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1932rif. 2124London: Chatto & Windus 1932. First British edition. Hardcover book bound in the publisher's original full cloth-gilt. 20 cm. 306 pages. The book is in near fine condition. Contemporary PO name/date on the front loose end page. No other ownership marks/writing within. Hinges tight interior pages bright. Light edge wear/bumping to the cloth covers. Lacking the rare original dust jacket. Chatto & Windus hardcover
2003rif. x-0415289297Routledge 2003. Hardcover. New. reprint edition. 400 pages. 9.25x6.25x0.50 inches. Routledge hardcover
rif. LV2777Glendale California:: Jeff Weber & Vance Gerry 1999. 1999. 185mm. 8 pp. Title vignette of a drawing by Vance Gerry showing a man reading. Original dark cloth patterned boards with title on upper cover. Fine. ONE OF 10 COPIES hard-bound as such 40 were bound in printed wrappers of an edition of 50 copies only. Extra signed by Vance Gerry and Jeff Weber. / This essay was originally written for and printed in 1938 for Jake Zeitlin and the opening of his South Carondelet Street book-shop. At the time Huley and Zeitlin were in touch - resulting in this marvelous essay by AH who offers reading & book collecting as "the most agreeable vice." Jeff Weber & Vance Gerry, 1999. hardcover
rif. LV2777Glendale California:: Jeff Weber & Vance Gerry 1999. 1999. 185mm. 8 pp. Title vignette of a drawing by Vance Gerry showing a man reading. Original dark cloth patterned boards with title on upper cover. Fine. ONE OF 10 COPIES hard-bound as such 40 were bound in printed wrappers of an edition of 50 copies only. Extra signed by Vance Gerry and Jeff Weber. / This essay was originally written for and printed in 1938 for Jake Zeitlin and the opening of his South Carondelet Street book-shop. At the time Huley and Zeitlin were in touch - resulting in this marvelous essay by AH who offers reading & book collecting as "the most agreeable vice." Jeff Weber & Vance Gerry, 1999. hardcover books
1954rif. 190560London: Chatto & Windus 1954. First UK edition. In 1952 Huxley contacted the psychiatric researcher Humphry Osmond requesting that he be allowed to take the psychedelic drug mescaline under observation. Huxley felt that the brain restricts consciousness and was hoping that mescaline would increase awareness; The Doors of Perception was Huxley's account of the subsequent experiment which took place in May 1953. The work takes its title from William Blake's The Marriage of Heaven and Hell 1793: "If the doors of perception were cleansed every thing would appear to man as it is: Infinite. For man has closed himself up till he sees all things thro' narrow chinks of his cavern". Huxley's detailing of the aesthetic and psychological revelations he experienced while under the influence of mescaline prompted his publishers to say of the manuscript that: "You are the most articulate guinea pig that any scientist could hope to engage" Murray p. 399. The UK edition was preceded by the US edition by eight days. Octavo. Original blue cloth spine lettered in gilt bottom edge untrimmed. With dust jacket designed by John Woodcock. Gilt lettering partially faded top edge of book block foxed; jacket unclipped spine and rear panel a little toned a few nicks and one short closed tear to edges colours bright: a near-fine copy in like jacket. Bromer A68.2; Eschelbach & Shober 22. Nicholas Murray Aldous Huxley Abacus 2003. hardcover
1939rif. 151687London: Chatto & Windus 1939. First edition of this classic novel. Octavo bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with gilt titles and ruling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands gilt ruling to the front and rear panels gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed by the Harcourt Bindery marbled endpapers all edges gilt frontispiece illustrated. Founded over a century ago in 1900 the Harcourt Bindery is the oldest and largest traditional bindery in America exclusively devoted to fine traditional leather bookbinding by hand. Harcourt Bindery uses 22 karat genuine gold leaf top grades of Nigerian moroccos and hand marbled papers from craftsmen representing seven countries. In fine condition. After Many a Summer tells the story of a Hollywood millionaire who fears his impending death. It was published in the United States as After Many a Summer Dies the Swan. Written soon after Huxley left England and settled in California the novel is Huxley's examination of American culture particularly what he saw as its narcissism superficiality and obsession with youth. This satire also raises philosophical and social issues some of which would later take the forefront in Huxley's final novel Island. The novel's title is taken from Tennyson's poem Tithonus about a figure in Greek mythology to whom Aurora gave eternal life but not eternal youth. The book was awarded the 1939 James Tait Black Memorial Prize for fiction. Chatto & Windus hardcover
1956rif. 130128London: Chatto & Windus 1956. First collected edition of Huxley's biography of French monk François Leclerc du Tremblay. Octavo bound in full crushed red morocco by Sangorski and Sutcliffe with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands gilt ruling to the front and rear panels gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles marbled endpapers all edges gilt. In near fine condition. First published in 1941 Huxley's Grey Eminence is a biography of François Leclerc du Tremblay the French monk who served as advisor to Cardinal de Richelieu and was referred to by others as l'éminence grise. Huxley taught French for a year at Eton College where Eric Blair who was to take the pen name George Orwell and Steven Runciman were among his pupils. Chatto & Windus unknown
