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1929ref. 9070New York: The Fountain Press 1929. First Edition First Printing. Octavo. 6.25 x 9.5 in. 35 pp. Near fine in original paper-covered boards with gilt design to spine edges some pages remain uncut. Slight off-setting to foot of front panel faint rubbing to edges as well as one spot of rubbing away to foot of rear fore-corner. Still a sharp copy with bright gilt. Signed by Huxley on the half-title page from a limited edition of 692 copies of which 300 were distributed for American trade this is number 111. The Fountain Press unknown
ref. 12170Hardcover/Original Wrapp.ers. Very Good. Hardcover/Original Wrapp.ers. Previously owned by Oliver Sacks. Thomas Henry Huxley 4 May 1825 - 29 June 1895 was an English biologist and anthropologist who specialized in comparative anatomy. He has become known as "Darwin's Bulldog" for his advocacy of Charles Darwin's theory of evolution. Works include: Eversley Series 6 volumes Macmillian & Co. 1899: Science and Education Essays; Discourses Biological and Geological; Science and Hebrew Tradition 1 with dj 1 lacking; Method and Results; Evolution & Ethics Man's Place in Nature New York 1898. On the Origin of Species Ann Arbor Paperback 1968. Lay Sermons Addresses and Reviews D. App.leton 1883. Discourses Biological and Geological D. App.leton 1897. Shaken and exposed spine. English Men of Letters - Hume New Edition 1887. Shaken and exposed spine. From the library of Dr. Oliver Sacks the renowned neurologist author and educator. He was in his life celebrated for his contributions to the understanding of the human brain and his ability to communicate complex scientific concepts to a broader audience. In doing so he highlighted the profound impact of neurological disorders on human identity and experience. His library is a reflection of this remarkable polymath's questing mind. Minimal shelfwear chipp.ing toning dampstaining else tight bright and unmarred. illus b/w. hardcover
ref. 12170Hardcover/Original Wrapp.ers. Very Good. Hardcover/Original Wrapp.ers. Previously owned by Oliver Sacks. Thomas Henry Huxley 4 May 1825 - 29 June 1895 was an English biologist and anthropologist who specialized in comparative anatomy. He has become known as "Darwin's Bulldog" for his advocacy of Charles Darwin's theory of evolution. Works include: Eversley Series 6 volumes Macmillian & Co. 1899: Science and Education Essays; Discourses Biological and Geological; Science and Hebrew Tradition 1 with dj 1 lacking; Method and Results; Evolution & Ethics Man's Place in Nature New York 1898. On the Origin of Species Ann Arbor Paperback 1968. Lay Sermons Addresses and Reviews D. App.leton 1883. Discourses Biological and Geological D. App.leton 1897. Shaken and exposed spine. English Men of Letters - Hume New Edition 1887. Shaken and exposed spine. From the library of Dr. Oliver Sacks the renowned neurologist author and educator. He was in his life celebrated for his contributions to the understanding of the human brain and his ability to communicate complex scientific concepts to a broader audience. In doing so he highlighted the profound impact of neurological disorders on human identity and experience. His library is a reflection of this remarkable polymath's questing mind. Minimal shelfwear chipp.ing toning dampstaining else tight bright and unmarred. illus b/w. hardcover books
ref. 35426London: Chatto and Windus 1928. . First edition 8vo. pp.iii601 terracotta cloth gilt top edges red; foxing to edges spine lightly rolled else clean and very good in very good complete unclipped dust-jacket which has 2.5cm closed tear to head of rear flap-fold and light creasing to extremities - now in a protective cover. London: Chatto and Windus, 1928. hardcover
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1932ref. 239313Garden City. : Doubleday Doran & Company. 1932. First American edition. . Decorated hard cover. . Fine owner name on end paper copy. . Octavo. . Very scarce in this condition. Doubleday, Doran & Company. hardcover
1946ref. 508430Chatto & Windus 1946. First Edition. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. NEAR FINE/NEAR FINE. First British Edition following the US edition of the previous year. 12mo 358pp. Sewn binding in brick red cloth with gilt spine lettering red topstain. Bit of foxing very clean and sharp otherwise. DJ with a small chip at the spine head abutting the author name and losing the very tip of the 'l' and 'd' just a hint of fading to the spine but much brighter than typically seen with this red jacket price intact and now wrapped in mylar. With a neat inscription and bookplate from the noted South African book collector Michael Scott whose collection is now mainly housed at the University of Stellenbosch. Chatto & Windus hardcover
