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Best.-Nr. 0140021930.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
2008Best.-Nr. Q-0099477777Vintage Books 2008-01-01. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Vintage Books paperback
Best.-Nr. 439376Chatto & Windus. Hardcover. Good. UK first edition of Huxley's 1962 philosophical utopian novel. The book is well maintained the cloth binding is very clean the binding is tight very little foxing to the pages. Unfortunately this copy is missing the original dust cover. Chatto & Windus hardcover
Best.-Nr. 429098Chatto & Windus. Hardcover. Good. Condition Notes : Dustjacket present and in good condition though with small creases and some tears at the points where the wrap goes around the cover of the book. Dustjacket more notably damaged to top edge of spine. Very mild browning to page edges. Not price-clipped. 0.75" tear to top edge of dust jacket cover. All nicely wrapped in a protective cellophane outer wrapper that can be removed if wished.CONDITION : In Island his last novel Huxley transports us to a Pacific island where for 120 years an ideal society has flourished. Inevitably this island of bliss attracts the envy and enmity of the surrounding world. A conspiracy is underway to take over Pala and events begin to move Chatto & Windus hardcover
1962Best.-Nr. 58074New York NY: Harper & Brothers. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1962. 1st Edition USA; First Printing. Hardcover. First Edition USA 1962 so stated. Very Good to Near Fine in Very Good DJ: The Book shows shows a thin line of sunning to the top edge of the black quarter cloth; a nudge to the upper rear corner tip causing a very slight buckle; the mildest shelf-rubbing to the bottome edges; the binding square and secure; the text is clean. Free of any creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of any ownership names dates addresses notations inscriptions stamps plates or labels. A handsome copy structurally sound and tightly bound showing the mildest wear and minor unobtrusive imperfections. Close to 'As New'. The DJ show a small chip 1" x 1/8" at the top edge of the front panel; a couple of tiny closed tears at the head of the backstrip; mild rubbing to the panels; the price has been clipped; mylar-protected. NOT a Remainder Book-Club or Ex-Library. 8vo 8.35 x 5.75 x 1.35 inches. Language: English. Weight: 19 ounces. Hardcover with DJ. Island is a 1962 utopian manifesto and in the form of a novel. It was the author's final work before his death in 1963. It is the account of Will Farnaby a cynical journalist who is shipwrecked on the fictional island of Pala. Island is Huxley's utopian counterpart to his most famous work the 1932 dystopian novel Brave New World. Island explores many of the themes and ideas that interested the author in the post-World War II decades and were the subject of many of his nonfiction books of essays including Brave New World Revisited Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow The Doors of Perception and The Perennial Philosophy. Some of these themes and ideas include overpopulation ecology modernity democracy mysticism entheogens and somatotypes. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 335 pages . Harper & Brothers hardcover
Best.-Nr. 0747540500.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1974Best.-Nr. BN176787Bloomsbury 3PL 1974. 1974. Hardcover. Jesting Pilate Jesting Pilate Aldous Huxley Bloomsbury 3PL hardcover
1974Best.-Nr. x-0837176980Praeger 1974. Hardcover. New. 350 pages. 8.50x5.50x1.00 inches. Praeger hardcover
Best.-Nr. A9780837176987Hardback. New. hardcover
1994Best.-Nr. G1569249318I4N00Hachette Books 1994. Paperback. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Hachette Books paperback
1926Best.-Nr. rbr2-048Near fine light foxing on some pages; bookplate dated 1923. bottom edges of book are rough cut. Mostly 180-degree spine. Chatto & Windus hardcover
2011Best.-Nr. BN546416Mata 2011. 2011. Hardcover. Konec civilizace Brave New World Konec civilizace Brave New World Aldous Huxley Mata hardcover
1995Best.-Nr. G8845911403I3N00Adelphi 1995. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Adelphi paperback
1955Best.-Nr. 53265Paris: Plon 1955. Fine. Plon Paris 1955 12 x 19 cm broché First edition in French one of 40 numbered copies on alfa paper the only deluxe copies. Bibliophile's blind stamp at foot of half-title page handsome copy. Plon unknown
Best.-Nr. GB00GS61SZQI3N00Le Livre De Poche. Unknown. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Le Livre De Poche unknown
1933Best.-Nr. 86317Paris: Plon 1933. Fine. Plon Paris 1933 12 x 19 cm broché First French edition printed on alfa paper the only issue after 59 pure linen copies. Fine and rare copy. Plon unknown
Best.-Nr. B9781016514859Hardback. New. hardcover
1934Best.-Nr. 524Original complete volume of Life and Letters for April 1934. Good complete condition with marks to covers and loss of paper covering to lower 1.5cm of spine. Includes the rare first appearance of Wyndham Lewis' influential critique of Ernest Hemingway's life and work "The Dumb Ox" later reprinted in 'The American Review' for June 1934 and subsequently published in the book 'Men Without Art'; "Wars and Emotions" by Aldous Huxley "An Irish Schooling" by Sean O'Faolain "The Living Poem" by Herbert Palmer "The Dumb Ox : A Study of Ernest Hemingway" by Wyndham Lewis "Saturnina's Destiny" by Jenny Ballou "Nine London Pictures" by G.W Stonier "An Experiment with Rhyme" by Bonamy Dobree "Growing Like a Tree" by Eric Linklater "The Nuncio : a poem" by Herbert Read "The Burning Cactus : a story" by Stephen Spender "The Land Without Heroes" by G.F Green Reviews Advertisements etc Constable and Co Ltd / Life & Letters paperback
Best.-Nr. B9781163904206Paperback / softback. New. paperback
Best.-Nr. B9781164326052Hardback. New. hardcover
Best.-Nr. 0331571153.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1991Best.-Nr. G0918024846I3N01Ox Bow Pr 1991. Hardcover. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Ox Bow Pr hardcover
1963Best.-Nr. mon0000992342Chatto & Windus 1963. Hardcover. Very Good. in x in x in. First edition Pages clean and bright Binding firm Light wear to edges Dust jacket unclipped Removable plastic cover to dust jacket. Chatto & Windus hardcover
Best.-Nr. 200-09478HarperCollins. hardcover. Good. Good condition. Ex-library. HarperCollins hardcover
1963Best.-Nr. 000976Chatto and Windus 1963. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First Edition first printing published by Chatto & Windus in 1963. Huxley's Last book published two months before his death an essay discussing the strengths and weaknesses of each discipline the human subjectivity ethics and morality of literature verses the objectiveness and universal laws of science and how language can divide each group. Huxley seeks to find greater understanding and appreciation between each group. Unclipped dustjacket is generally smart the reds to the spine are faded a little wear to the fore edge. Turquoise or blue covers are bright with bright gilt lettering to the spine square secure binding. Pages clean and bright. Very good condition. Chatto and Windus hardcover
