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1952ref. 60332London December 1952. 8vo. Bright orange cloth binding. The binding is tight sturdy and square with light wear to the edges of the orange cloth boards but they remain intact. The black title box on the spine is clean and the gilt remains bright and bold. The text is also in very good condition. The dust jacket shows some marginal chipping and creasing at the top and bottom of the spine and corners as well as some discoloration on the back but it is not price-clipped and remains colorful. Includes two unnumbered leaves of plates featuring portraits of Soeur Jeanne des Anges and Jean-Joseph Surin. This is the second impression. A non-fiction novel by Aldous Huxley 1894-1963. Huxley was a writer and philosopher. It is a historical narrative that tells the story of the supposed possession of the Ursuline nuns of the town of Loudun France in the 17th century. The book explores themes of religious fanaticism sexual repression and political intrigue. It has been praised for its historical accuracy and its exploration of the human psyche under extreme circumstances. hardcover
1952ref. 039767London: Chatto & Windus 1952 8vo. original red cloth gilt a little rubbed & marked toning to endpapers; lacks dustwrapper; pp. viii last blank 376 with frontispiece portrait of Urbain Grandier 6 illustrations. A very good copy. First Edition. Hard Cover. VG/No Jacket. Chatto & Windus hardcover
ref. 0881842281New. paperback. New. Satisfaction Guaranteed or your money back. paperback
1952ref. 617692London: Chatto & Windus 1952. Hard cover in very good condition for the age with unclipped dust jacket in acceptable condition. From the collection of Ian Angus former librarian at King's College London and deputy librarian at University College London. Ownership pencilled to FEP. Jacket is notably shelfworn including tanning creasing and wear. Open and closed tears present spine head and foot worn away. Image to front fares well overall. Spine is cocked pageblock tanned tanning leading into endpapers. Pageblock head dyed a contrasting shade to boards otherwise tanned and lightly foxed. Gutter break between title page and frontispiece however content remains securely bound and content is unmarked. CN. Hardcover. Very Good/Acceptable. Chatto & Windus Hardcover
1952ref. 2603First Edition. The Harper & Bros. edition - this volume - preceded the UK edition pub. by Chatto & Windus. Both book and dust jacket are in very good condition. There is some residue from a removed bookplate on front free endpaper. "In this brilliant historical narrative Aldous Huxley has explored one of the strangest episodes in history." Harper & Brothers hardcover
ref. 0760700672.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
ref. 0586044426.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
2005ref. Q-0099477769Vintage Uk 2005-03-31. Paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Vintage Uk paperback
1965ref. 20-09491Harper & Row 1965-01-01. Paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Harper & Row paperback
2009ref. Q-0061724912Harper Perennial Modern Classics 2009-07-28. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Harper Perennial Modern Classics paperback
ref. Q-0760700672Barnes Noble Books 1952-01-01. Hardcover. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Barnes Noble Books hardcover
1952ref. 1110455Harper & Brothers. Collectible - Good. 1952. First Edition First Printing. Hard Cover. F276 Stated with "H-B" wear to the top of the spine; clean and tight pages; dust jacket has tears but looks attractive in the protective mylar . Harper & Brothers hardcover
1952ref. 1811461Harper & Brothers. Good/No Dust Wrapper. 1952. Hard Cover. F406 early printing K-B on the copyright page; . Harper & Brothers hardcover
1952ref. 000813London: Chatto & Windus 1952. Presumed First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The historical narrative of perhaps the most astonishing case of mass 'possession' in history. 375 pp. plus Bibliography. Book features bright orange boards with gilt text on brown rectangle surrounded by gilt fringe on spine. Corners are as new top edge dyed gray frontis: An engraving from 'Urbain Grandier et les Possedees de Loudun' by Dr. Gabriel Legué. Browned 7 1/2" X 2" strip on f&rfep book is tight and square some foxing on fore edge tiny bit of scuffing at head of spine. Unclipped 18s. net DJ has internal foxing 1/2" tear near head of spine on front panel some top edge chipping and rear panel foxing. Digital pictures available on request. This book is considered by many to be Huxley's finest work. Bookseller's Inventory # 110813. Chatto & Windus hardcover