1863ref. 00009562New York: D. Appleton and Company 1863. First American edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo. 5 4-150 8 including 6 unnumbered pages of publisher's advertisements pp. Dark green pebbled cloth with paper label on the spine light yellow endpapers and pastedowns. A few in-text diagrams and illustrations. Contemporary owner's name and date written on free front endpaper George R. Brush a surgeon in the US Navy from the time of the Civil War until his death in 1895 tiny collector's sticker on the front pastedown and a brief inscription on the final page indicating Brush completed reading the book on May 29 1865 on board the steamship Guatemala near Puntarenas with Professor Seebach on board Karl von Seebach was a well-known geologist at Gottingen who published work on Central American volcanos and was presumably returning from the extended trip he made to perform this research. ADB: Seebach Karl Albert Ludwig von; Oxford DNB Adrian Desmond "Huxley Thomas Henry"; Suffolk County News New York March 7 1902 p. 3. Huxley was an early advocate of Darwinism and in fact was the first to use the term 'Darwinism' and did much to popularize and support the theory of evolution in the nineteenth century. The present work is based on lectures delivered by Huxley during the period 1860 - 1863 in which he explained Darwin's ideas to a more popular audience. An attractive copy of this book from an important period in the history of science. A Very Good volume with toning to the first and final blank leaves a few traces of minor discoloration to the cloth and darkening and a tiny bit of loss to the spine label. D. Appleton and Company hardcover
1959Features: Cover photo of the statue of J.Q.A. Ward in Central park; D-Day - An account of the operation from twelve hours before the first seaborne landing to twelve hours after, by Hanson W. Baldwin; France's first year under Charles de Gaulle; Great photo feature on Ethel Merman who stars in "Gypsy"; When the Public Judges the Supreme Court; Science, Psychiatry - or Witchery? - Elspeth Huxley examines what, if anything, the witch doctor does for his patients that might be of value for the rest of the world; Big League Pitching - In addition to brawn, a pitcher needs a brain; Fashion photos of women's sunshade suits; The Business of Baby-Sitting; Danish recipes; How to show off art in your home; One-page ad for Phillies Cheroot cigars inside front cover; and more. 48 pages. Many fascinating black and white reproductions of photos plus nice fashion ads, some of which are in color. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
ref. cbs 9798886263480US Edition. New. Brand New! Fast Delivery US Edition and ship within 24-48 hours. Deliver by FedEx and Dhl & Aramex UPS & USPS and we do accept APO and PO BOX Addresses. Order can be delivered worldwide within 6-10 days and we do have flat rate for up to 2LB. Extra shipping charges will be requested if the Book weight is more than 5 LB. This Item May be shipped from India United states & United Kingdom. Depending on your location and availability. unknown
1941ref. 793P55London: Penns in the Rocks Press by William Collins 1941. First edition. Leather. Fine. 9.5" by 6.5". Not Stated. A finely bound first edition travel work on East Africa in a striking binding by Sangorski and Sutcliffe made for Audrey Pleydell-Bouverie. The first edition of this work.A charming concise travel work on East Africa by Elspeth Huxley part of the series 'The British Commonwealth in Pictures'.Illustrated with twelve colour plates and monochrome illustrations throughout.Collated complete.Huxley was an author journalist farmer and also the cousin of the author Aldous Huxley.In a striking binding by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. Pleydell-Bouverie was a close friend of Stanley Bray who worked at the firm for over 60 years. He often bound books for her as gifts.From the library of Audrey Pleydell-Bouverie from her library at Julians Park Hertfordshire. After being widowed at 25 Audrey married the fabulously wealthy American department store heir Marshall Field III later divorcing him and marrying the Honorable Peter Pleydell-Bouverie. In 1940 she bought Julians Park and redesigned the interior. Her library was impressive with many examples of her own bookbinding.Audrey was an extravagant socialite and renowned beauty the illegitimate granddaughter of King Edward VII though she was also rumoured to be his daughter or the lover of King Edward VIII featured in the 'Book of Beauty' by Cecil Beaton. She had many high profile friends such as Winston Churchill Coco Chanel Fred Astaire and Nancy Mitford a sparkling hostess of the Edwardian period her hedonistic antics bringing her into the Bright Young Things. In a half morocco binding with patterned paper to the boards by Sangorski and Sutcliffe. Externally fine. A couple of very faint marks to the boards. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine Penns in the Rocks Press by William Collins hardcover
1923ref. HUXLEYAL000690Chatto & Windus London. 1923. First edition. Octavo. pp iv 328. Spare title-label at rear.Free endpapers partially tanned. Tail of spine slightly pushed. Near fine in very good slightly nicked and rubbed dustwrapper darkened at the spine and with a chip at head of spine. Chatto & Windus, London. unknown