1935rif. 27568Cassell and Company Ltd. Very Good in Fair dust jacket. 1935. Hardcover. Includes all nine volumes: The Living Body Patterns of Life Evolution -- Fact and Theory Reproduction Heredity and the Development of Sex The History and Adventure of Life The Drama of Life How Animals Behave Man's Mind and Behaviour and Biology of the Human Race. Published over a period from 1934 to 1937. Ilustrations by L. R. Brightwell. All volumes are solidly bound and the pages are unmarked and barely aged with endpages a little darker. Volume IV Reproduction appears to be missing front free endpage and has faint blue stamp or sticker residue. Red cloth covers all have a little wear to edges mainly to spine tips. Volume VI Drama of Life has other damage but is still okay. Dustjackets are all discolored and have varying degrees of wear to edges. Dustjacket for Volume VI is badly torn and has water damage. . Cassell and Company, Ltd. hardcover
1957rif. 2582BERTELSMANN CARL 1957. 1. hardcover. Nach dem Film beschrieben von Julian Huxley! BERTELSMANN, CARL hardcover
1988rif. 17847DAS BESTE 1988. 1. hardcover. DAS BESTE hardcover
1936rif. 000820Chatto and Windus 1936. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Signed limited edition published by Chatto & Windus in 1936. A total of 200 copies of this edition were printed with this being number 185. Brown cloth or buckram spine with decorative paper covered boards slight bruising to spine ends and corners a small mark to the spine bright gilt titles to spine square secure binding bright top edge gilt rough cut fore edge bottom edge untrimmed some very faint foxing to the prelims and edge of page block otherwise clean and bright a lovely copy in very good condition. Chatto and Windus hardcover
1936rif. 140944596London: Chatto and Windus 1936. First Edition. Near Fine. First edition limited issue. Copy #111 of a limited 200 copies signed by the Aldous Huxley. Bound in publisher's original patterned paper-covered boards over brown spine cloth lettered in gilt. Near Fine with light edge wear uneven toning to rear cover faint waviness to pages and slight bleeding and offsetting to author's signature. A lovely copy. Chatto and Windus unknown
1928rif. 143179London: Chatto & Windus 1928. First edition of Huxley's classic satiric novel. Octavo bound in full morocco by the Harcourt bindery gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands gilt ruling to the front and rear panels gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed by the Harcourt Bindery marbled endpapers all edges gilt. In fine condition. Point Counter Point's title is a reference to the flow of arguments in a debate and a series of these exchanges tell the story. Instead of a single central plot there are a number of interlinked story lines and recurring themes as in musical "counterpoint". As a roman à clef many of the characters are based on real people most of whom Huxley knew personally such as D. H. Lawrence Katherine Mansfield Sir Oswald Mosley Nancy Cunard and John Middleton Murry and Huxley is depicted as the novel's novelist Philip Quarles. It was named by Modern Library as one of the 100 greatest novels of the twentieth century. Chatto & Windus unknown
1936rif. 140944596London: Chatto and Windus 1936. First Edition. Near Fine. First edition limited issue. Copy #111 of a limited 200 copies signed by the Aldous Huxley. Bound in publisher's original patterned paper-covered boards over brown spine cloth lettered in gilt. Near Fine with light edge wear uneven toning to rear cover faint waviness to pages and slight bleeding and offsetting to author's signature. A lovely copy. Chatto and Windus unknown books
1962rif. 46332London: Chatto & Windus 1962. First edition of this sequel to Huxley's The Flame Trees of Thika. Octavo original cloth. Signed by Elspeth Huxley on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Rosemary Seligman. Uncommon signed. In this sequel to The Flame of Thika Elspeth Huxley takes up her story after the family returns to Kenya after the First World War. Her family and friends their home and their travels the glorious wildlife and scenery described in rich and loving detail all spring to life in this enchanting book. 'She knows East Africa and she loves it. . . with a critical and understanding sympathy. ' The Times 'What a marvelous writer. . . and what a Kenya it was" Financial Times. Chatto & Windus hardcover
1963rif. 759P3Geneve: Not Stated 1963. Paperback. Very Good. 9" by 6". None. A very scarce signed essay on the growth of population in the eighteenth century signed by the author Julian Huxley. Signed by the author to the front wrap. A very scarce work.A short treatise on the population explosion of the eighteenth century an immense change in the world that had a great effect on Earth's future. Reprinted from a series of essays on the subjects of Voltaire and the eighteenth century.Written by Julian Huxley an evolutionary biology who was a big proponent of natural selection still concerned with the rapid growth of population in the twentieth century. Huxley was the founder of UNESCO and a eugenicist. In the original publisher's paper wraps. Externally wraps are a little discoloured with some minor marks. Small closed tear to the head of the front wrap. Author's inscription to the head of the front wrap. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. A few small pencil lines to the text. Very Good Not Stated paperback
