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1924réf. 29815Chatto & Windus 1924 Hardcover limited First Edition in black clothbacked decorative boards with paper spine title label #45 of 210 numbered copies printed at the Curwen Press pages wholly uncut a Near Fine unmarked copy with spare title label still attached inside rear board; 8vo; 121pp. First Edition / Limited. Hard Cover. Near Fine. Chatto & Windus hardcover
1883réf. 1382London: Macmillan and Co. 1883. Revised edition 1st 1875. 1875 T H HUXLEY'S LABORATORY GUIDE TO BIOLOGY NEWLY COMBINED BOTANY AND ZOOLOGY. 7 inches tall hardcover red cloth binding blindstamped publisher's seal to front cover gilt title to spine black endpapers i-xi 279 pp 72-page publisher's catalogue. Spine faded otherwise unmarked and very good in custom archival mylar cover. From Preface: "Very soon after I began to teach Natural History or what we now call Biology at the Royal School of Mines some twenty years ago I arrived at the conviction that the study of living bodies is really one discipline which is divided into Zoology and Botany simply as a matter of convenience; and that the scientific Zoologist should no more be ignorant of the fundamental phenomena of vegetable life than the scientific Botanist of those of animal existence. Moreover it was obvious that the road to a sound and thorough knowledge of Zoology and Botany lay through Morphology and Physiology; and that as in the case of all other physical sciences so in these sound and thorough knowledge was only to be obtained by practical work in he laboratory." THOMAS HENRY HUXLEY 1825 – 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. Huxley had little formal schooling and was virtually self-taught. He became perhaps the finest comparative anatomist of the later 19th century. He worked on invertebrates clarifying relationships between groups previously little understood. Later he worked on vertebrates especially on the relationship between apes and humans. After comparing Archaeopteryx with Compsognathus he concluded that birds evolved from small carnivorous dinosaurs a belief still widely held today. The thirty-one years during which Huxley occupied the chair of natural history at the Royal School of Mines included work on vertebrate paleontology and on many projects to advance the place of science in British life. When Huxley himself was young there were virtually no degrees in British universities in the biological sciences and few courses. Most biologists of his day either were self-taught or took medical degrees. When he retired there were established chairs in biological disciplines in most universities and a broad consensus on the curricula to be followed. Huxley was the single most influential person in this transformation. Huxley was also a major influence in the direction taken by British schools: in November 1870 he was elected to the London School Board in its first elections. Macmillan and Co. hardcover
1928réf. 7512"Point Counter Point" by ALDOUS HUXLEY. 1928 1st American edition stated 1st printing; Doubleday Doran & Company; Garden City New York. From a review: "Huxley's lifelong concern with the dichotomy between passion and reason finds its fullest expression both thematically and formally in his masterpiece 'Point Counter Point.' By presenting a vision of life in which diverse aspects of experience are observed simultaneously Huxley characterizes the symptoms of 'the disease of modern man' in the manner of a composer - themes and characters are repeated altered slightly and played off one another in a tone that is at once critical and sympathetic." Condition: Light soiling to the covers and spine; small stain at the top-left corner of the front cover. The spine label has a vertical crease at the center and some staining/foxing. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. The pages are mostly clean with the exception of light foxing from the front end paper up to page 13 though the title page and the bibliography page facing it have heavier foxing and some light foxing to the last few pages including the rear end paper and pastedown. Name/date 1928 written in pen on the front end paper. Overall the book is in Good condition. Doubleday, Doran & Company hardcover
1935réf. 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
réf. BD150Modern Library 1928. Hbk 12mo 514pp list of Modern Library and Modern Library Giant titles at the rear McKnight Kauffer dj edgeworn with a small closed tear at the front and small losses head and tail of spine 271 titles listed on the verso otherwise bright clean and unclipped 95 cents and now in protective sleeve fine red cloth grey Rockwell Kent endpapers prev ownerÕs name discretely on front endpaper otherwise a fine clean and tight copy Modern Library, 1928 hardcover
