicting worldviews social mores and intellectual ideals amongs a group of characters some of whom are loosely based on the prominent figures in the world of literature and the arts including DH Lawrence John Middleton Murray Augustus John et al. First edition was published the previous year. Doubleday, Doran & Co. hardcover
1932Best.-Nr. 460456London : Chatto & Windus 1932. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good copy re-cased and with the original board and spine covers now somewhat sun-toned laid in. Prelims lightly foxed with the interior remaining tight bright and clean. A well-preserved copy overall. Physical description; viii 311 pages ; 20 cm. Notes; Anthology with commentaries by Aldous Huxley. Subjects; Poetry Collections. Poetry History and criticism. English poetry History and criticism. London : Chatto & Windus hardcover
1952Best.-Nr. 2603First Edition. The Harper & Bros. edition - this volume - preceded the UK edition pub. by Chatto & Windus. Both book and dust jacket are in very good condition. There is some residue from a removed bookplate on front free endpaper. "In this brilliant historical narrative Aldous Huxley has explored one of the strangest episodes in history." Harper & Brothers hardcover
1950Best.-Nr. COLLECTI005524ILONDON: CHATTO & WINDUS. F/VG. PUB 1950. FIRST EDITION. HARDCOVER. D.J. HAS A TWO INCH WIDE JAGGED PIECE MISSING AT THE TOP OF THE REARPANEL THAT IS 5/8" DEEP AT ITS MOST SEVERE POINT AND 1/8" AT ITS MOSTSHALLOW WITH ASSOCIATED SCALPING THAT VERY SLIGHTLY AFFECTS THE "T" IN"THEMES" AND SOME SCALPING AT THE BOTTOM OF THE REAR PANEL THAT DOES NOTAFFECT ANY OF THE BLURBS. D.J. HAS A SMALL BIT OF WEAR AT THE CORNERS ANDTHE ENDS OF THE MILDLY COLOR-FADED SPINE PANEL WITH A COUPLE OF SMALLNICKS ON THE FRONT SPINE EDGE AND A FEW TINY SCATTERED TEARS. DESPITEFLAWS A VERY NICE COPY WITH THE FRONT PANEL OF THE D.J. BRIGHT ANDUNBLEMISHED AND THE BOOK ITSELF VERY FINE AND FRESH. Keywords: BIOGRAPHY MAINE DE BIRAN ESSAYS INVISIBLE ABCDEF. CHATTO & WINDUS hardcover
1930Best.-Nr. 1001414London: Chatto & Windus 1930 First edition. Cloth. Octavo. Former owner's neat signature. Book label of Jake Zeitlin who was friend of Huxley's on back pastedown. Very good in soiled lightly edgeworn good d.j. Chatto & Windus, hardcover books
1929Best.-Nr. 76277London: Fleuron Ltd 1929. Hardcover. Very Good. 64p. Original cloth. 26cm. Covers rather heavily brownspotted and darkened. A few scattered spots of foxing in text. No Jacket. Copy No. 136 of an edition limited to 300 numbered copies. Fleuron Ltd hardcover books
1936Best.-Nr. 14942London: The Peace Pledge Union. Fine. ca. 1936. Pamphlet. An attractive Peace Pledge Union publication undated however published in 1936 and following the earlier and more common Chatto and Windus and Harper & Brothers edition. Yellow stapled wrappers in beautiful Fine condition staples slightly rusty but firm. Not listed in Eschelbach/Shober; Author and Brave New World novelist Aldous Huxley pacifist and member of The Peace Pledge Union states his case and counters 12 typical pro-war arguments making an attempt "to provide who feel that war is an abomination all who will that it shall cease with an intellectual justification for their attitude" from the introduction ; 8vo; 36 pages . The Peace Pledge Union unknown books
1964Best.-Nr. 29868Toronto: Chatto & Windus 1964. First edition. Fine in slightly soiled dust jacket. Chatto & Windus unknown
1941Best.-Nr. 371387London : Pub. for Penns in the rocks press by W. Collins 1941. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn and dust-dulled dust-wrapper now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight bright clean and strong. Physical description: 47 1 p : illus. incl. ports. map 12 col. pl. on 6 l ; 23 cm. Subjects: Africa East Description and travel ; Pictorial works. Genre: Travel. Language: English. London : Pub. for Penns in the rocks press by W. Collins hardcover
1976Best.-Nr. 352490London : Weidenfeld and Nicolson 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by the author. 1st impression not price-clipped. Fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight bright clean and strong. Physical description: xii198p ill 24cm. Notes: Includes index. Subjects: Huxley Elspeth Joscelin Grant 1907-1997 ; Diaries. Huxley Elspeth 1907-1997. Women authors English 20th century Diaries. Genre: History. Language: English. London : Weidenfeld and Nicolson hardcover
1988Best.-Nr. 59948New York: Viking. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1988. Advance Review Copy; First Printing. 1/4 Cloth. 067082318x . A Fine first Printing of the First Edition Advance Review Copy in a Fine dust-jacket with a publisher's insert tipped in; George Orwell once said "In a time of universal deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act." In this book Huxley takes on the British government revealing the dark secrets of their power and corruption. With wit and intelligence she takes readers on a journey through the halls of power uncovering the machinations of the government and the people who keep them in check.Murder at Government House is a scathing critique of the British government exposing the secrets of their power and corruption. With wit and intelligence Huxley takes readers on a journey through the halls of power uncovering the machinations of the government and the people who keep them in check.; 8vo; 231 pages . Viking hardcover