2006rif. SBBIH-3YHEG354C3W3Perfection Learning 2006. hardcover. Good. Our good condition books are generally good for reading but not for gifting or collecting. They could have imperfections such as creasing fanning inscriptions margin notes yellowing staining on edge or cover or pages bumps scuffs etc etc sometimes multiple of these. It's a wide category that encompasses anything that isn't almost-new down to anything that is slightly better than poor. We would NOT recommend gifting Good books - these should be considered reading copies. Our books are dispatched from a Yorkshire former cotton mill. We list via barcode/ISBN so please note that the images are stock images and may not be the exact copy you receive furthermore the details about edition and year might not be accurate as many publishers reuse the same ISBN for multiple editions and as we simply scan a barcode or enter an ISBN we do not check the validity of the edition data when listing. If you're looking for an exact edition please don't order at least not without checking with us first although we don't always have time to check. We aim to dispatch prompty the service used will depend on order value and book size. We can ship to most countries see our shipping policies. Payment is via Abe only. Perfection Learning hardcover
1980rif. SBBIH-4XZ7B3EMVQRPPrentice Hall Press 1980. paperback. Acceptable. Please see the condition note after this for details if this is missing please consider Acceptable to mean poor quality that could include major staining water damage writing missing dustjacket etc etc. Our books are dispatched from a Yorkshire former cotton mill. We list via barcode/ISBN so please note that the images are stock images and may not be the exact copy you receive furthermore the details about edition and year might not be accurate as many publishers reuse the same ISBN for multiple editions and as we simply scan a barcode or enter an ISBN we do not check the validity of the edition data when listing. If you're looking for an exact edition please don't order at least not without checking with us first although we don't always have time to check. We aim to dispatch prompty the service used will depend on order value and book size. We can ship to most countries see our shipping policies. Payment is via Abe only. Prentice Hall Press paperback
2013rif. SBBIH-KJC5NTGW2CXGImportant Books 2013. paperback. Good. Our good condition books are generally good for reading but not for gifting or collecting. They could have imperfections such as creasing fanning inscriptions margin notes yellowing staining on edge or cover or pages bumps scuffs etc etc sometimes multiple of these. It's a wide category that encompasses anything that isn't almost-new down to anything that is slightly better than poor. We would NOT recommend gifting Good books - these should be considered reading copies. Our books are dispatched from a Yorkshire former cotton mill. We list via barcode/ISBN so please note that the images are stock images and may not be the exact copy you receive furthermore the details about edition and year might not be accurate as many publishers reuse the same ISBN for multiple editions and as we simply scan a barcode or enter an ISBN we do not check the validity of the edition data when listing. If you're looking for an exact edition please don't order at least not without checking with us first although we don't always have time to check. We aim to dispatch prompty the service used will depend on order value and book size. We can ship to most countries see our shipping policies. Payment is via Abe only. Important Books paperback
rif. DADAX0060120517Harper & Row 0000-00-00. 1st U.S. ed. hardcover. New. 0.00x0.00x0.00. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Harper & Row hardcover
1928rif. 1390286London UK: Chatto & Windus 1928. First Limited Edition First Printing #220/256. Hardcover. Octavo 601 pages. In Good plus condition. Bound in publisher's green cloth with a tanned spine and gilt lettering. Boards have mild shelving wear stains on the front and rear covers and light fraying along the fore corners and spine head and tail edges. Textblock has light soiling throughout a pencil mark on the second rear end-page mild wear along the edges moderate age-toning along the edges stains along the edges and gilt along the head edges. Signed twice once by former U.S. Navy Secretary Paul H. Nitze on the front end-page and once by author Aldous Huxley on the publisher's limitation page limited edition #220/256. DL consignment. Shelved in Case 6. "Point Counter Point" is Aldous Huxley's fourth novel and is notable for it's more complex and serious tone as well as for being the longest novel he would write. It remains well regarded for it's method of storytelling and would see a BBC adaptation in 1968. Aldous Huxley was born July 26 1894 to the prominent Huxley family. He would become well-known for his depictions of both dystopia and utopia in fiction and as a prominent universalist philosopher. Paul H. Nitze was a former U.S. Secretary of the Navy under President Lyndon B. Johnson. Having begun government service during World War II he would be immensely influential in shaping American policy towards the Soviet Union during the Cold War helping to establish the policy of "containment" and heightened militarization of the American state. 1390286. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. Chatto & Windus hardcover
