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1961réf. D20705London: Chatto and Windus 1961. Reprint. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo. Cloth in attractive pictorial dustwrapper. A fine association copy INSCRIBED by Elspeth Huxley to American born conservationist Esmond Bradley Martin. Martin settled in Kenya as an adult and spent the balance of his life there courageously fighting on behalf of the elephant and the rhinoceros and the illegal trading of ivory and rhinoceros horns. Chatto and Windus hardcover books
1959réf. 140948457London: Chatto & Windus 1959. First Edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition first printing. 288 pp. Bound in publisher's green cloth lettered in gilt on the spine. Near Fine with small faint stain at tail light foxing to textblock edges. In a Near Fine unclipped dust jacket with sunned spine panel and light foxing. Also in the rare Book Society Choice belly band sunned on the spine. A beautiful copy of Elspeth Huxley's memoir of growing up in Kenya as the child of white settlers struggling to adjust to their new environment. The book was adapted into an ITV miniseries starring Hayley Mills and Ben Cross in 1981. Chatto & Windus unknown books
1959réf. 67066London: Chatto & Windus 1959. Second Impression. Hardcover. Very Good/Good . 288pp. Octavo 22 cm Green paper over boards. The spine and boards show light edgewear. The front free endpaper has the partial remains of a previous owner's bookplate. In the dust jacket designed by Rosemary Grimble with a loss from the paper at the foot of the spine and the surrounding area of the rear panel and a few lesser tears to the extremities. Huxley's account of her childhood in Africa amongst the Kikuyu during the years just before the First World War. From the personal collection of Nelson Algren with his signature and his trademark drawing of a cat in yellow and black on the front free endpaper. Algren grew up in Chicago a city that he would make famous through his portrayals of its poor working and criminal classes. His affinity for the marginalized sections of American society marked his entire career. Algren won the 1950 National Book Award for The Man With the Golden Arm. Chatto & Windus hardcover books
1987réf. 57186NY: Weidenfeld & Nicolson 1987. First illustrated edition. Pelizzoli Francesca. Small 4to pp. 288. Illustrated in color by Francesca Pelizzoli; also with photographs. Black paper over boards. Light stain on front edges of leaves o/w a nice copy in slilghtly scuffed and soiled dj with decorations and an applied illustration. Weidenfeld & Nicolson unknown books
1983VG pbk reprint. 13266. eng
réf. A9781258052409Hardback. New. hardcover
réf. B9781258052409Hardback. New. hardcover
réf. 1258052407.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
réf. B-15-8786999101Good. No dust jacket. Unmarked other than name stamp on blank end page. Fast Daily Shipping! unknown
réf. RO60111786Harper & Brothers. Non daté. In-4. Relié. Etat d'usage, Couv. défraîchie, Dos fané, Intérieur acceptable. 19 pages de texte et 112 planches de photos héliogravées en nor et blanc. 2e plat taché. Couverture se détachant. Dos des plats défraîchis et détachés. Jaquette manquante.. . . . Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon
1977254pp., 30cm., br., texte en français, Dissertation de doctorat (Université Catholique de Louvain, Faculté de Philosophie et Lettres), cachet au verso de la p.d.t., peu d'annotations, sinon en bon état, poids: 1.3kg., M109503
1955réf. mon0000991254Chatto & Windus 1955. Hardcover. Very Good. in x in x in. First edition Second Impression Pages clean and bright Binding firm Light wear to edges Dust jacket price clipped. Chatto & Windus hardcover
1955réf. mon0000997197Chatto & Windus 1955. Hardback. Very Good. in x in x in. Contains previous owners name in pen on FFEP. Some rubbing to edges of jacket. First edition first printing. Pages clean and bright no markings light wear to edges. Binding tight. Chatto & Windus hardcover
1955réf. 1081london: chatto & windus 1955. first edition 1955. huxley's novella chronicles the life of john rivers a student physicist in the 1920s who is hired as a laboratory assistant to the nobel-prize-winning henry maartens. explores ideological themes regarding god sex history and death. london: chatto & windus. 5.15x7.5". 127 pages. hardcover. bound in cloth-covered boards. book condition: minor bumping to head of spine stain to back board owners inscription to front-free-end paper. near fine. jacket condition: bumping to head and foot of spine shelfwear to spine. fine-. chatto & windus unknown
1955réf. 23656London: Chatto and Windus 1955. A first edition first printing published by Chatto and Windus in 1955. A very good copy without inscriptions - some spotting in the very good unclipped wrapper with some rubbing to the edges. Chatto and Windus unknown