1932réf. 020232New York: Doubleday Doran & Company Inc. 1932. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Poor/New. Hardcover book in poor condition. Facsimile dust jacket included in protective mylar. Stated first edition "After the printing of 250 de luxe copies." Book is in poor condition the spine is cracked and pages are coming loose. The title is faded and boards are worn. Textblock and endpapers darkened interior pages are quite nice considering the condition of the book. Questions welcome. We ship internationally from the United States and Canada every week. If buying internationally please be aware that additional charges may apply for heavier books. We guarantee a safe quick and secure transaction. 10 years in online bookselling experience. Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc. hardcover
1863réf. 67690Robert Hardwicke 1863. 1st. Hardcover. Used good. Rated only "good" condition despite being in very nice condition due to a library withdrawn stamp inside the front cover and on reverse of title page otherwise no indication of library ownership. Small format 7.5x5" bound in dark green cloth with elaborate blindstamped design on covers and spine gold lettering on spine 1863 no additional printings indicated 156pp 4 pages of ads. Cover has only very slight wear gold lettering clear and bright prior owner's bookplate inside front cover a little writing on false title page including name in neat old script dated April 1863; sound binding. Nice condition. Robert Hardwicke, hardcover
1932réf. 125732The First UK printing published by Chatto and Windus London in 1932. The BOOK is in Very Good or better condition. Original blue boards with slight fading of the blue colouring to the spine. Gilt titling and decoration remain vibrant. Light pushing at the spine ends and a tiny bump to the lower rear corner. Neat 'Henry Sotheran' bookseller sticker to the lower front pastedown. Free from inscriptions. A hint of toning to the text-block and extreme page edges. The WRAPPER is complete and is in Very Good condition. It is correctly priced at '7s. 6d.net' to the front tower flap. A few rubbed areas to the upper spine end with a little loss not involving the lettering. Some rubbing to the folds and corners and small losses at the upper corners. Light edgewear with a few nicks and small closed tears in places and a light horizontal scratch to the rear panel. Light toning to the spine. The wrapper artwork looks striking in the removable Brodart archival cover. A nightmarish prognostication of a future in which humanity has been destroyed by science. Easily Huxley's most popular and many good judges continue to think his best novel' DNB. 'After the success of his first three novels Huxley abandoned the fictional milieu of literary London and directed his satire toward an imagined future. He admitted that the original idea of Brave New World was to challenge H.G. Wells' Utopian vision. The novel also marks Huxley's increasing disenchantment with the world which was to result in his leaving England for California in 1937 in search of a more spiritual life. The book was immediately successful' Parker & Kermode 161-62. Named by Modern Library as one of the 100 Greatest Novels of the twentieth century. Housed in a custom solander box with gilt titling marbled inserts and a silk tie. A sharp copy of an increasingly elusive title to find in collectible condition. More images available on request. Ashton Rare Books welcomes direct contact. Chatto and Windus, London hardcover
1921réf. 37736London: Chatto and Windus 1921. First Edition. Author's first novel and extremely scarce in original dustjacket. Very Good despite some nicking to cheap cloth at top spine end in dustjacket lacking top two inches of spine some loss at flap corners Chatto and Windus hardcover
1958réf. 19787New York: Harper & Brothers. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1958. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 8vo; 147 pages; Dust jacket with minor soiling light rubbing and a little edgewear. . Harper & Brothers hardcover
1944réf. 79485London: Horizon 1944. Pages clean and bright light shelf wear to soft covers but otherwise neat. Soft. Very Good. 8vo. Literary Journal. Horizon Paperback
1931réf. 2222382First English edition. Octavo. Original brown cloth printed paper label. Dust jacket unclipped; some fading to spine. Very good. 63 pages. No signatures or bookplates. Extra spine label tipped-in. Printed by T. and A. Constable Ltd. Edinburgh. Chatto & Windus hardcover
1930réf. 09011London: Chatto & Windus 1930. First Edition. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. Near Fine/Very Good. Octavo. 3231pp. Bound in red cloth spine lettering gilt top edge stained red. A near fine copy with light scattered foxing in very good unclipped dust jacket with short closed tears mild edge wear and minimal darkening spine. Chatto & Windus hardcover
réf. 151080London: Chatto & Windus 1930 1st printing. Hardcover 324pp. Very good no dust jacket. Red cloth with gilt lettering on the spine. Top edge stained red. The spine is cocked and lightly faded and there is a previous owner's name on the front free endpaper. Published before the author wrote Brave New World. Fiction Fiction Short Stories. Chatto & Windus Hardcover
