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1952ref. CQ-2R3B-99ATNYC: Harper Brothers 1952. Tela. Good. Hardcover 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 Used book in good to very good condition unless otherwise noted. All our books are thoroughly checked for issues such as missing dust jackets markings library stamps and so on. If we notice a book was misdescribed we will always let you know before shipping. We're a brick and mortar store and handle every single book with respect and care. Harper Brothers hardcover
1932ref. 32839London 1932 Book Date: Chatto & Windus 1932. Custom Clamshell Case Book not included. No Binding. Not a Book. Custom Clamshell Case Book not included. No Binding. First Edition Clamshell Case. Superb Custom Fitted Modern Collector's Clamshell Bookcase Not A Book HAND-CRAFTED by our conservation team each box is Gilt-stamped at the spine & features a blind embossed sculpted BRAVE NEW WORLD design raised across three panels inspired by the first edition outstanding graphic cover & is finished inside & out in elegant Black Nuba® a fine supple & durable covering with a neutral ph that has the feel of velvety soft Italian Nubuck® leather. This clamshell is perfectly sized to accommodate your first edition. A Terrific Collector's Custom Case for an important Book. TBCL Web Site photo/link available for over a hundred cornerstone generally in-stock titles. Custom Craft available. Book definitely NOT included. Chatto & Windus unknown
1926ref. 23590London: Chatto & Windus 1926. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. blue cloth spine lettered in gilt. Teg. Very good. 257 pages. 22 x 17.5 cm. First edition. Limited edition copy 366 of 560 signed by Huxley. Spine sunned edges of boards slightly faded. printed at the Florence Press with wide text margins. Interior clean. Chatto & Windus hardcover
1936ref. 150147London: Chatto & Windus 1936. First edition of Huxley's classic work which many consider one of his finest. Octavo original cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Written at the height of his powers immediately after Brave New World Aldous Huxley's highly acclaimed Eyeless in Gaza is his most personal novel. Huxley's bold nontraditional narrative tells the loosely autobiographical story of Anthony Beavis a cynical libertine Oxford graduate who comes of age in the vacuum left by World War I. Unfulfilled by his life loves and adventures Anthony is persuaded by a charismatic friend to become a Marxist and take up arms with Mexican revolutionaries. But when their disastrous embrace of violence nearly kills them Anthony is left shattered—and is forced to find an alternative to the moral disillusionment of the modern world. Journalist Simon Heffer has called the novel Huxley’s best book and single ‘great novel’. For Heffer the book both harkens back to Huxley’s early satires and links to the more serious and philosophical concerns of his later novels. Chatto & Windus hardcover
1936ref. displaymm110Harper & Brothers Publishers 1936. Hardcover. Collectible; Very good. Prompt shipment with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE NEW boxes New York and London: Harper & Brothers. 1936. First Edition. Hardcover in chipped and worn dust jacket. Prior owner's name and year on front free endpaper small ownership sticker on front pastedown. Pages clean edges a little foxed. Dust jacket rubbed and edge-torn some creasing. Binding is tight. 8vo. 473pp Harper & Brothers Publishers hardcover
1931ref. 23588London: Chatto and Windus 1931. First edition. Hardcover. Quarter brown cloth lettered in gilt and decorated blue boards. Teg. Near fine. 104 pages. 21 x 14.5 cm. Limited edition copy 103 of 160 signed by Huxley. Sharp bright copy bookseller label of Philip P. Duschnes. Chatto and Windus hardcover
1926ref. 23590London: Chatto & Windus 1926. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. blue cloth spine lettered in gilt. Teg. Very good. 257 pages. 22 x 17.5 cm. First edition. Limited edition copy 366 of 560 signed by Huxley. Spine sunned edges of boards slightly faded. printed at the Florence Press with wide text margins. Interior clean. Chatto & Windus hardcover books
1931ref. 23588London: Chatto and Windus 1931. First edition. Hardcover. Quarter brown cloth lettered in gilt and decorated blue boards. Teg. Near fine. 104 pages. 21 x 14.5 cm. Limited edition copy 103 of 160 signed by Huxley. Sharp bright copy bookseller label of Philip P. Duschnes. Chatto and Windus hardcover books
1938ref. 13491ENew York: Harpers 1938. First Edition - American. Near fine copy with a 1” sliver of darkening to the cloth at the bottom edge of the front cover near the spine in a very good lightly dust soiled dust jacket with some tiny chips and tears and a neat 1/2” corner cut from the top of the rear flap. A jewel theft and a murder are at the heart of this mystery set in a luxurious Africa safari. Harpers hardcover