1955réf. blb02184New York: Harper & Brothers 1955. 1st. Hardcover. Near Fine. Quarter black cloth over grey linen-like cloth boards. Typical of Huxleys books with Harper multiple horizontal gilt rulings on spine with gilt publishers device on front grey. Book is tight square and sharp-cornered with no markings or flaws inside or out. Near Fine or better. Clipped Dust Jacket has just one clipping in bottom of front flap original price of $2.75 is on top of flap. DJ has sharp definition with it's rust colored pictorial on front and slight fading on spine with sharp b/w photo of author on rear. First Edition as stated - with G-E code. Harper & Brothers hardcover
1955réf. 243London: Chatto & Windus 1955. First Edition First Impression. Publisher's Turquoise Cloth with Cream and Gilt Detailing. Near Fine/Very Good. A Near Fine Book in a Very Good Illustrated Dust Jacket Price Clipped. Book is lightly shelf worn and sunned to extremities. A small impression is present to the bottom of the front board. Text block is moderately toned. FFEP has a shadow from dust jacket flap. Binding is tight and square and text is unmarked. Charles Mozley designed dust jacket presents beautifully despite its flaws. Jacket is generally shelf worn to extremities with rubbing and chipping present to corners tail and crown including small losses to crown. Rear panel shows soiling and has a small closed tear. Hinges have whitened where front and rear panel meet spine. Hardcover. Small Octavo. 127pp. Chatto & Windus unknown
1955réf. 11758London: Chatto & Windus 1955. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good Dustjacket. First Edition. Hardcover. Inscribed on ffep to Oliver Sacks: "To Ol with love Tony." From the library of Dr. Oliver Sacks the renowned neurologist author and educator. He was in his life celebrated for his contributions to the understanding of the human brain and his ability to communicate complex scientific concepts to a broader audience. In doing so he highlighted the profound impact of neurological disorders on human identity and experience. His library is a reflection of this remarkable polymath's questing mind. Folding chipping and loss to upper/lower spine on dj staining to cloth evenly toned minimal shelfwear else very tight bright and unmarred. Blue cloth boards. 8vo. 127pp. Chatto & Windus hardcover
1955réf. 8732New York: Harper & Brothers 1955. Book. Very Good . Hardcover. 1st Edition. Octavo. 8vo. 168 8 pp. stated First Edition 1955. boards with lightly age-toned text block else Pristine Interior. No markings binding tight clean white and bright. 5.75" x 8.25". Grey cloth with black cloth back strip decorative gilt lettering to spine. DJ Price clipped. Very light wear age-toning. Decorative dj in acetate protector. Harper & Brothers Hardcover
1955réf. 63027New York: Harper and Brothers 1955. First Edition. First Printing. 8vo. 21.5cm x 15cm. Publisher's black cloth spine over grey cloth boards. Dustjacket. Titled and decorated in gilt to spine and front board light bumping to spine ends some of the gilt a trifle dulled in a clean strong pricelipped dustjacket a touch faded to the spine panela small closed tear to the front panel and with some abrasion and two pinholes to the lower edge of the rear panel. A very good copy. 168pp. Internally clean. Fore-edge untrimmed. An unsurprisingly philosophical and exploratory novel dealing with the tangled lives of a Nobel winning genius his wife and the man who came between them. Harper and Brothers unknown
1955réf. 228766London: Chatto & Windus 1955. First U.K. Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. Hardcover; 8vo; 127 pp. First UK ed. Teal paper hardcovers with gilt titles on a white label on spine. Lightly rubbed edges bumped corners. Bright and clean interior. In a yellow illustrated jacket with black titles on spine. NPC. Some rubbing around edges. In a mylar jacket. VG/NF Chatto & Windus hardcover
réf. 0586053433.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
2009réf. Q-0061724904Harper Perennial Modern Classics 2009-10-20. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Harper Perennial Modern Classics paperback
1955réf. 00007933New York: Harper & Brothers 1955 1955. First American edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. 8 9-168 8 pp. Quarter black cloth over grey cloth with gold lettering on the front board and spine. Price of $2.75 on the jacket's front flap. Jacket design by Emil Antonucci. Very Good book with some toning to the endpapers and pastedowns in a Very Good dust jacket with toning to its rear panel and rubbing resulting in a tiny chip to the rear fold. Harper & Brothers [1955] hardcover
réf. 36911New York: Harper & Brothers. As New. Hardcover. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request – – IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - AS NEW THE TEXT BLOCK IS PRISTINE CLEAN UNMARKED AND IN EXCELLENT CONDITION - First edition so stated. Corresponds to ASIN: B0006DIYQI. -- with a bonus offer--; T-Huxgen; Huxley Aldous The Genius and the Goddess . 1955. 0701108010 . Harper & Brothers hardcover