1988Best.-Nr. 56717New York: Viking. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1988. 1/4 Cloth. 067082318x . A Fine edition in a dust-jacket of equal condition ; Huxley's gripping novel tells the story of the murder of the English Governor of Trinidad at the hands of his own people. With a riveting plot and well-developed characters Murder at Government House is a must-read for mystery and suspense fans.; 8vo; 231 pages; Price . Viking hardcover
1988Best.-Nr. 57942New York: Viking. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1988. Advance Review Copy; First Printing. 1/4 Cloth. 067082318x . A Fine first Printing of the First Edition Advance Review Copy in a dust-jacket of equal value. A publisher's insert is laid in; Set in 1884 this mystery novel tells the story of a governess Elspeth who is accused of murdering her employer the Lady Margery. Elspeth must use all her cunning to outwit her enemies and clear her name before she is sent to an asylum.; 8vo; 231 pages . Viking hardcover
2009Best.-Nr. 351898London: Goodman Books 20091st. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/None. 128 pages 300 color/b&w photographs plus over 20 pieces of memorabilia. One of the world's best-known artists Andy Warhol 1928-1987 still exerts influence on contemporary art and culture. Packed with information about Warhol's prolific creativity as well as his other cultural interests the project follows the arc of his life. This beautifully illustrated publication reveals Warhol's rags-to-riches life from his early years in Depression-era Pittsburgh to his success as an illustrator in New York City in the 1950s and his transformation into a notorious Pop Artist underground filmmaker author publisher collector recorder and iconic celebrity. With 21 beautifully produced removable facsimile documents help give an unprecedented insight into Warhol's life and work in this unique and authoritative guide to this celebrated modern artist. Record # 351898 Goodman Books hardcover
1900Best.-Nr. 013441New York: D. Appleton and Co. 1900. Book. Very Good. Cloth. First U.S. Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Brown cloth lettered in gilt on front and spine panels with gilt facscimile signature on lower front cover of each volume top edge in gilt deckled text block edges. Complete in two volumes. xi539 vii541 pp. illus. with a total of 13 including 2 frontis. sepia-toned plates with tissue guards over both volumes. Minimally ex-library noncirculating with little actual wear: stamp on front flyleaf label on rear pastedown very slight label residue on lower spine panels otherwise unmarked. Lightly rubbed at corners and spine extremities small chip of loss at head of spine on Vol. I. Interiors clean bindings firm. Vol. I shows light dampstaining along margins of front flyleaf only not affecting interior. 1st U.S. edition matching dates. Each volume is signed in pencil at the top of the title page by former owner Lucien Carr dated 1901 and 1902 respectively at Cambridge Massachusetts where he was assistant curator of Harvard University's Peabody Museum. D. Appleton and Co. Hardcover
1887Best.-Nr. 264548London : Macmillan 1887. Reprint. Hardcover. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat rubbed and dust-toned as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall: tight bright clean and strong. Physical description; xi 300 p. ; 23 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references. Subjects; Science — Addresses essays lectures. Religion and science. London : Macmillan hardcover
2012Best.-Nr. 1401492Cambridge: Cambridge University Press 2012. Reprint. Softcover. Octavo 463 pages. In Very Good condition. Spine light yellow and green with light yellow and green lettering. Mild general shelf wear. Interior pages clean. Shelved Science > Evolution. 1401492. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. Cambridge University Press unknown
2012Best.-Nr. 1401492Cambridge: Cambridge University Press 2012. Reprint. Softcover. Octavo 463 pages. In Very Good condition. Spine light yellow and green with light yellow and green lettering. Mild general shelf wear. Interior pages clean. Shelved Science > Evolution. 1401492. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. Cambridge University Press unknown books
1924Best.-Nr. 001552CLondon Chatto and Windus 1924. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. A near fine hardcover copy in a near fine jacket/brodart covered. First Edition. Copy is very tight and clean. No ownership signatures. First Edition. Jacket/brodart covered is very nice. Two small closed tears to top of jackets spine. See pictures. A very nice copy. WE BOX AND SHIP ALL BOOKS WITH USPS TRACKING. WE HAVE BEEN BUYING AND SELLING USED BOOKS FOR OVER 35 YEARS. London, Chatto and Windus hardcover
1937Best.-Nr. 22934Los Angeles: Los Angeles Public Library. Printed by Ward Ritchie 1937. First edition. Paperback. Fine. Original printed blue wrappers octavo xi 1 79 pp. 2 plates. Descriptive catalog of 118 works in manuscript. Text also includes an Introductory Note by Jake Zeitlin. Printed at the Ward Ritchie Press in an edition of 750 copies. Los Angeles Public Library. Printed by Ward Ritchie paperback