1872ref. 267086New York: Appleton 1872. 85 pp. 1 vols. 12mo. Purple wrappers paper label on upper cover. 85 pp. 1 vols. 12mo. Appleton unknown
1845ref. 4106London: n.p. 1845. FIRST AND ONLY EDITION. Unbound in a protective wrapper. First and only edition of this very scarce article by Huxley in which he identifies "Huxley's layer" and "membrane" of the root sheath of hair follicles. G&M 412. [n.p.] unknown
1845ref. 4106London: n.p. 1845. FIRST AND ONLY EDITION. Unbound in a protective wrapper. First and only edition of this very scarce article by Huxley in which he identifies "Huxley's layer" and "membrane" of the root sheath of hair follicles. G&M 412. [n.p.] unknown books
1872ref. 267086New York: Appleton 1872. 85 pp. 1 vols. 12mo. Purple wrappers paper label on upper cover. 85 pp. 1 vols. 12mo. Appleton unknown books
1932ref. 4838First Edition/First Printing with no additional printings mentioned; A Near Fine book in a Good dust jacket. A handsome copy of this important work in evolutionary biology from Sir Julian Huxley the grandson of Thomas Henry Huxley a leading early proponent of Darwinism and important biologist. Julian Huxley became a leading evolutionary biologist during the early to mid 20th century; this text is an important work an account of the study of allometry or the relative growth of body parts to the growth of the whole; this work still a basis for the study of analytical morphology. This copy is in near fine condition with light rubbing to the board edges mild age-toning to the text block and a previous owner's signature to the front free paper the owner Grant D. Darker was a prominent biologist in his own right from Harvard and the University of Toronto. Housed in a good original dust jacket with chipping and tearing to all edges with a small loss of material and the front flap detached. A scarce title in the first printing particularly retaining the original dust jacket. Not remaindered not price-clipped not ex-library; in a protective Mylar cover and will ship securely wrapped in a sturdy box. The Dial Press hardcover
1932ref. 4838First Edition/First Printing with no additional printings mentioned; A Near Fine book in a Good dust jacket. A handsome copy of this important work in evolutionary biology from Sir Julian Huxley the grandson of Thomas Henry Huxley a leading early proponent of Darwinism and important biologist. Julian Huxley became a leading evolutionary biologist during the early to mid 20th century; this text is an important work an account of the study of allometry or the relative growth of body parts to the growth of the whole; this work still a basis for the study of analytical morphology. This copy is in near fine condition with light rubbing to the board edges mild age-toning to the text block and a previous owner's signature to the front free paper the owner Grant D. Darker was a prominent biologist in his own right from Harvard and the University of Toronto. Housed in a good original dust jacket with chipping and tearing to all edges with a small loss of material and the front flap detached. A scarce title in the first printing particularly retaining the original dust jacket. Not remaindered not price-clipped not ex-library; in a protective Mylar cover and will ship securely wrapped in a sturdy box. The Dial Press hardcover books
1913ref. RSCOSCO00tpmSmith Elder & Co. 1913. Very Good. Scott R. F. Scott's Last Expedition In Two Volumes. 2 volume set in folding box. Huxley Leonard. London: Smith Elder & Co. 1913. 2nd edition. 633 534pp. Indexed. Illustrated. 8vo. Book condition: Very good with rubbed extremities and slightly faded spines. Pages are subtly toned. The second volume has slightly ragged page edges and a previous owner's marks on the front endsheet. The first volume has a newspaper clipping that shows an image of Scott on a sled. Each volume has protective mylar and they both fit snugly in the custom box. Smith, Elder & Co. unknown
1913ref. o0546osNew York: Dodd Mead and Company 1913. Account of the successful but doomed expedition volume one containing Scott's journals; volume two the scientific work & other accounts of the expedition; a key element in any polar collection. First American edition. Hardcovers full slate grey cloth gilt titling. Shows some wear & rubbing; engraved portrait of Scott affixed inside each front cover; minor damage to endsheets as if something were once taped to each inside cover; sporadic foxing within not severe. Text clean; xxiv 443; xiv 376 pages; index appendices maps many photos color plates - all present as called for with extra unlisted color plates in volume one. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 6¾" by 9¾". Set. Dodd, Mead and Company Hardcover
