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1971Best.-Nr. 31854PENGUIN 1971. 19. softcover. PENGUIN paperback
1981Best.-Nr. 53432LONGMAN 1981. 9. softcover. LONGMAN paperback
Best.-Nr. 14169Perennial Library. As New. Paperback. 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 - - -- with a bonus offer--; 014169; Ex-Library . 1965. 0060800232 . Perennial Library paperback
Best.-Nr. DADAX0881030104Brand: Rebound by Sagebrush 0000-00-00. library. New. 1.00x5.50x9.00. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Brand: Rebound by Sagebrush unknown
1958Best.-Nr. 031615New York: Harper & Brothers 1958 147 numbered pp; HB w/ DJ. Pages: clean bright tight f.e. deckled; a.e. lt tanned. Cover: blue-gray boards black backstrip gilt titles to blue spine block; v lt shelfwear extremities a bit worn edges sunned. DJ: clipped in Brodart black/turquoise/lime black/white titles front/spine black text back; lt edge/shelfwear back lt soiled a few tiny closed tears tail/front b.e. crnr mildly worn. The non-fiction follow-up to "Brave New World". Harper & Brothers hardcover
1978Best.-Nr. 9028134Norwalk: Easton Press 1978. Hardcover. Fine. Mara McAfee. The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written. Introduction by Ashley Montagu and illustrations by Mara McAfee. Bound in the publisher's original dark green genuine leather with the title stamped in gilt on the spine and front cover. Four raised bands on the spine. Decorations stamped in gilt on the covers and spine. All edges gilt. Silk moire end papers. Easton Press hardcover
19651st edition. 12mo, 168 pages, no illustrations. VG hbk in green cloth, gilt spine lettering. With a foreword by Peter Scott. A discussion on mankind and his environmental impact . 23908. eng
2013Best.-Nr. 234479Everyman's Library 2013-01-01. hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 5x0x8. Dust jacket and book are in very good condition. Clean has a good binding no marks or notations. Everyman's Library hardcover books
1932Best.-Nr. 140949470London: Chatto and Windus 1932. Limited First Edition. Near Fine. First edition limited issue. Copy #203 of 324 copies signed by Aldous Huxley on the limitation page at front. viii 306 1 pp. Bound in publisher's yellow cloth with blue morocco title label to spine top edge gilt. Near Fine with light soiling to cloth and rubbing to corners offsetting to endsheets. A beautiful copy of the author's best-known work. Chatto and Windus unknown books
Best.-Nr. UHUXBRA03drpEast. Fine. Huxley Aldous. Brave New World. Norwalk Connecticut: East ND. 8vo. Book condition: Near fine. In shrink wrap. East unknown books
1978Best.-Nr. 1418245Norwalk CT: Easton Press 1978. Collector's Edition. Hardcover. Large Octavo xxxi 237 pages. In Very Good condition. Bound in publisher's decorated dark green leather with paneling and gilt lettering to spine. Mild general shelf wear. Edges of text block gilt. Shelved in Easton Press. 1418245. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. Easton Press hardcover books
1932Best.-Nr. 337130London: Chatto & Windus 1932. hardcover. fine. 306 pages. Short 8vo handsomely rebound in full aqua crushed morocco ornately gilt spine. London: Chatto & Windus 1932. First Edition. Fine. Chatto & Windus unknown books
1933Best.-Nr. 211899Hamburg: The Albatross 1933. Softcover. VG: Wear to the edges and corners. Previous owner's name on the half-title page. Clean body pages and solid binding. A nicely sized small softcover edition of this classic book. Orange wraps with black text on the spine. 257 pages. The Albatross paperback books
2006Best.-Nr. 69843New York: HarperCollins 2006. Reprint. Paperback. New. 259pp. Octavo 20.5cm. Illustrated wraps. From the publisher: "Aldous Huxley's profoundly important classic of world literature Brave New World is a searching vision of an unequal technologically-advanced future where humans are genetically bred socially indoctrinated and pharmaceutically anesthetized to passively uphold an authoritarian ruling order-all at the cost of our freedom full humanity and perhaps also our souls. "A genius who who spent his life decrying the onward march of the Machine" The New Yorker Huxley was a man of incomparable talents: equally an artist a spiritual seeker and one of history's keenest observers of human nature and civilization. Brave New World his masterpiece has enthralled and terrified millions of readers and retains its urgent relevance to this day as both a warning to be heeded as we head into tomorrow and as a thought-provoking satisfying work of literature. Written in the shadow of the rise of fascism during the 1930s Brave New World likewise speaks to a 21st-century world dominated by mass-entertainment technology medicine and pharmaceuticals the arts of persuasion and the hidden influence of elites. HarperCollins paperback books
1932Best.-Nr. 1156London: Chatto and Windus 1932. First Edition. Deluxe issue number 154 of 324 signed copies. 8vo. Fine in the publisher's yellow cloth morocco label to spine lettered in gilt top edge gilt. The UK edition was split into signed and trade issues published simultaneously on 2 February following publication of the signed issue of the US edition on 21 January and preceding the US trade issue on 4 February. Half morocco box. Connolly 75; Eschelbach and Shober 10. "Brave New World" occupies a singular position within the twentieth-century literary canon as a prophetic dystopian vision that transcends mere speculative fiction through its incisive critique of technological determinism consumer capitalism and the erosion of individual autonomy. Unlike contemporaneous dystopian works that focused primarily on political authoritarianism Huxley's novel pioneered the concept of a "soft tyranny" wherein citizens willingly participate in their own subjugation through engineered pleasure and commodified happiness-a prescient anticipation of late capitalism's emphasis on consumption as identity formation. The novel's enduring relevance stems from its philosophical engagement with fundamental questions regarding the tension between individual liberty and social stability the ethical implications of biotechnology and the psychological price of material prosperity achieved through emotional suppression. Chatto and Windus unknown books
