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1975Best.-Nr. 1217953Celestial Arts 1975. paperback. Used-Very Good/N/A. Celestial Arts paperback
1969Best.-Nr. 116295London: Chatto & Windus 1969. Cloth/dust jacket Octavo. Hardcover. Good/good. blue cloth gilt lettering dust jacket unclipped 330 pp first edition dj worn torn and chipped on the edges. Chatto & Windus hardcover
1969Best.-Nr. SBBIH-M5NOVHVUKCOCChatto & Windus 1969. hardcover. Good. Our good condition books are generally good for reading but not for gifting or collecting. They could have imperfections such as creasing fanning inscriptions margin notes yellowing staining on edge or cover or pages bumps scuffs etc etc sometimes multiple of these. It's a wide category that encompasses anything that isn't almost-new down to anything that is slightly better than poor. We would NOT recommend gifting Good books - these should be considered reading copies. Our books are dispatched from a Yorkshire former cotton mill. We list via barcode/ISBN so please note that the images are stock images and may not be the exact copy you receive furthermore the details about edition and year might not be accurate as many publishers reuse the same ISBN for multiple editions and as we simply scan a barcode or enter an ISBN we do not check the validity of the edition data when listing. If you're looking for an exact edition please don't order at least not without checking with us first although we don't always have time to check. We aim to dispatch prompty the service used will depend on order value and book size. We can ship to most countries see our shipping policies. Payment is via Abe only. Chatto & Windus hardcover
1969Best.-Nr. 908738UK: Chatto & Windus 1969. Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. no dustjacket. 1st edn. binding tight. Chatto & Windus Hardcover
1939Best.-Nr. 9032402New York: Oxford University Press 1939. 1st. Softcover. Very Good. Introduction by Huxley. Bound in publisher's original orange and black wrappers. Illustrated through with black and white reproductions. Minor wear to extremities wear to spine. 6 x 9 inches. 74 pages. Oxford University Press paperback books
1938Best.-Nr. 63527New York: Spanish Child Welfare Association 1938. First Trade Edition. Octavo 23cm; printed sheets rectos spiral bound into red and blue pictorial card wrappers; 34-711pp with 60 captioned illustrations. Light wear to cover extremities with a few of the faint inevitable stress creases to same and a small bump to crown; contents fresh; Near Fine. The first exhibition of children's drawings of the Spanish Civil War was held in 1937 in Valencia; it was organized by the Ministry of Education and included over 3000 drawings. Subsequently 118 of those drawings were selected for showing in England and the United States to raise funds for children's relief efforts in Spain. Of these the sixty best were selected for publication in the exhibition catalog for which Aldous Huxley agreed to write the introduction; the catalog went through three printings in 1938-1939 ref. Abraham Lincoln Brigade Archives online. A well-preserved copy of a notoriously wear-prone title. BROMER B54.1. 63527. Spanish Child Welfare Association unknown books
1938Best.-Nr. 63527New York: Spanish Child Welfare Association 1938. First Trade Edition. Octavo 23cm; printed sheets rectos spiral bound into red and blue pictorial card wrappers; 34-711pp with 60 captioned illustrations. Light wear to cover extremities with a few of the faint inevitable stress creases to same and a small bump to crown; contents fresh; Near Fine. The first exhibition of children's drawings of the Spanish Civil War was held in 1937 in Valencia; it was organized by the Ministry of Education and included over 3000 drawings. Subsequently 118 of those drawings were selected for showing in England and the United States to raise funds for children's relief efforts in Spain. Of these the sixty best were selected for publication in the exhibition catalog for which Aldous Huxley agreed to write the introduction; the catalog went through three printings in 1938-1939 ref. Abraham Lincoln Brigade Archives online. A well-preserved copy of a notoriously wear-prone title. BROMER B54.1. 63527. Spanish Child Welfare Association unknown
Best.-Nr. 0366664077.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1938Best.-Nr. 179852New York: Spanish Child Welfare Association of the American Friends Service Committee 1938. The elaborate bestiality of modern war First edition signed limited issue number 57 of 100 copies signed by Huxley. Created to raise money for the Quakers to distribute food in Spain the pioneering collection gathers 60 artworks produced by children during the Spanish Civil War. This copy retains the scarce donation form. An accompanying exhibition opened at the Lord & Taylor department store in New York City then travelled to museums in Boston and Worcester. By shining a light on the lives of children within Spain the project "was not just about denouncing the situation endured by these minors. They meant to open up a space where the latter could directly retell their own experiences" Fernández-Fontecha. This was one of the first times that "the image of children as innocent victims was visually developed within a war context" and contemporaneously to the conflict Fernández-Fontecha. Octavo. Captioned illustrations throughout. Original spiral-bound red card wrappers silver title label printed in blue on front cover. Rubbing to extremities nick to foot of front wrapper occasional offsetting from captions. A very good copy. Bromer B54.2. Leticia Fernández-Fontecha quoted in "Eighty years later book of children's drawings prefaced by Aldous Huxley sees the light in Spain" El País 16 July 2019. unknown
