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1928Best.-Nr. 140844London: Chatto & Windus 1928. First edition of Huxley's classic satiric novel. Octavo original cloth. Fine in a good dust jacket with chipping to the spine contemporary name to the front free endpaper. 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 hardcover
1928Best.-Nr. 032457Chatto & Windus 1928. First Edition.1928. Hardcover lacking dust jacket. 8vo with 601 pages. The book is in good condition with some shelf wear and bumping to edges. Some foxing and toning due to age. Interior is clean and tight. "Huxley's longest novel . more complex and serious than his earlier fiction. In 1998 the Modern Library ranked Point Counter Point 44th on its list of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century." Orange cloth/Gold text. . 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/No DJ. 8vo. Literature. Chatto & Windus Hardcover
1928Best.-Nr. C796879Chatto & Windus. Good. 1928. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; 601 pp; Limited Edition - #83 of 256. Author Signed. Book has previous owner's name dated 1929. Book is bound in green fabric spine sun darkened hinges are cracked but holding front hinge was repaired with tape lightly foxed throughout pages unmarked. . Chatto & Windus hardcover
Best.-Nr. 35426London: Chatto and Windus 1928. . First edition 8vo. pp.iii601 terracotta cloth gilt top edges red; foxing to edges spine lightly rolled else clean and very good in very good complete unclipped dust-jacket which has 2.5cm closed tear to head of rear flap-fold and light creasing to extremities - now in a protective cover. London: Chatto and Windus, 1928. hardcover
1928Best.-Nr. 130871London: Chatto & Windus 1928. Signed limited first edition of Huxley's classic satiric novel one of 256 numbered copies this is number 254. Octavo original cloth gilt titles to the spine. In near fine condition. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. 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 hardcover
1928Best.-Nr. 13668London: Chatto and Windus 1928. A first edition first printing published by Chatto and Windus in 1928. A near fine book without inscriptions in a very good unclipped wrapper with a small tape burn to the foreedge a little spotting and edgewear - a complete example and presents very well. Chatto and Windus unknown
Best.-Nr. 154987Toronto: Musson Book Company 1928 1st Canadian Edition. Hardcover 601pp. Very good no dust jacket. Red cloth with black lettering. The spine is cocked and lightly faded the edges are lightly worn and there is a previous owner's inscription on the front free endpaper. "'You won't be late' There was anxiety in Marjorie Carling's voice there was something like entreaty. 'No I won't be late' said Walter unhappiily and guiltily certain that he would be. Her voice annoyed him. It drawled a little it was too refined - even in misery" - from Chapter I. Fiction Fiction. Musson Book Company Hardcover
Best.-Nr. 0701108134.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1937Best.-Nr. 23504London: Chatto & Windus 1937. New Impression". Hardcover. A fine copy entirely clean and unworn and with no previous owner markings of any kind in near fine jacket with slight edgewear. Bookseller sticker of MacGregor Book Mart Dundee on rear fixed endpaper. 6 601 pp. octavo original brown cloth with cover titles in white dustjacket. Huxley's longest novel an examination of conflicting worldviews social mores and intellectual ideals among a group of characters some of whom are loosely based on the prominent figures in the world of literature and the arts including DH Lawrence John Middleton Murray Augustus John et al. Chatto & Windus hardcover
1929Best.-Nr. 23503Garden City: Doubleday Doran & Co. 1929. Early reprint. Hardcover. Very good quite clean and unworn in worn jacket with fading to jacket spine chip at top of spine price-clipped.Small bookseller sticker of Chas. E. Lauriat Co. Boston at lower left corner of front free endpaper. 6 432 pp. octavo original purple cloth with paper spine label dustjacket. Huxley's longest novel an examination of conflicting worldviews social mores and intellectual ideals amongs a group of characters some of whom are loosely based on the prominent figures in the world of literature and the arts including DH Lawrence John Middleton Murray Augustus John et al. First edition was published the previous year. Doubleday, Doran & Co. hardcover
1928Best.-Nr. 13300080Later Printing in dust jacket. The book is near fine with a bookplate on the front pastedown. The unclipped dust jacket has intermittent paper loss along the top edge and at the foot of the spine. Doubleday Doran hardcover
2004Best.-Nr. Q-0099458195Dalkey Archive Press 2004-01-01. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Dalkey Archive Press paperback
1965Best.-Nr. 10-11873Harper & Row 1965-01-01. Paperback. Very Good. 1965 stated First Perennial Classic edition published 1965 by Harper & Row Publishers Inc. Very good condition with light wear. Harper & Row paperback
1947Best.-Nr. 201113-MB37Harper & Brothers 1947. Very Good Hardcover . First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Cover. Harper & Brothers hardcover
1928Best.-Nr. OF-GMGS-ULDCGrosset & Dunlap 1928-01-01. Hardcover. Good. 1928 Doubleday Doran hard cover - 1st US edition 1st printing - no dust jacket - some wear to cover - some staining to closed page edge - otherwise binding strong contents clean - enjoy Grosset & Dunlap hardcover