1953ref. 391981New York: Harper & Brothers 1953. Hardcover. Very Good. Reprint. Light stain on a couple of pages modest wear at the spine ends near very good lacking the dustwrapper. With the bookplate of the important rocket scientist and influential science-fiction fan John Drury Clark the bookplate has one corner folded under. In addition to writing an important book on rocket propulsion as well as a couple of stories in "Astounding Stories" Clark was also instrumental in revitalizing and promoting the career of Robert E. Howard. He was college roommates with L. Sprague de Camp who he encouraged to write science fiction stories introduced de Camp to his sometime co-writer Fletcher Pratt and eventually married Pratt's widow Inga. His previous marriage prompted Pratt to form a club of science fiction writers and scientists called The Trap Door Spiders so that they wouldn't have to socialize with Clark's first wife. Isaac Asimov later fictionalized the club as a group of mystery solvers The Black Widowers. Harper & Brothers hardcover
ref. 36924New York: Harper & Brothers. As New. Hardcover. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request – – IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - TEXT PRISTINE Very mild coverwear; else flawless. First edition so stated. Corresponds to / earlier edition of ISBN: 0760700672. -- with a bonus offer--; T-Huxlou; Huxley Aldous The Devils of Loudun . 1952. 0760700672 . Harper & Brothers hardcover
ref. 172515N.p.: N.p. 1971. Substantial archive of material relating to the 1971 film including 125 original photographs two SIGNED by actress Georgina Hale eight original color slides 18 French front-of-house cards a press kit a program a promotional book and two magazines with articles about the film. The 125 photographs in the archive include 63 studio still photographs 61 reference photographs two in color and one wardrobe test photograph including two photographs one black and white and one color signed by actress Georgina Hale. Eight of the photographs are on-the-set photographs featuring director Ken Russell and stars Vanessa Redgrave and Oliver Reed. 16 of the studio still photographs are borderless with caption margins along the bottom and eight of the reference photographs are borderless one with cropping annotations on the verso and one with a German mimeo snipe on the verso. One on-the-set reference photograph struck circa 1980 one with yellow wax pencil cropping annotations on the recto and six with ink annotations of collation numbers in the bottom margins. The archive also includes: Eight original color slides from the film. Eighteen color French front-of-house cards. An original 24 page "The Devils" promotional book with an embossed "The Devils" white book jacket with the heading on the first page "Background Information about 'The Devils' and Some Events in History Leading to the Incident at Loudon." A one page two-color program printed on the verso and recto. A press kit in a "The Devils / Warner Bros. Travelcade of Summer Films / April 1971" folder with an embossed gold "The Devils" sticker on the front housing two two-page press releases "The Featured Players - From King to Exorcist ." and "Black Lips Beauty Spots and 'Mortal Sin' Tints." The July 9 1971 issue of "The Daily Telegraph Magazine" featuring a cover article "Ken Russell: The Return of the Old-Style Movie Director." The April 1978 issue of the Spanish film magazine "Dirigido Por." featuring a cover article on the film. Based on the 1960 play by John Whiting and on Aldous Huxley's 1952 book "The Devils of Loudun." A dramatization of the fall of Urbain Grandier a Catholic priest accused of witchcraft and demonic conspiracy by a group of hysterical nuns. Often regarded as one of the more controversial films of the twentieth century due in large part to its heavily violent and sexual content in a religious context widely censored before its release. Photographs: 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine overall two photographs with small chips to the top right corner one with a tiny bruise to the upper left. Slides: 2 x 2 inches. Near Fine. 18 color French front-of-house cards: 8.75 x 11 inches. Near Fine. "The Devils" promotional book: Near Fine saddle-stapled with embossed Very Good plus jacket with light soiling rubbing and toning and a 1.5 inch tear to the front jacket near the spine. Program: 8 x 11 inches. Light edgewear else Near Fine. Press Kit: Folder 9 x 12 inches Very Good plus with light edgewear and rubbing. Press Releases 8.5 x 11 Near Fine. "The Daily Telegraph Magazine": 9.75 x 12 inches saddle-stapled. Very Good plus with light rubbing and edgewear. "Dirigido Por." magazine: 8 x 11 inches perfect bound. Very Good plus with wear and rubbing at the spine and staple holes near the spine. N.p. unknown
ref. Q-057301101XSamuel French Ltd 2015-06-18. Paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Samuel French Ltd paperback