1938Best.-Nr. 12853New York: The Spanish Child Welfare Association of America 1938. Wraps. Octavo original red printed card covers with title and illustration in blue spiral bound 72 pp. Published for the American Friends Service Committee Quakers with profits going to children affected by the war. Contains 60 drawings by schoolchildren collected throughout Spain and from refugee colonies in France. A very good copy with inscription to front blank "May the loyalists win. In remembrance of the awful time I spent in insurgent territory 1936 New York City N.Y. January 8th-1938." pages toned with occasional spotting covers with wear along edges faint soiling to covers. The Spanish Child Welfare Association of America paperback
1939Best.-Nr. 9032402New York: Oxford University Press 1939. 1st. Softcover. Very Good. Introduction by Huxley. Bound in publisher's original orange and black wrappers. Illustrated through with black and white reproductions. Minor wear to extremities wear to spine. 6 x 9 inches. 74 pages. Oxford University Press paperback
Best.-Nr. MA09C-04470Spanish Child Welfare Association. Collectible - Good. NY: The Spanish Child Welfare Association of America for the American Friends Service Committee Quakers 1938. 1st edition Hanson R. Duval pp 134 contains all points such as: No space between paragraphs L. 18 parallel text and L. 56 incorrect text. Precedes limited edition. 8vo Spiral-bound. 71pp. B/W plates. Good book. Maroon crushed paper covers with silver label on front cover printed in blue. Text on rectos only. Moderate edgewear. Offsetting and slight dampstaining to the covers. Penciled markings to the title label page 43 and rear free endpaper. Penned notation to the upper right front cover. Pages age toned. Blue penciled 2.5 inch diagonal strike marl on page 56. In polypropylene bag. spanish civil war childrens art drawings history Inquire if you need further information. Spanish Child Welfare Association unknown
Best.-Nr. 1962508021.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1965Best.-Nr. 245248New York: Simon and Schuster 1965. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Tiny stain on title page owner stamp on topedge and bottom edge spine ends slightly worn very good. Other contributors include Rhys Davies Rumer Godden Elizabeth Janeway Joseph Wood Krutch Aubrey Menen Dom Moraes Alan Pryce-Jones and Santha Rama Rau. From House and Garden magazine. Uplifting short stories about everyday objects. Simon and Schuster hardcover books
1951Best.-Nr. 4001192241951 1951. Aldous Huxley: Themes et variations. Essais./ Nouvelle serie Plon 1951
19508vo., First Edition, on laid paper; red cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter chipped with minor loss (affecting lettering) at head and tail of backstrip. With the trade ticket of Rubin of Jannesburg on front paste-down.
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1950Best.-Nr. 207522London: Chatto & Windus 1950. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. 260 pages. A collection of seven essays by Huxley. A clean and tight near fine copy in red cloth boards and in a near fine dust jacket with a tear to the base of the front panel near the spine and some other light edge wear. A much nicer than usual copy. Chatto & Windus unknown books
1950Best.-Nr. 23653London: Chatto and Windus 1950. A first edition first printing published by Chatto and Windus in 1931. A very good copy without one neat name and date in like wrapper which is faded to the spine. Lightly nicked to the spine ends. Not clipped - some wear. Chatto and Windus unknown
1950Best.-Nr. 207522London: Chatto & Windus 1950. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. 260 pages. A collection of seven essays by Huxley. A clean and tight near fine copy in red cloth boards and in a near fine dust jacket with a tear to the base of the front panel near the spine and some other light edge wear. A much nicer than usual copy. Chatto & Windus unknown
1950Best.-Nr. COLLECTI005524ILONDON: CHATTO & WINDUS. F/VG. PUB 1950. FIRST EDITION. HARDCOVER. D.J. HAS A TWO INCH WIDE JAGGED PIECE MISSING AT THE TOP OF THE REARPANEL THAT IS 5/8" DEEP AT ITS MOST SEVERE POINT AND 1/8" AT ITS MOSTSHALLOW WITH ASSOCIATED SCALPING THAT VERY SLIGHTLY AFFECTS THE "T" IN"THEMES" AND SOME SCALPING AT THE BOTTOM OF THE REAR PANEL THAT DOES NOTAFFECT ANY OF THE BLURBS. D.J. HAS A SMALL BIT OF WEAR AT THE CORNERS ANDTHE ENDS OF THE MILDLY COLOR-FADED SPINE PANEL WITH A COUPLE OF SMALLNICKS ON THE FRONT SPINE EDGE AND A FEW TINY SCATTERED TEARS. DESPITEFLAWS A VERY NICE COPY WITH THE FRONT PANEL OF THE D.J. BRIGHT ANDUNBLEMISHED AND THE BOOK ITSELF VERY FINE AND FRESH. Keywords: BIOGRAPHY MAINE DE BIRAN ESSAYS INVISIBLE ABCDEF. CHATTO & WINDUS hardcover
1967Best.-Nr. 191308New York: William Morrow & Company 1967. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Illustrated with black and white plates. Very good with a slight offsetting from a piece of tape to the half title page spotting to the boards and bumped corners. William Morrow & Company hardcover books
1967Best.-Nr. 249143New York: William Morrow & Company 1967. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First edition. Illustrated with black and white photographs. Fine in a very good dust jacket with spine faded edges worn. William Morrow & Company hardcover books
19678vo., First Edition, with plates, maps in the text and large folding map at end; blue cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean, crisp copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter lightly rubbed at extremities. With the separately printed erratum slip mounted facing Foreword. Cross & Perkin A33a.
1967Best.-Nr. 139441William Morrow 1967. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First Edition First Printing. Not price-clipped $6.95 price intact. Published by William Morrow & Company 1967. Octavo. Red boards over yellow boards stamped in gold and white. Book is very good; clean with no writing or names. Sharp corners and spine straight. Binding tight and pages crisp. Black topstain. Dust jacket is very good with shelf wear nicks and tears. Several closed tears to top of spine. A very scarce copy of this historical account of Australia from acclaimed writer and journalist Elspeth Huxley. 432 pages. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Southampton New York. We Buy Books! Individual titles libraries collections. Message us if you have books to sell! William Morrow hardcover