1928ref. 10468London; Chatto & Windus 1928. 1928. Hard Cover. FIRST EDITION. Octavo pp. 8 601 1. Bound in burnt orange cloth with gilt titles. Top edge orange. In the unclipped original publisher's cream dust-jacket with red borders. Cloth clean and vibrant with bright gilt. Lightly foxed to fore-edges and endpapers else contents very clean and free from inscriptions and annotations. Dust-jacket spine-sunned with miniscule chips and nicks to dust-jacket edges rubbed to edges else clean and unclipped. A Very Good copy in a Very Good dust-jacket. First edition first impression of a book widely considered to be Huxley's "most complex and ambitious work" scarce in the original 1928 dust-jacket. A modern literary classic by one of the best known authors of the inter-war years. London; Chatto & Windus, 1928. hardcover
ref. 4412Chatto & Windus 1959 1st edition . 288 pages frontispiece : memories of an East African childhood among the Kikuyu just before WW1; hardback tiny mark to spine barely visible ow vg vg dw closed tear repaired small rub to spine not price-clipped protected from the library of Terence Gavaghan SIGNED by Elspeth Huxley to the title page UNIQUE afmar25 Chatto & Windus 1959 1st edition hardcover
ref. 75910London: Smith Elder and Co. 1913. Polar travel FIRST EDITION. Complete in two volumes. Large octavo 24 x 17cm pp.2 xxvi 633 3; pp.xvi 534 2. Title page printed in red and black. With eight photogravure plates including a frontispiece portrait for each vol.; 18 coloured plates; and 260 photographic plates taken by members of the expedition. Complete. Bound in publisher's navy cloth with gilt titles to spines and upper boards. Top edges gilt others untrimmed. Contents clean no inscriptions or bookplates covers a little marked and rubbed small pull at crown of volume one discreet repaired tear to tissue guard opp. p.548. Very good. Personal accounts of the fateful Terra Nova Expedition 1910-13 from surviving team members and 'Scott of the Antarctic' himself. Listed in National Geographic's 100 Greatest Adventure books. London: Smith, Elder and Co., 1913 unknown
1955ref. 53265Plon | Paris 1955 | 12 x 19 cm | broché
1958Seconda edizione Einaudi 1958. Traduzione di Floriana Bossi, Luigi Barzini jr ed Emilio Ceretti. Rilegatura posteriore in mezzapelle Rigoldi, con cofanetto in carta marmorizzata e scritte, decorazioni e taglio superiore in oro zecchino.
1951ref. 65107Plon | Paris 1951 | 12 x 19 cm | broché
1951ref. 74220Plon | Paris 1951 | 12 x 19 cm | broché
2007ref. 54851KLETT ERNST 2007. 1. softcover. Annotations by Rudolph Franklin Rau! KLETT, ERNST paperback
1978ref. 207508Norwalk Connecticut: Easton Press 1978. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good Leather Bound. Accented in 22kt gold. Printed on archival paper with gilded edges. The endsheets are of moire fabric with a silk ribbon page marker. Smyth sewing and concealed muslin joints. This book is in full leather with hubbed spines. Owner bookplate on half title page. Easton Press hardcover
1977ref. 28942New York:: Stonehill Publishing 1977. First Printing of the First US Edition. A Fine tight copy in brown cloth binding in a Very Good unclipped dust jacket with light wear to spine ends and a small chip to the bottom edge of the rear panel. Moksha a Sanskrit word meaning "liberation" is a collection of selected writings from the author of Brave New World and The Doors of Perception on the role of psychedelics in society. Includes letters and lectures by Huxley never published Much of Huxley's writings following his 1953 mescaline experiment can be seen as his attempt to reveal the power of these substances to awaken a sense of the sacred in people living in a technological society hostile to mystical revelations.elsewhere. In May 1953 Aldous Huxley took four-tenths of a gram of mescaline. The mystical and transcendent experience that followed set him off on an exploration that was to produce a revolutionary body of work about the inner reaches of the human mind. Stonehill Publishing, hardcover
1928ref. 6766London: Chatto & Windus 1928. First UK Edition. First UK edition first printing with no additional printings listed on the copyright page. Measuring approximately 8.25" x 5.5" with 601 numbered pages. This book is in very good plus condition. Gilt lettering is bright and well preserved. Previous owner's bookplate on the front pastedown. Interior pages are otherwise clean. Dust jacket is in very good condition. Moderate staining and surface wear to the panels. Minor creasing and chipping the the extremities. Point Counter Point is a novel by Aldous Huxley first published in 1928. It is Huxley's longest novel and was notably more complex and serious than his earlier fiction. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books. Inventory number O12-55. Chatto & Windus unknown
1952ref. LIT-US-1952-0306Hardcover DJ. Fine/vg. Book is as new except for a minimal bump to upper right corner. DJ is near fine with a chip corresponding to said bump missing and some minor creases to spine head and foot. A beautiful copy of the first US edition first printing. Ships from Mexico City by DHL UPS or FedEx Harper and Brothers hardcover