ref. 172515N.p.: N.p. 1971. Substantial archive of material relating to the 1971 film including 125 original photographs two SIGNED by actress Georgina Hale eight original color slides 18 French front-of-house cards a press kit a program a promotional book and two magazines with articles about the film. The 125 photographs in the archive include 63 studio still photographs 61 reference photographs two in color and one wardrobe test photograph including two photographs one black and white and one color signed by actress Georgina Hale. Eight of the photographs are on-the-set photographs featuring director Ken Russell and stars Vanessa Redgrave and Oliver Reed. 16 of the studio still photographs are borderless with caption margins along the bottom and eight of the reference photographs are borderless one with cropping annotations on the verso and one with a German mimeo snipe on the verso. One on-the-set reference photograph struck circa 1980 one with yellow wax pencil cropping annotations on the recto and six with ink annotations of collation numbers in the bottom margins. The archive also includes: Eight original color slides from the film. Eighteen color French front-of-house cards. An original 24 page "The Devils" promotional book with an embossed "The Devils" white book jacket with the heading on the first page "Background Information about 'The Devils' and Some Events in History Leading to the Incident at Loudon." A one page two-color program printed on the verso and recto. A press kit in a "The Devils / Warner Bros. Travelcade of Summer Films / April 1971" folder with an embossed gold "The Devils" sticker on the front housing two two-page press releases "The Featured Players - From King to Exorcist ." and "Black Lips Beauty Spots and 'Mortal Sin' Tints." The July 9 1971 issue of "The Daily Telegraph Magazine" featuring a cover article "Ken Russell: The Return of the Old-Style Movie Director." The April 1978 issue of the Spanish film magazine "Dirigido Por." featuring a cover article on the film. Based on the 1960 play by John Whiting and on Aldous Huxley's 1952 book "The Devils of Loudun." A dramatization of the fall of Urbain Grandier a Catholic priest accused of witchcraft and demonic conspiracy by a group of hysterical nuns. Often regarded as one of the more controversial films of the twentieth century due in large part to its heavily violent and sexual content in a religious context widely censored before its release. Photographs: 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine overall two photographs with small chips to the top right corner one with a tiny bruise to the upper left. Slides: 2 x 2 inches. Near Fine. 18 color French front-of-house cards: 8.75 x 11 inches. Near Fine. "The Devils" promotional book: Near Fine saddle-stapled with embossed Very Good plus jacket with light soiling rubbing and toning and a 1.5 inch tear to the front jacket near the spine. Program: 8 x 11 inches. Light edgewear else Near Fine. Press Kit: Folder 9 x 12 inches Very Good plus with light edgewear and rubbing. Press Releases 8.5 x 11 Near Fine. "The Daily Telegraph Magazine": 9.75 x 12 inches saddle-stapled. Very Good plus with light rubbing and edgewear. "Dirigido Por." magazine: 8 x 11 inches perfect bound. Very Good plus with wear and rubbing at the spine and staple holes near the spine. N.p. unknown books
1953ref. 391981New York: Harper & Brothers 1953. Hardcover. Very Good. Reprint. Light stain on a couple of pages modest wear at the spine ends near very good lacking the dustwrapper. With the bookplate of the important rocket scientist and influential science-fiction fan John Drury Clark the bookplate has one corner folded under. In addition to writing an important book on rocket propulsion as well as a couple of stories in "Astounding Stories" Clark was also instrumental in revitalizing and promoting the career of Robert E. Howard. He was college roommates with L. Sprague de Camp who he encouraged to write science fiction stories introduced de Camp to his sometime co-writer Fletcher Pratt and eventually married Pratt's widow Inga. His previous marriage prompted Pratt to form a club of science fiction writers and scientists called The Trap Door Spiders so that they wouldn't have to socialize with Clark's first wife. Isaac Asimov later fictionalized the club as a group of mystery solvers The Black Widowers. Harper & Brothers hardcover books
ref. 1025597265.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1924ref. 226812London Chatt & Windus 1924. 1924. First limited special edition. 8vo. 3 page introduction by Aldous Huxley. 1/2 black cloth with printed paper label on the spine over black green pink and white patterned boards uncut and partly unopened. Dust jacket. Very good. 121 pages. No signatures or bookplates. Number 205 of 210 copies printed on Italian handmade paper. Publisher's complementary copy with slip laid in loose from Chatto & Windus April 2 1924. Also laid in loose is a slip that reads: "With J.B. Pinker & Son's Compliments." Printed at the Curwen Press. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. London, Chatt & Windus, 1924. hardcover
1924ref. 9026769London: Chatto & Windus 1924. 1st. Hardcover. fine. Written by Mrs. Frances Sheridan and adapted for the stage by Aldous Huxley. One of 210 nmberd copies. Unopened. Extra paper label fixed at rear. Chatto & Windus hardcover
1924ref. 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
1924ref. 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
