Huxley Aldous

1948 · Best.-Nr. 63052 — New York: Harper & Brothers 1948. First American Edition. Hardcover. Very good. 205 pp. Octavo. 21 cm. Navy blue cloth over boards with light blue stamped author initials on front board and blue and gilt stamped decorations and title on spine. Deckled edges. Pages slightly sunned. With original dust jacket which is in very good condition with some tearing and subtle creasing to fore edges. Some mild wear to corners and head/tail of spine. Previous owner's name penned in black on front free end paper. Known for its interesting plot structure divided into a frame narrative: readers are introduced to two writers: a novelist and screenwriter. We are then immersed ine fictional work they resurrect together which is set in a dystopic universe Huxley is famous for painting. Using a setting after mass nuclear destruction and "World War Three" a post apolocalyptic society emerges which engages in annual orgies and ritualistic murder of babies with cancerous effects from radiation. Its iconic vignettes of baboons performing 20th century human daily tasks add an extra layer of haunting thrill. Harper & Brothers hardcover