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1945HUXLEYAL007154Chatto & Windus London. 1945. First edition. Octavo. pp iv 305. Bound by Zaehnsdorf in three quarter brown morocco with raised bands gilt decorated spine cloth sides top edge gilt marbled endpapers. Fine. Chatto & Windus, London. hardcover
18659131883Eyre and Spottiswoode 1865. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Re-bound by library. 8vo green cloth binding gilt lettering on backstrip title page has tears red speckled page edges shelfwear pages clean text clear Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item700grams ISBN: Eyre and Spottiswoode hardcover
1877A44287London: J.& A. Churchill 1877. viii 698 2 - publisher's ads 158 text figs. . HB. Sm. 8vo orig. brown cloth minor wear tear to spine neatly repaired and reinforced to reverse of backstrip. Short marginal tear to foot of one page. Vg. First edition. This volume is a companion to Huxley's <i>Manual of the Anatomy of Vertebrated Animals</i> 1871 both of which were intended as a treatise on comparative anatomy for students.Freeman 1865. J.& A. Churchill hardcover
19391001N27London: Readers Union; Max Parrish 1939-1961. Cloth. Good/Very Good. 9" by 6.5". Various. Two smart works on the Middle East one based upon personal experiences when working in the British foreign office and the other a travel account from a fascinated scientist. Orientations and From an Antique Land two smart works on the Middle East written by British foreign office notable Ronald Storrs and evolutionary biologist and first president of the Humanists Association Julian Huxley. Published in 1939 and 1961 respectively first published in 1937 and 1954.In the publisher's original paper boards Orientations and original cloth in the original unclipped dust wrapper Antique. Antique contains all eleven monochrome plates and nine colour plates while Orientations contains all eight plates. Collated complete.- Orientations: Storrs shares his great experience across the region while working in the foreign office serving as Oriental Secretary in Cairo the Governor of Cyprus and the Military Governor of Jerusalem during the first half of the twentieth century.This Readers edition was originally not sold to the public and would have been published with commentaries in the Readers Union magazine of the same year. Readers Union 1939. - From an Antique Land: While best known as a scientist this study on the Middle East was inspired by his visits and personal fascination with the region its history. Huxley uses his acute observation to decipher conclusions about the region and its relation with modernity. Max Parrish seventh impression 1961. In the publisher's original paper boards Orientations and original cloth in the original unclipped dust wrapper Antique. Externally Antique is very smart with minimal marks. Loose rear joint to Orientations with a small chip to head of spine. Fading to the spine of Orientations and lighter to the extremities. Light knock to the head of Antique spine slight bumping to tail of spine and to extremities of Orientations. Antique dust wrapper is generally bright and clean with slight signs of edgewear mostly to the head and tail of wrapper spine and to extremities signs of browning to rear wrapper with the small odd spot to rear wrapper joint and slight fading to wrapper spine. End papers are bright and clean with minor browning to free end papers of Orientations. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with minor age toning. Good Readers Union; Max Parrish hardcover
1894788R88London & New York: Macmillan & Co. 1894-1901. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 7.5" by 5.5". None. Five volumes of an originally nine volume set of Thomas Huxley's collected scientific essays. Five volumes being: 'Man's Place in Nature' 'Hume with Helps to the Study of Berkeley' 'Method and Results' 'Science and Hebrew Tradition' and 'Science and Education'. This is volumes I III IV VI and VII of what was originally a nine volume set.Written by Thomas Henry Huxley an English biologist specialising in comparative anatomy and strong advocate of Darwin's theory of evolution. The grandfather of Aldous and Julian Huxley he also coined the term 'agnosticism'. Huxley was an important anatomist and his contributions to the field are often overshadowed by his sometimes outspoken debates on Darwinism.With a blind stamp denoting presentation copies to the title page of 'Hume with Helps to the Study of Berkeley' and 'Man's Place in Nature'.A smart collection of the important scientific essays by Huxley. In the publisher's original full cloth binding. Externally very smart with just a little wear to the head and tails of the spines. Contemporary ownership inscription to the front endpaper of volume I. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Numerous pages are unopened to the top edge. Very Good Indeed Macmillan & Co. hardcover