1925rif. AH029New York: George H. Doran Company 1925 First American limited edition. One of 250 numbered large paper copies signed by Huxley this being number 221. Publisher's half white parchment over green-gray boards brown label lettered in gilt to spine and top edge gilt; in its original white dust jacket with "five dollars net" printed to front flap lettered in black with publisher's device to front panel. Very good book with some toning and scratches to spine a tiny chip to spine label text unaffected early owner's bookplate to front pastedown and Holliday Bookshop ticket to rear pastedown; very good or better unclipped dust jacket with some toning to spine shallow chipping to spine ends horizontal crease to jacket presumably from being folded a touch of staining to rear panel and a small closed tear to top edge of rear panel. Overall a clean copy in an attractive example of the exceedingly scarce original dust jacket. Those Barren Leaves is a satirical novel that attacks the superficiality of cultural elitism. Specifically it tells the story of Mrs. Aldwinkle and her companions who gather in Italy to recreate the literary achievements and cultural glory of the Italian Renaissance. However each member of the group which includes a philosopher a poet and a novelist among others proves in his or her own way to fall short of Mrs. Aldwinkle's expectations of grandeur. The book's title is derived from Wordsworth's poem "The Tables Turned" which concludes with the stanza: "Enough of Science and of Art; / Close up those barren leaves; / Come forth and bring with you a heart / That watches and receives." . Signed by Author. First American Limited Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Dust Jacket Included. New York: George H. Doran Company hardcover
1928rif. 1390286London UK: Chatto & Windus 1928. First Limited Edition First Printing #220/256. Hardcover. Octavo 601 pages. In Good plus condition. Bound in publisher's green cloth with a tanned spine and gilt lettering. Boards have mild shelving wear stains on the front and rear covers and light fraying along the fore corners and spine head and tail edges. Textblock has light soiling throughout a pencil mark on the second rear end-page mild wear along the edges moderate age-toning along the edges stains along the edges and gilt along the head edges. Signed twice once by former U.S. Navy Secretary Paul H. Nitze on the front end-page and once by author Aldous Huxley on the publisher's limitation page limited edition #220/256. DL consignment. Shelved in Case 6. "Point Counter Point" is Aldous Huxley's fourth novel and is notable for it's more complex and serious tone as well as for being the longest novel he would write. It remains well regarded for it's method of storytelling and would see a BBC adaptation in 1968. Aldous Huxley was born July 26 1894 to the prominent Huxley family. He would become well-known for his depictions of both dystopia and utopia in fiction and as a prominent universalist philosopher. Paul H. Nitze was a former U.S. Secretary of the Navy under President Lyndon B. Johnson. Having begun government service during World War II he would be immensely influential in shaping American policy towards the Soviet Union during the Cold War helping to establish the policy of "containment" and heightened militarization of the American state. 1390286. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. Chatto & Windus hardcover books
1925rif. AH029New York: George H. Doran Company 1925 First American limited edition. One of 250 numbered large paper copies signed by Huxley this being number 221. Publisher's half white parchment over green-gray boards brown label lettered in gilt to spine and top edge gilt; in its original white dust jacket with "five dollars net" printed to front flap lettered in black with publisher's device to front panel. Very good book with some toning and scratches to spine a tiny chip to spine label text unaffected early owner's bookplate to front pastedown and Holliday Bookshop ticket to rear pastedown; very good or better unclipped dust jacket with some toning to spine shallow chipping to spine ends horizontal crease to jacket presumably from being folded a touch of staining to rear panel and a small closed tear to top edge of rear panel. Overall a clean copy in an attractive example of the exceedingly scarce original dust jacket. Those Barren Leaves is a satirical novel that attacks the superficiality of cultural elitism. Specifically it tells the story of Mrs. Aldwinkle and her companions who gather in Italy to recreate the literary achievements and cultural glory of the Italian Renaissance. However each member of the group which includes a philosopher a poet and a novelist among others proves in his or her own way to fall short of Mrs. Aldwinkle's expectations of grandeur. The book's title is derived from Wordsworth's poem "The Tables Turned" which concludes with the stanza: "Enough of Science and of Art; / Close up those barren leaves; / Come forth and bring with you a heart / That watches and receives." . Signed by Author. First American Limited Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Dust Jacket Included. New York: George H. Doran Company hardcover books
1938rif. 006749UK: Methuen 1938. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Murder On Safari by Elspeth Huxley First Edition Methuen 1938. A very fine copy. Appearing unread boards spring when opened. No ownership inscriptions contents and edges free of foxing. Covers are completely unmarked and have no bumping to corners or edges. No darkening to spine. In original fine dust jacket with no tears or creasing. Not clipped and priced at 7/6. For further images please see Brought to Book Ltd. Methuen hardcover