1948réf. 291A later novel by the great satirist author of A Brave New World. About fine in blue buckram boards with gold gilt on the spine intact; the p/c gold dw has some minor chipping and is lightly rubbed but is in much nicer condition than normally encountered. Harper & Bros. hardcover
1967réf. 29973HBDJ 1st US Edition 1967. DARK Green cloth Hardcover with 2 Crows at TOP with egg lying on ground. VG/VG. This 1STedition is covered in green cloth with two crows on the front cover in black with the spine CVR lettered in WHITE. The book is clean and tight. NOT THE WEEKLY Reader Children's Book Club Edition TINY CHIPS WEAR AT FOLD CREASE of DJ & tiny chips & Small tear edges of YellowGreen DJ FADE SUN Back DJ which has small edge stain top edge DJ back Small Chip Top SPINE DJ but Titles Intact BACK INNER Flap DJ shows B/W Photo by Rosenys of Mr. & Mrs. Yorgo Cassapidis & Aldous Huxley at Opening of Mr. Cassapidis art Exhibit in Antelope Valley Calif 1961 6.75" x 8.5" Dust jacket has some soft water stains in the inner panels and a faded small red mark in the back RANDOM HOUSE hardcover
1918réf. 2222305First edition. Octavo. Original green and white floral decorated wrappers spine label lacking. No dust jacket. Enclosed in green morocco slipcase. Good. 49 pages and two pages of ads. No signatures or bookplates. Eschelbach 19. Bromer A3. B. H. Blackwell paperback
1947réf. 201113-MB37Harper & Brothers 1947. Very Good Hardcover . First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Cover. Harper & Brothers hardcover
1970réf. 07790New York: Harper & Row 1970. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. SIGNED AND FROM THE LIBRARY OF FRANCIS CRICK. A Fine hardback First American Edition First Printing in a Near Fine Dust Jacket with minimal edge wear. An autobiography of Julian Huxley older brother of Aldous who considered himself a generalist but who has achieved much success throughout his life particularly in the field of science. 8vo. 296 pp. Harper & Row hardcover
1964réf. 8499New York: Harper & Row 1964. Hardcover. SIGNED. First edition. Near Fine cloth-bound hardcover with light wear at bottom tips patch of sunning to the top of the spine and an ever-so-slight bow to the front board in a Very Good dust jacket with light edge wear and chipping around the crown and light sunning to the spine; protected by a mylar cover. Actually a very nice copy. BOOKS SHIP THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY WRAPPED IN PADDING IN A BOX. The story of the Amahuaca Indians of the Peruvian jungles written by the son of Aldous Huxley and photographed by the founder of the International Center for Photography NYC long-time Magnum member and brother of Robert Capa. Beautiful gravure reproductions. Photographs by Cornell Capa; text by Matthew Huxley. SIGNED BY CAPA with an inscription that reads: "To Commissioner Martin / who will understand / all about another tribe. / Sincerely / Cornell Capa / Aug. 6 1965." 244 pages; 48 color and 100 b&w plates printed in gravure maps; 9 x 11 inches. LAID IN is an illustrated gallery exhibition announcement card for a show of Capa's work and an invitation from ICP to a memorial tribute in honor of Capa. Harper & Row hardcover
1934réf. COLLECTI006907INEW YORK NY: HARPER & BROTHERS PUBLISHERS. VG/VG. PUB 1934. FIRST EDITION. HARDCOVER. BOOK IS IN VERY NICE SHAPE BUT GILT DESIGN AND TITLES ON THE SPINE ANDFRONT COVER ARE DULLED. D.J. IS WORN AT THE CORNERS WITH SHALLOWCHIPPING AT THE ENDS OF THE SUNNED AND FADED SPINE PANEL A NUMBER OFSHORT EDGE TEARS A SMALL HOLE ON THE FRONT SPINE EDGE A SMALL HOLE ONTHE REAR PANEL AND PRICE-CLIPPED. A VERY NICE CLEAN AND TIGHT COPY ANDA PRESENTABLE EXAMPLE OF THE VERY FRAGILE DUST WRAPPER. Keywords: TRAVEL MEXICO INVISIBLE ABCDEF. HARPER & BROTHERS PUBLISHERS hardcover
1924réf. 22578London: Chatto & Windus 1924. First trade edition. Fine and entirely unopened in jacket with some spotting jacket spine panel darkened. xii 121 pp. small octavo original blue cloth and decorative boards printed paper spine label extra spine label tipped in at rear. Bromer E7.1.2. Chatto & Windus hardcover
1936réf. 22464London: Chatto & Windus 1936. First trade edition. Hardcover. Slight darkening to cover cloth splash marks to top edge else very good in jacket with chips to top edge. 6 620 pp. octavo light brown cloth lettered in red dustjacket. Loosely autobiographical this novel tells the story of a young man's search for meaning in life. Bromer A41.2. Chatto & Windus hardcover
1938réf. 22652London: Chatto & Windus 1938. First separate edition. Fine in price-clipped lightly worn jackeet. 58 pp. 12mo original yellow decorative boards with matching paper jacket.58 pp. 12mo original yellow decorative boards with matching paper jacket. Ninth title in publishers Zodiac Books series. Chatto & Windus hardcover