1932Best.-Nr. 140946487New York: Doubleday Doran & Company Inc 1932. First American Edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. First American trade edition first printing. Bound in publisher's original brown cloth stamped in gilt with red topstain. Near Fine with oxidation to gilt at spine and light softening to ends light fading to cloth and light soiling to fore edge. Endsheets lightly offset. In a Near Fine unclipped dust jacket with spine fading light soiling and a 2" closed tear to the top of the front flap fold. A much nicer copy than normally encountered and scarce thus. The classic dystopian novel that posited a nearly omnipotent totalitarian state essentially built from the ground up rather than the top-down dictatorship of George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four. Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc unknown books
1932Best.-Nr. 140946546London: Chatto & Windus 1932. First Edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition first printing. Bound in publisher's blue cloth with spine lettered in gilt. Near Fine with slight fading to the spine and light wear to tips. Textblock edge lightly dust-soiled contents toned and several preliminary sheets slightly soiled. In a Near Fine unclipped dust jacket toning to spine with chipping at ends and corners with a short split started at the bottom of the front spine joint. A great copy of this dystopian classic. Chatto & Windus unknown books
1932Best.-Nr. 09670New York: Doubleday Doran and Co. Inc 1932. First American Edition. Very Good. octavo 311 pages; publisher's brown cloth spine printed in gilt gilt octagonal device on front panel. Cream colored end papers top edges stained red. First edition stated. Gilt on spine slightly oxidized; internally clean and bright with no markings of any kind. Mild crease on rear panel; altogether a very good copy. No dust jacket. Doubleday, Doran and Co., Inc hardcover books
1932Best.-Nr. 140946918London: Chatto & Windus 1932. First Edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition first printing. Bound in publisher's blue cloth with spine lettered in gilt. Near Fine with significant lean to binding and light fading to spine foxing to text block edges and slight perfume odor. In a Near Fine unclipped dust jacket with toning to spine light edge wear and foxing. A striking copy of the dystopian classic. Chatto & Windus unknown books
1932Best.-Nr. 565426London: Chatto & Windus 1932. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Fine in especially bright and very near fine dust jacket with small chips at the spine ends and a tiny and seamless internal repair of a miniscule tear. Housed in a custom blue cloth clamshell case with gray morocco gilt spine label. A nice copy of Huxley's masterpiece a bleak and despairing vision of future society. Increasingly rare in collector's condition. A much fresher than usual example. Connolly 100. Chatto & Windus hardcover books
1932Best.-Nr. 140945945London: Chatto & Windus 1932. First Edition. First edition first printing. vi 306 1 pp. Bound in publisher's blue cloth with spine lettered in gilt blue topstain. Near Fine with typical slight toning to spine bookplate on paste down in a Very Good unsophisticated dust jacket light pink staining to front panel title lettering spine panel toned slightly chipped extremities with a triangular chip to the fore edge of the rear panel unclipped 7s 6d. The first British trade edition of the classic dystopian novel that posited a nearly omnipotent totalitarian state essentially built from the ground up rather than the top-down dictatorship of 1984. Perennially relevant. As Helmholtz Watson says in the book "Words can be like X-rays if you use them properly - they'll go through anything. You read and you're pierced.". Chatto & Windus unknown books
1932Best.-Nr. 140946254New York: Doubleday Doran & Company Inc 1932. First American Edition. Very Good/Very Good. First American trade edition after the printing of 250 de luxe copies first printing. Bound in publisher's original brown cloth stamped in gilt with red topstain. Very Good with slight lean to binding rubbing to gilt lettering at spine bumped top right corner; light offsetting to endsheets. Front free endpaper top corner clipped; musty odor to contents. In a Very Good slightly tattered unclipped dust jacket with moderate toning light toning and patchy loss of color to spine and panels foxing. Interior tear to top of front panel near spine and other trivial tears to edges. The classic dystopian novel that posited a nearly omnipotent totalitarian state essentially built from the ground up rather than the top-down dictatorship of 1984. Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc unknown books
1978Best.-Nr. 195560Norwalk Connecticut: The Easton Press 1978. Hardcover. Like New light wear to leather boards edges & corners. dark green-black leather boards w/ decorative gilt printing; four raised bands w/ five decorative gilt comparments. silken pastedowns & endpapers. 237 pgs. all edges gilt. Appears to a lightly handled and read copy. Illustrations by Mara McAfee. The Easton Press hardcover books
1932Best.-Nr. 140941273New York: Doubleday Doran & Company Inc 1932. First American Edition. Near Fine/Very Good. First American edition first printing. Bound in publisher's original brown cloth stamped in gilt with red topstain. Near Fine with light sunning to spine and edges pages toned. In a Very Good unclipped dust jacket edge-worn and with several masking tape reinforcements to the verso. The classic dystopian novel that posited a nearly omnipotent totalitarian state essentially built from the ground up rather than the top-down dictatorship of 1984. Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc unknown books
1932Best.-Nr. 04995BRAVE NEW WORLD Doubleday Doran 1932 first American edition spine and margins of covers lightened else a tight vg copy in a near vg dust-wrapper with some light wear and tear and chipping mostly to the base of the dust-wrapper spine and adjoining section of the rear dust-wrapper panel. Strangely much less common than its' British counterpart. Doubleday, Doran unknown books
