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1923119728London: Chatto & Windus 1923. First edition of this classic novel. Octavo original cloth. Presentation copy inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper "For James Murphy thirty years later Aldous Huxley 1954." Fine in a very good dust jacket with light rubbing and wear. Uncommon signed and inscribed. London life just after World War I devoid of values and moving headlong into chaos at breakneck speed - Aldous Huxley's Antic Hay like Hemingway's The Sun Also Rises portrays a world of lost souls madly pursuing both pleasure and meaning. Fake artists third-rate poets pompous critics pseudo-scientists con-men bewildered romantics cock-eyed futurists - all inhabit this world spinning out of control as wildly comic as it is disturbingly accurate. In a style that ranges from the lyrical to the absurd and with characters whose identities shift and change as often as their names and appearances Huxley has here invented a novel that bristles with life and energy what the New York Times called "a delirium of sense enjoyment!" Chatto & Windus hardcover books
1923HUXLEYAL000690Chatto & Windus London. 1923. First edition. Octavo. pp iv 328. Spare title-label at rear.Free endpapers partially tanned. Tail of spine slightly pushed. Near fine in very good slightly nicked and rubbed dustwrapper darkened at the spine and with a chip at head of spine. Chatto & Windus, London. unknown
231508Middlesex 1948-55. 254; 174; 320; 219; 250; 382; 133 s. Orig. omsl. Omslagenes hjørner med et enkelte små bretter. Antic Hays omslags øvre og nedre del av ryggen med et par små rifter samt tittelbl. med en fuktskjold etter et fjernet ex libris. Music at Night med et samtidig ex libris Kristian Smidt nederst på tittelbl. Those Barren Leaves nedre del av ryggen med et par små rifter. De øvrige med Kristian Smidts navnetrekk -55 øverst på smuss- eller tittelbl. Enkelte anmerkninger i teksten kan forekomme. Syv bøker. . unknown
1923119728London: Chatto & Windus 1923. First edition of this classic novel. Octavo original cloth. Presentation copy inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper "For James Murphy thirty years later Aldous Huxley 1954." Fine in a very good dust jacket with light rubbing and wear. Uncommon signed and inscribed. London life just after World War I devoid of values and moving headlong into chaos at breakneck speed - Aldous Huxley's Antic Hay like Hemingway's The Sun Also Rises portrays a world of lost souls madly pursuing both pleasure and meaning. Fake artists third-rate poets pompous critics pseudo-scientists con-men bewildered romantics cock-eyed futurists - all inhabit this world spinning out of control as wildly comic as it is disturbingly accurate. In a style that ranges from the lyrical to the absurd and with characters whose identities shift and change as often as their names and appearances Huxley has here invented a novel that bristles with life and energy what the New York Times called "a delirium of sense enjoyment! Chatto & Windus hardcover
2120London: Chatto & Windus 1923. Hardcover. Good. Octavo. 328pp. First edition. Yellow cloth. Dustwrapper missing a piece at the foot of the spine and another on the back cover tears along front hinge. <br/> <br/> London: Chatto & Windus, 1923. hardcover
241 p. Paper beginning to brown but not brittle. 175mm. Softbound. Covers rubbed, worn and slightly soiled. Bantam Books paperback. Second printing. Aldous Leonard Huxley (1894-1963) was an English writer and one of the most prominent members of the famous Huxley family. He spent the later part of his life in the United States, living in Los Angeles from 1937 until his death. LIT BX 7
1948RO60154085Penguin Books. 1948. In-12. Broché. Etat d'usage, Couv. défraîchie, Coiffe en pied abîmée, Papier jauni. 254 pages. Texte en anglais. Rousseurs. Un ex-dono à l'encre sur la page de faux titre.. . . . Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon
1441766987.GaudioCD. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. unknown
1948184New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers 1948. First printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. <p dir="ltr">A Very Good clean and unmarked book block and case. Good jacket heavily worn and scuffed though missing very little paper. Stated first edition. 205 pages. 6†x 8.25â€.<br /> <br /> Ape and Essence 1948 is a post-nuclear war dystopian novel by Aldous Huxley 1894–1963. The violent self-destructive nature of man is the basic premise guiding the satire.<br /> <br /> </p> . Harper & Brothers Publishers hardcover
1948139018New York: Harper & Brothers 1948. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good in a Very Good dust jacket. Few small open tears. Harper & Brothers hardcover
2008Q-0099477785Random House UK 2008-01-01. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Random House UK paperback