1913ref. RSCOSCO00tpmSmith Elder & Co. 1913. Very Good. Scott R. F. Scott's Last Expedition In Two Volumes. 2 volume set in folding box. Huxley Leonard. London: Smith Elder & Co. 1913. 2nd edition. 633 534pp. Indexed. Illustrated. 8vo. Book condition: Very good with rubbed extremities and slightly faded spines. Pages are subtly toned. The second volume has slightly ragged page edges and a previous owner's marks on the front endsheet. The first volume has a newspaper clipping that shows an image of Scott on a sled. Each volume has protective mylar and they both fit snugly in the custom box. Smith, Elder & Co. unknown books
1913ref. MAIN035278INY: Dodd Mead. Both volumes VG NO djs. 1913. 1st US. hardcover. 8vo . 441 376pp . Lightly pencilled name both volumes. Top edges gilt. Spine lettering good but not brilliant. Hinges excellent condition. A little toning onto title pages from frontis though flimsies are present. "Published November 1913" on verso. Scans on request. . Dodd, Mead hardcover
1931ref. 032269Garden City: Doubleday Doran & Co. Inc. 1931. First edition. 1931. Publisher's/Salesman Hardcover Dummy Edition without dust jacket as issued. 8vo with 114 pages. All title pages and front endpapers are bound in. Facsimile of the signed limited page is shown. The spine of the forthcoming book is laid in the rear The book is in good condition with some shelf wear to bottom of binding and corners. Interior is clean and tight. All four frontispieces are reporoduced in this salesman's copy. Facsimile of Binding for the signed limited edition is bound to rear paste down. These specimen books were used by the agents of subscription publishers to entice customers to purchase a copy of a work in advance of delivery especially used for sets of books as "The Science of Life" was. Blue spine/no text. #032269. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/No DJ. 8vo. Publisher's Dummy Edition. Doubleday, Doran & Co. Inc. Hardcover
1913ref. 14781London: Duckworth 1913. First Edition. Very good. Presentation Copy Hardcover : pp. 2 blank vi ix x 158 2 blank : linen covered boards with blind stamped vignetet to lower board : green spine : top edge gilt : a donation by Henrietta Litchfield nee Darwin to the Working Men's College with their bookplate : inscribed by the author to Henrietta Litchfield dated 1913 : Working Men's College library regulations sticker to front endpaper and their stamp to top board tail block edge and occasionally throughout; corners a little rubbed; spots to fore-edge of block. Both a Presentation and Association Copy. This copy presented to Henrietta Litchfield daughter of Charles Darwin and wife of Richard Buckley Litchfield who was a founder of the Working Man's Collegeand a friend of Darwin's. Henrietta Huxley and her husband Thomas Henry T. H. Huxley were defenders of Darwinism. T.H. was also a teacher at the Working Man's College and grandfather to Aldous Huxley and Julian Huxley. Duckworth unknown
1932ref. 2282Front pastedown ripped out name on inscription on front-free endpage. Has had regluing on spine. Some stains on boards. First print hardcover
1931ref. 16Aldous Huxley born 1894 is best known for his fictional dystopian novel Brave New World as well as his non-fiction account of his experiences with psychedelics The Doors of Perception. He was adept at writing a variety of genres however including poetry literary criticism screenplays and short stories. Little Mexican alternatively known as Young Archimedes in the US and first published in 1924 was Huxley's third collection of short stories which he primarily wrote in Italy between 1923-1924. There are six stories in total some of which are semi-autobiographical in nature. The stories in the volume are "Uncle Spencer" "Little Mexican" "Hubert and Minnie" "Fard" "The Portrait" and "Young Archimedes." This edition may be described as being in Very Good condition. There is some bumping to the corners and ends of the spine but the pages are clear and save for some mild age-related discolouration are in excellent condition. There is a previous owners name and date on the front fly leaf as well as a note indicating that it is a signed copy both in blue pen. It is signed by the author on the title page and dated in Huxley's hand 1938 demonstrating the distinctive manner in which he wrote the date with the 1 and 9 attached. The dust jacket may be described as being in Fair condition. There are some nicks and tears in the top and bottom but the most significant issue is large tears to the front edge of the dust jacket which have been repaired with cellophane tape. The dust jacket is now in a protective plastic cover to preserve its integrity. Chatto and Windus hardcover
2002ref. x-0700716890Curzon Pr 2002. Hardcover. New. 1st edition. 240 pages. 9.25x6.25x0.75 inches. Curzon Pr hardcover
2019ref. x-1138313033Taylor & Francis 2019. Hardcover. New. 225 pages. 9.25x6.25x0.75 inches. Taylor & Francis hardcover