1934986R32London: Chatto and Windus; Penguin 1934-1952. Cloth. Very Good/Good. 7.5" by 4.5". None. A very good set of two early edition dystopian literary landmarks both in the publishers' original binding. A set of early editions of Brave New World and Animal Farm the former with the original unclipped dust wrapper.This set is comprised of:The sixth impression first Phoenix Library issue of Brave New World in the original unclipped dust wrapper from 1934. The first Penguin Edition reprint of Animal Farm in the original paper wraps from 1952. Both works contains pages of original publisher's advertisements to the rear: fifteen in Brave New World; seven in Animal Farm.There is an ink inscription to the top of the front cover of Animal Farm. In the publisher's original cloth and paper wraps Brave New World with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally generally smart with shelf wear to the extremities. Age toning and spotting to Animal Farm with shelf wear to extremities and joints. Chip to spine head and spine tail cracked at the joint AF. Marks to boards AF. Dust wrapper is sound. Closed tears and chipping to extremities. Loss to top of front and rear wrap and middle and tail of spine. Wrap is age toned with spotting to rear and reverse of wrap. Internally firmly bound. Pages marginally age toned BNW and fully AF with spotting to Animal Farm heaviest to the first and last few. Both works contains pages of original publisher's advertisements to the rear: fifteen in Brave New World; seven in Animal Farm. Very Good Chatto and Windus; Penguin hardcover
1869141504London: John Churchill & Sons 1869. Hardcover. Near fine. First Edition. 8147 40 pp. Octavo. Original dark purple blind stamped cloth. Gilt title on spine. Coated brown endpapers. 47 figures in text. Paper slightly browned but overall a very attractive copy. First Edition under this title of "the substance of six lectures in the first part of the lectures on Elementary Comparative Anatomy 1864 Uncommon in nice condition 1869 John Churchill & Sons hardcover
1964623447Cambridge Massachusetts: The Psychedelic Review 1964. Softcover. Very Good. Vol. I No. 3. Edited by Paul A. Lee and Ralph Metzner. Octavo. 261-370pp. Illustrated. Owner name of a noted American psychologist on the contents page. Spine toned small "P" written on cover and a bit of light tanning and wear very good or better. Aldous Huxley Memorial Issue with remembrances by Alan Watts Timothy Leary Gerald Heard and Huston Smith. Also prints a seven-page excerpt from Charles Olson's Maximum Poems "The Religious Experience: Its Product and Interpretation" by Timothy Leary and an article on the hallucinogens of Mexico by R. Gordon Wasson. The Psychedelic Review unknown
1923000308London: Chatto and Windus 1923. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 7.75x5.5. A fine copy smooth clean and tight in a VG jacket 7s6d net. with faded spine and tape repairs to verso and one repair on the outside of the cover at spine bottom. Ffe tanned on other side of where bookmark may have been. Frayed edges as published and top of text block retains yellow stain. Bound into copy on page 328 is a 1 1/2" x 1 1/2" bound in title stating Antic Hay by Aldous Huxley. A very nice copy despite flaws to wrapper of this famous witty and devastating novel. Quite scarce in jacket. Antic hay is a comic novel which takes place in London and depicts the aimless or self-absorbed cultural elite in the sad and turbulent times following the end of WWI. <br/> <br/> Chatto and Windus hardcover
B19734-FChatto and Windus. Collectible - Good. 1923 assumed 1st NAP orange cloth spine ends and corners bumped foxing to eps interior is clean and sound dust jacket is darkened edgeworn torn and chipped. Chatto and Windus hardcover
193055454New York: The Fountain Press 1930. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 23.5 x 15.5 cm. Octavo. 320 pages. Limited to 842 copies SIGNED by the author Aldous Huxley on the half-title this being copy 77. Bound in black boards. Previous owner's bookplate for Hugo Friedhofer inside front cover. 1 cm gouge to the spine as well as some edge wear to the spine. The Fountain Press hardcover
192125481Nicholas Brown 1921. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. Dust Jacket chipped torn. Uncommon . Dust jacket in mylar guard. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Literature & Literary; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 25481. . Nicholas Brown hardcover
1949146156London: Chatto & Windus 1949. First English edition of this cautionary tale and satire. Small octavo original cloth top edge blue. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Aldous Leonard Huxley was an English writer philosopher and notable pacifist widely known for his recording of psychedelic experience 'The Doors of Perception' and his dystopian narrative 'Brave New World.' He published 'Ape and Excess' in 1948 a satire of the rise of large-scale warfare and warmongering in the 20th century. An excellent commentary of progress and nationalism the novel presents a pessimistic view of the politics of mutually assured destruction through the surreal imagery of humans apes who as a whole are certain to kill themselves. Chatto & Windus hardcover
2013108701London:: Folio Society. As New. 2013. Hardcover. Introduction by Ursula K. Le Guin. As new in like slipcase. Still in original shrinkwrap. . Folio Society, hardcover
1930498877London: Chatto & Windus 1930. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Light foxing on preliminary pages else a fine copy in near fine dust jacket. Chatto & Windus hardcover
