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1959Best.-Nr. 110441London: Chatto & Windus 1959. First edition of Huxley's autobiographical work based on her early life among white settlers on her father's coffee plantation in Kenya. Octavo original cloth. Signed by Elspeth Huxley on the title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Rosemary Seligman. Uncommon signed. Elspeth Huxley prolifically wrote thirty books but she is best known for her lyrical books The Flame Trees of Thika and The Mottled Lizard. Both are based on her experiences growing up in a coffee farm in Colonial Kenya. Her husband Gervas Huxley was related to both Thomas and Aldous Huxley Lownie 2006. A year after the publication of The Flame Trees of Thika Huxley was appointed an independent member of the Advisory Commission for the Review of the Constitution of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland. She was an advocate of colonialism early in life and later called for independence for African countries Ibid. In the 1960s she served as a correspondent for the National Review magazine. It was later made into the well received television series originally airing in 1981. Chatto & Windus hardcover
Best.-Nr. D197064pp. London 178 x 108 mm. Creased where folded light soiling small dampstain in upper margin but very good. Huxley states that he is sending Dunn a copy of his paper on the brain of Ateles paniscus Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1861 which contains full details of "transverse" convolutions found in the brains of the great majority of the apes and which in the higher members of that group are exceedingly well developed. He adds that the equivalent part of the brain in carnivores has not been fully compared with that in primates. The article formed part of the longstanding debate between Huxley and Richard Owen over Owen's classification of mammals 1857 in which Owen argued primate brains; his demonstration that man must be zoologically be considered one of correspondent was a surgeon with a strong interest in the human brain and mind; he was the author of several works on psychology anthropology ethnology etc. Any ALS from Huxley discussing brain comparative anatomy is rare. Robert Dunn was an eminent surgeon with a strong interest in brain and mind. Huxley's paper on the paper "On the Brain of tge Ateles" was important in providing definitive evidence that man's brain does not contain any unique structures not present in the brains of Apes thus disproving Owen's theory. He cites this work in his major work Evidence as to Man's Place in Nature. unknown
Best.-Nr. D197064pp. London 178 x 108 mm. Creased where folded light soiling small dampstain in upper margin but very good. Huxley states that he is sending Dunn a copy of his paper on the brain of Ateles paniscus Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1861 which contains full details of "transverse" convolutions found in the brains of the great majority of the apes and which in the higher members of that group are exceedingly well developed. He adds that the equivalent part of the brain in carnivores has not been fully compared with that in primates. The article formed part of the longstanding debate between Huxley and Richard Owen over Owen's classification of mammals 1857 in which Owen argued primate brains; his demonstration that man must be zoologically be considered one of correspondent was a surgeon with a strong interest in the human brain and mind; he was the author of several works on psychology anthropology ethnology etc. Any ALS from Huxley discussing brain comparative anatomy is rare. Robert Dunn was an eminent surgeon with a strong interest in brain and mind. Huxley's paper on the paper "On the Brain of tge Ateles" was important in providing definitive evidence that man's brain does not contain any unique structures not present in the brains of Apes thus disproving Owen's theory. He cites this work in his major work Evidence as to Man's Place in Nature. unknown books
Best.-Nr. Z1-C-049-01179BiblioBazaar. Used - Like New. Used - Like New. Book is new and unread but may have minor shelf wear. Ships from UK in 48 hours or less usually same day. Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. 100% money back guarantee. We are a world class secondhand bookstore based in Hertfordshire United Kingdom and specialize in high quality textbooks across an enormous variety of subjects. We aim to provide a vast range of textbooks rare and collectible books at a great price. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions. We provide a 100% money back guarantee and are dedicated to providing our customers with the highest standards of service in the bookselling industry. BiblioBazaar unknown
Best.-Nr. Z1-B-007-01753Kessinger Publishing. Used - Like New. Used - Like New. This is a reproduction of an out of print title. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc. that were either part of the original artifact or were introduced by the scanning process. Ships from UK in 48 hours or less usually same day. Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. 100% money back guarantee. We are a world class secondhand bookstore based in Hertfordshire United Kingdom and specialize in high quality textbooks across an enormous variety of subjects. We aim to provide a vast range of textbooks rare and collectible books at a great price. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions. We provide a 100% money back guarantee and are dedicated to providing our customers with the highest standards of service in the bookselling industry. Kessinger Publishing unknown
Best.-Nr. Z1-I-001-01625Good Practices in Mental Health. Used - Good. Ships from UK in 48 hours or less usually same day. Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. Ex-library so some stamps and wear but in good overall condition. 100% money back guarantee. We are a world class secondhand bookstore based in Hertfordshire United Kingdom and specialize in high quality textbooks across an enormous variety of subjects. We aim to provide a vast range of textbooks rare and collectible books at a great price. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions. We provide a 100% money back guarantee and are dedicated to providing our customers with the highest standards of service in the bookselling industry. Good Practices in Mental Health unknown