1948557664New York: Harper & Brothers 1948. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First American edition. Offsetting on front endpapers light foxing on page edges else near fine in a near fine dust jacket with tiny nicks on spine ends. Harper & Brothers hardcover
1949054861London: Chatto & Windus 1949. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good Plus. 8vo. FIRST EDITION. LONDON : 1949. Hardback. Black cloth; gilt lettered onto a blue panel to spine. Bottom-edge untrimmed as issued. Bright tight and clean. No owner name or internal markings. Minor wear only. VERY GOOD. v 153 pages.Will be well-packed for posting/shipping. 8vo. Rosley Books for Antiquarian books Cumberland Everyman Inklings Literature Rarities Theology and History. <br/> <br/> Chatto & Windus 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
194876889New York. 1948. 8vo. Originalbind med smussomslag. 205 s. Harper & Brothers Publishers. Engelsk. <br/><br/><em>Smussomslaget med små slitasjer ellers et meget pent eksemplar. </em> unknown
0006547400.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1992Q-0929587782Ivan R. Dee 1992-08-01. Paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Ivan R. Dee paperback
194815883APE AND ESSENCE Harpers 1948 first edition just about fine in vg/near fine dust-wrapper Harpers unknown
194829339New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers 1948. First edition. A fine copy in a very good to nearly fine dust jacket with moderate shelf wear along the upper and lower edges with two tiny closed tears. 29339. Octavo pp. 1-6 1-205 206: blank 207: colophon 208-210: blank note: last leaf is a blank publisher's blue cloth Harper's device stamped in light blue on front panel spine panel stamped in light blue and gold fore-edge untrimmed. "After a comprehensive atomic bomb catastrophe man undergoes biological changes. Love is extinct only collective seasonal sexual intercourse remains. The place of traditional religion has been taken by a hysterical worship of Belial the god of evil." - Gerber Utopian Fantasy 1973 pp. 156-57. ". scalpel-like satirical account of twentieth-century humans' failure to understand their nature. Lesser writers would not handle this scenario and theme intelligently until the 1960's." - Anatomy of Wonder 1995 3-97. "Bleak and timely." - Pringle The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction p. 17. Reference: Anatomy of Wonder 2004 II-557. Sargent British and American Utopian Literature 1516-1985 p. 235. Survey of Science Fiction Literature I pp. 78-83. Baird and Greenwood An Annotated Bibliography of California Fiction 1664-1970 1274. Harper & Brothers Publishers unknown
194863052New York: Harper & Brothers 1948. First American Edition. Hardcover. Very good. 205 pp. Octavo. 21 cm. Navy blue cloth over boards with light blue stamped author initials on front board and blue and gilt stamped decorations and title on spine. Deckled edges. Pages slightly sunned. With original dust jacket which is in very good condition with some tearing and subtle creasing to fore edges. Some mild wear to corners and head/tail of spine. Previous owner's name penned in black on front free end paper. Known for its interesting plot structure divided into a frame narrative: readers are introduced to two writers: a novelist and screenwriter. We are then immersed ine fictional work they resurrect together which is set in a dystopic universe Huxley is famous for painting. Using a setting after mass nuclear destruction and "World War Three" a post apolocalyptic society emerges which engages in annual orgies and ritualistic murder of babies with cancerous effects from radiation. Its iconic vignettes of baboons performing 20th century human daily tasks add an extra layer of haunting thrill. Harper & Brothers hardcover
0701107863.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1948291A later novel by the great satirist author of A Brave New World. About fine in blue buckram boards with gold gilt on the spine intact; the p/c gold dw has some minor chipping and is lightly rubbed but is in much nicer condition than normally encountered. Harper & Bros. hardcover
1948005617Harper & Brothers . DJ in archival cover chips edge ware. $2.50 on the flap. Stated first edition "FX" code. . Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1948. Harper & Brothers hardcover
194905001APE AND ESSENCE Chatto & Windus 1949 first British edition just about fine in vg/near fine dust-wrapper with some minor chipping at head of the dust-wrapper spine and slight dust soiling to the rear dust-wrapper panel. Chatto & Windus unknown
19481000249New York: Harper `1948 First edition. Cloth. Octavo. Fine in very good dust jacket with some light edgewear and one small tear at top of front cover. Jacket is bright and unprice-clipped. Laid in is a post card/order form from the Gotham Book Mart soliciting orders for this book: "Be sure of a first edition copy of Ape and Essence. Return this order card today. Harper, hardcover