193161293London: Chatto & Windus 1931. First Trade Edition. First Impression. Octavo 19.25cm; blue cloth with titles stamped in gilt on spine; blue-grey topstain; dustjacket; vi2693pp. Crown gently nudged upper corners bumped though still sharp with a pictorial bookplate to front pastedown; contents fresh; Near Fine. Dustjacket is unclipped pricd 7s.6d. net spine-sunned and lightly edgeworn with some corresponding wrinkling to upper corners and a tiny puncture to rear joint; Very Good. Collection of 25 essays. BROMER A28.2. Chatto & Windus unknown
192875689Garden 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
1942520<p><strong>Publisher s cloth Octavo 273 pages. First U.S. edition first printing preceding the London edition by a year. A clean and bright fine copy with a small vintage bookstore sticker to the rear pastedown in a near fine dust-wrapper with a few small edge tears and some very minor wear. These American Harper dust-wrappers from this period are notoriously prone to wear and rarely surface in presentable condition.</strong></p> Harper & Brothers Publishers hardcover
195210677London: Chatto & Windus 1952. First Edition. 8vo with original dust jacket 376 pp. Very good with foxing and toning to pages discoloration to covers offsetting to endpapers foxing to rear of jacket chipping to jacket corners and spine ends horizontal tear through jacket at upper spine. Chatto & Windus unknown
1992040871London: Macmillan Press Limited; New YOrk Stockton Press 1992. 4 vols. lviii 815; vii 747; vii 790; vii 888p. b/w illus. original brown cloth quarto format. Macmillan Press Limited; New YOrk, Stockton Press unknown
20108Methuen & Co. Ltd. Good with no dust jacket. 1937. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 1131330641 . Blue cloth cover is lightly scuffed caps are rubbed corners are bumped and rubbed but cover is in good condition. Boards and spine are straight. Binding is tight. DJ flaps adhered to paste downs and residue from removed item on front paste down. Pages are in good condition. ; 278 pages . Methuen & Co. , Ltd hardcover
19411278<p>London: Chatto & Windus 1941. First edition. <br /><br /><strong>SIR JULIAN HUXLEY'S THOUGHTS ON THE RESPONSE OF DEMOCRACIES TO THE THREATS OF WAR IN THIS CASE BRITAIN AND WWII--SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR.</strong> <br /><br />Slim hardcover 7 1/2 inches tall blue cloth binding inscribed front free endpaper "Mary Welsh/ from Julian Huxley/ Aug 1941" 126 pp. Light browning to cover edges very good in custom archival mylar cover. <strong>CONTENTS</strong>: I. THE UNIFYING EFFECT OF WAR; II. THE .BRITISH BRAND OF DEMOCRACY; III. THE BRITISH SOCIAL SERVICES; IV. SOCIAL SERVICE AND DEMOCRACY; V. SOCIAL STANDARDS; VI. HEALTH IN A DEMOCRATIC BRITAIN; VII. THE DEMOCRATIZATION OF EDUCATION; VIII. PLANNING AND DEMOCRACY; THE DEVELOPMENT OF BACKWARD AREAS; X. DEMOCRACY BETWEEN NATIONS; XI DISINTEGRATION AND REINTEGRATION; XII. THE NEW DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY. FROM THE FOREWORD: "Dr. Huxley marshals before us the very considerable contributions to the progress of civilization which democracy has recently made and is now making in this country. The array is both formidable and inspiring The instances given spread over the whole field of human endeavour and are of a kind and extent to go far towards correcting our national tendency to self-depreciation." <br /><br /><strong>SIR JULIAN HUXLEY</strong> 1887 – 1975 was a British evolutionary biologist eugenicist and internationalist. He was the first Director of UNESCO a founding member of the World Wildlife Fund and the first President of the British Humanist Association. In 1941 the year Democracy Marches was published Huxley was invited to the United States on a lecturing tour and generated some controversy by saying that he thought the United States should join World War II: a few weeks later came the attack on Pearl Harbor.</p> Chatto & Windus hardcover
1918006637London: John Murray 1918. Small bookplate on each front pastedown. Second Printing. Original Cloth. Very Good. John Murray Hardcover
1880141La revista de cubaperiodico quincenal de cienciasderecholiteratura y bellas artes.fue una revista publicada en el siglo XIXy tuvo como director a jose antonio cortina.en ella colaboraron los mas destacados escritorespoetas y periodistas cubanos del siglo XIXcomo enrique jose varonaantonio bachiller y moralesrosa krugeremilio blanchetantonio sellennicolas herediavidal morales y moralesantonio lopez prietoanselmo suarez y romeroy otros destacados escritoresla revista esta encuadernada.y en buen estadoes la primera edicionoriginaldel ano 1880. imprenta militar de la viuda de soler hardcover
1914335195London: Smith Elder & Co 1914. hardcover. very good. PONTING Herbert G. 2 volumes. Photogravure frontispieces nearly 300 varied and detailed illustrations and maps 18 of the former being color plates. Tall thick 8vo navy cloth with gilt lettering top edges gilt uncut edges. Bookworm damage to paste-downs and first few and last few pages of both volumes. Rubbing to edges of covers bumping to forecorners. Tiny spots of soiling to covers and spines. Ownership signatures to paste-downs of both volumes. London: Smith Elder & Co. 1914. Overall a solid copy about very good.<br/> <br/> Smith, Elder & Co unknown