1913Best.-Nr. 106259London: Smith Elder & Co. 1913. 2nd ed. two volumes original cloth boards with gilt titles profusely illustrated with plates and maps frontis portraits of Scott and Wilson. Vol. I: pp xxvi 633 large folding map at end. Vol. II: pp xiv 534 large folding map at end. Second edition published the same year as the first. Complete. Some very light scattered foxing otherwise contents and images clean. Bound in half leather ornately decorated gilt spines top edges gilt other edges uncut. Binding by Cottage Bindery Bath with binder's stamp to rear paste-down first volume. Very good condition. Fine binding of the two volume second edition set printed same year as the first. The ill-fated Terra Nova Expedition of 1910-1913. Includes Captain Robert Falcon Scott's journals and reports from various members of the expedition. Profusely illustrated: "photogravure frontispieces 6 original sketches in photogravure by Dr Wilson 18 coloured plates 16 from drawings by Dr Wilson 260 full-page and smaller illustrations. panoramas and maps". 2nd Edition. Half leather. Smith, Elder & Co hardcover
1919Best.-Nr. 3437London: The Bomb Shop / Hendersons 1919. Very good. A wonderful collection of all six volumes of this short-lived literary journal focusing on modernist poetry. Aldous Huxley and Conrad Aiken were editors and contributors. T.S. Eliot's poem "A Cooking Egg" was first published herein. No. 6/7 contains a previously unpublished Oscar Wilde poem "To M. B.-J." Housed in what is presumably an original black clamshell with Bomb Shop on the spine though we've yet to see any other of these clamshells on the market. A truly outstanding collection of interwar poetry and art. Scarce in this condition as a full set. The Bomb Shop / Hendersons unknown
1862Best.-Nr. 001928London: Robert Hardwicke 1862. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Small slim 8vo pp157 2 pages of adverts with small b/w illustrations in the text to pages 9 11 15 36 and 40. Hardcover no dust jacket. Binding of green cloth with gilt titles to spine and blind stamped designs to boards and spine in very good condition with a little rubbing to edges and tips. Inside starting to crack pages 106/107 but all pages still well bound and secure and in lovely clean and bright condition with no foxing marking or aging. Dubbing himself 'Darwin's bulldog' Huxley is primarily known as a popularizer of Darwin's theory and also for his war with theology and consequently invented what he conceived to be the appropriate title of 'agnostic'. From 1860 to 1863 Huxley developed his ideas presenting them in lectures to working men students and the general public followed by publication. Also in 1862 a series of talks to working men was printed lecture by lecture as pamphlets later bound up as a little green book; the first copies went on sale in December and prompted Darwin to write in dismay to Huxley stating of his six lectures "They are simply perfect" even though Huxley himself did not intend them to be widely circulated. An excellent copy of this very scarce first clothbound edition. Robert Hardwicke hardcover
1926Best.-Nr. 000840Chatto and Windus 1926. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/Good. Signed first limited edition published by Chatto & Windus at The Florence Press in 1926. Limited to 650 copies this is number 79 signed by the author. Bright unclipped dustjacket with original price of 42s foxing to the inside plus some light spots to the flaps and edge spine a little tanned the top of the spine has a bump and scuff same for one fore edge tip another with a small chip. Marbled paper covered boards blue cloth or buckram spine bright gilt lettering to the spine slight tanning to the edges of the boards secure binding with a lean. Top edge gilt is bright fore edge rough cut with light spotting to the edge of the page block. Endpapers also spotted plus a few pages with very light spots but generally clean and bright pages without previous owners inscriptions. Good condition. The jacket is now in a removable protective wrapper. Chatto and Windus hardcover
1928Best.-Nr. 000817Chatto and Windus 1928. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good. Signed First limited edition published by Chatto and Windus in 1928 limited to 256 copies of which this is number 113. Green cloth or buckram covers with a smooth feel spine tanned some rubbing to the bottom edge of spine gilt lettering to spine gilt top edge fore edge and bottom edge of pages untrimmed with a number being uncut at the bottom. Text block sags a little binding weave visible at the front and rear endpapers but all remains secure. Pages a little age toned but clean and without inscriptions. Good condition. 601 Pages 21.5x15.5cm. Chatto and Windus hardcover
1938Best.-Nr. 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
1932Best.-Nr. 23778London: Chatto and Windus 1932. A first edition first printing of Brave New Wold published by Chatto and Windus in 1932. A very good book without inscriptions - some internal spotting and browning to the pages - sumptuously bound in full leather with five raised bands with gilt titling to the spine. Marbled endpapers A superb item of this dystopian novel. Chatto and Windus hardcover
1926Best.-Nr. 195191Oxford: Basil Blackwell 1926. First edition signed limited issue one of 106 copies signed by the author on the half-title. The poems in the volume were previously collected in The Burning Wheel 1916 and The Defeat of Youth 1918. Octavo. Original quarter japon spine lettered in gilt red and brown patterned sides front cover lettered in red edges uncut. Spine darkened spine ends bumped wear to corners split to foot of front inner hinge. A very good copy. Bromer A13.2 unknown
1928Best.-Nr. 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
1925Best.-Nr. 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
1928Best.-Nr. 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
1925Best.-Nr. 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
2006Best.-Nr. 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
2013Best.-Nr. 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
1963Best.-Nr. 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
Best.-Nr. 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
1936Best.-Nr. 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
1928Best.-Nr. 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
1936Best.-Nr. 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