1928Best.-Nr. 256454New York NY: Doubleday Doran 1928. First American edition. Hardcover. Good-/Missing. Garden City New York: Doubleday Doran and Company 1928. First American Edition. Hardcover. Good minus. No Jacket. Red cloth over boards. Paper label on the spine is sunned and rubbed. Closed tear and fraying at head. Else good minus with boards and edges lightly rubbed. Top edge tinted red. Bookplate. This story of 1920s intellectual life is inspired by classical music employing a large cast of characters who are compared to instruments in an orchestra each playing his separate portion of the larger piece. These characters are based on artists politicians and socialites of the time including D. H. Lawrence Katherine Mansfield Sir Oswald Mosley Nancy Cunard and John Middleton Murray. Philip Quarles Huxleyâ_x0080__x0099_s alter ego in the novel acts as the readerâ_x0080__x0099_s guide speculating upon the actions of the other characters. The novelâ_x0080__x0099_s title Point Counter Point is a reference to the flow of arguments in a debate and of music. Doubleday Doran hardcover
1928Best.-Nr. 7404London: Chatto & Windus 1928. First Edition. 1 vols. 8vo. Original orange cloth lacking dust jacket. Very minor shelf wear to bottom of spine and boards else fine. First Edition. 1 vols. 8vo. NCBEL IV 610. NCBEL IV 610 Chatto & Windus hardcover
1928Best.-Nr. 007249Garden City N.Y. Doubleday Doran & Co. 1928 1928. 1st Edition 5th or later Printing. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 1st American edition; later printing 432 pages 22 cm ; LCCN: 28-25185 ; LC: PZ3.H981; PR6015.U9; Dewey: 823.91 ; OCLC: 920277 ; "In this satiric view of intellectual life in the 1920s diverse aspects of experience are observed simultaneously by characters based on celebrities of the time such as D.H. Lawrence Katherine Mansfield and Huxley himself." ; "The dilettantes who frequent Lady Tantamount's society parties are determined to push forward the moral frontiers of the age. Marjorie has left her family to live with Walter; Walter is in love with the luscious but cold-hearted Lucy who devours every man in sight; the repulsive Spandrell deflowers young girls for the sake of entertainment and all the while everyone is engaged in dazzling and witty conversation." ; lavender cloth with green and purple paste down spine title label ; no dustjacket ; bright green harlequin-design endpapers ; sunning to spine ; slight wear ; else G Garden City, N.Y., Doubleday, Doran & Co., 1928 hardcover
1928Best.-Nr. 58996London: Chatto & Windus 1928. First trade edition. 601 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Orange cloth. Fine in slightly chipped at corner cream unclipped dust jacket. First trade edition. 601 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Chatto & Windus unknown
1929Best.-Nr. 36925Garden City New York: Doubleday Doran & Company Inc. . As New. Hardcover. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request – – IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Corresponds to / earlier edition of ASIN: B000E4WWN0 -- with a bonus offer--; T-Huxpoin-D; Huxley Aldous Point Counter Point Conditionrevision . 1929. Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc. hardcover
1928Best.-Nr. 75689Garden City: Doubleday Doran 1928. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Early reprint. Small neat owner name on the front fly bottom of the boards a little worn near fine in very good plus dustwrapper with a small smudge on the spine and a couple of unnecessary internally repaired small chips. A nice copy of this important novel considered by many to be Huxley's most ambitious and complex. Scarce in dustwrapper. Doubleday, Doran hardcover
1947A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 432 pages. Full red cloth boards. Harper's Modern Classics. Bumped corner of front cover. Small tears on edge of title page. Previous owner's bookplate inside.
1928A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 514 pages. Tan cloth covers.
1928Best.-Nr. 215811London: Chatto & Windus 1928. First British edition and first printing. Hardcover. 601 pages. One of the better novels from the author of "The Doors of Perception" and "Brave New World." A very good copy in cloth boards with some some wear and in a fair only dust jacket that has some soiling numerous chips tears and wear. Chatto & Windus unknown books
1928Best.-Nr. 140949258London: Chatto & Windus 1928. Signed Limited First Edition. Very Good. Limited first edition. Number 237 of 256 copies signed by Aldous Huxley on the limitation page at front. viii 601 1 pp. Bound in publisher's apple green cloth over beveled boards with spine lettered in gilt top edge gilt. Very Good with sunning to spine and light rubbing to extremities. Hinges cracked light offsetting to endpapers short tear to front free endpaper. A signed first edition of Huxley's bestselling roman a clef about his friendship with D.H. Lawrence who wrote: "I have read Point Counter Point with a heart sinking through my boot-soles and a rising admiration." Versions of Katherine Mansfield Nancy Cunard and other famous writers and artists appear in this satire of interwar British society. It is Huxley's most complex novel and a cornerstone of his reputation. Chatto & Windus unknown books
