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London: Chatto & Windus, 1932. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Fine in especially bright and very near fine dust jacket with very 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 truly lovely 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.*.

London: Chatto & Windus, 1932. First edition. Fine/Fine. A Fine copy of the book in like dust jacket. The book has clearly been protected by it's jacket from day one with the spine bright and boards clean. Just trivial foxing to the closed page block. Dust jacket also Fine with only a slight toning to the spine panel, otherwise bright and very fresh. A few spots of foxing to the jacket as well, mostly visible from the verso. A defining moment in the genre of the dystopian novel, Brave New World considers the dangers that new technologies and mass modernization pose to the very core of humanness. Rather than depicting these developments as gateways to utopia, as writers such as H.G. Wells had done, Huxley foreshadowed how radically technology and psychological conditioning could limit individual rights ranging from sexuality and reproduction to creativity to love. A "nightmarish prognostication of a future in which humanity has been destroyed by science" (DNB). Fine in Fine dust jacket.

London: Chatto & Windus, 1932. First edition. Fine/Near Fine. Octavo. Original blue cloth, spine lettered in gilt, top-edge blue, bottom edge untrimmed. A Fine copy of the book in Near Fine jacket. Book spine just a trifle toned and rolled. Dust jacket price clipped and with a few small tears to the panels, but extremely fresh overall. Housed in a custom quarter-leather clamshell case. A defining moment in the genre of the dystopian novel, Brave New World considers the dangers that new technologies and mass modernization pose to the very core of humanness. Rather than depicting these developments as gateways to utopia, as writers such as H.G. Wells had done, Huxley foreshadowed how radically technology and psychological conditioning could limit individual rights ranging from sexuality and reproduction to creativity to love. A "nightmarish prognostication of a future in which humanity has been destroyed by science" (DNB). Bromer A29.3.I. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket.

London: Chatto & Windus, 1932. Signed limited first edition of Huxley's masterpiece. Octavo, original yellow cloth, gilt topstain as issued. One of a limited edition of 324 numbered copies signed by Aldous Huxley on the limitation page. In near fine condition with light toning. An exceptional example. Huxley wrote Brave New World in response to H.G. Wells’ Utopian novels of the early 20th century. Set in London in the year 2540, the novel anticipated future developments in psychological manipulation and reproductive technology which created a profound shift in the character of society. "A nightmarish prognostication of a future in which humanity has been destroyed by science… easily Huxley's most popular (and many good judges continue to think his best) novel" (DNB). "After the success of his first three novels, Huxley abandoned the fictional milieu of literary London and directed his satire toward an imagined future. He admitted that the original idea of Brave New World… Read More

London: Chatto & Windus, 1932. First edition of Huxley's masterpiece. Octavo, original blue cloth. Boldly signed by Aldous Huxley on a slip laid in. Near fine in a very good dust jacket with professional restoration. "A nightmarish prognostication of a future in which humanity has been destroyed by science… easily Huxley's most popular (and many good judges continue to think his best) novel" (DNB). "After the success of his first three novels, Huxley abandoned the fictional milieu of literary London and directed his satire toward an imagined future. He admitted that the original idea of Brave New World was to challenge H.G. Wells' Utopian vision… The novel also marks Huxley's increasing disenchantment with the world, which was to result in his leaving England for California in 1937 in search of a more spiritual life. The book was immediately successful" (Parker & Kermode, 161-62). Named by Modern Library as one of the 100 Greatest Novels of the twentieth… Read More

The First UK printing published by Chatto and Windus, London in 1932. The BOOK is in Very Good++ or better condition. Original blue boards with slight fading of the blue colouring to the spine. Gilt titling and decoration remain vibrant. Light pushing at the spine ends and a tiny bump to the lower rear corner. Neat 'Henry Sotheran' bookseller sticker to the lower front pastedown. Free from inscriptions. A hint of toning to the text-block and extreme page edges. The WRAPPER is complete and is in Very Good++ condition. It is correctly priced at '7s. 6d.net' to the front tower flap. A few rubbed areas to the upper spine end with a little loss, not involving the lettering. Some rubbing to the folds and corners and small losses at the upper corners. Light edgewear with a few nicks and small closed tears in places and a light horizontal scratch to the rear panel. Light toning to the spine. The wrapper artwork looks striking in the removable Brodart archival cover. A nightmarish prognostication of a future… Read More

London: Chatto & Windus, 1932. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Teal cloth, gilt, with slight bumps at the heel and foot of the spine. Wrapped in a pictorial dust jacket, soiled at top edge with a pinhole and soiling on the spine, tape on the back of the heel and foot and other tears similarly repaired. Overall a very good jacket with competent restoration. Clean interior. The American Library Association lists this dystopian title among its 100 most banned books, and it regularly makes lists of the best books of all time..

London: 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.".

London: Chatto & Windus, 1932. First Edition. Near Fine/Very Good. First edition, first printing. Bound in publisher's blue cloth with spine lettered in gilt. Near Fine with slight sunning to spine and light edge wear. Pages toned, with foxing to preliminary and terminal sheets. In a Very Good unclipped dust jacket with toning to spine, chipping and edge-tears, foxing to flaps and blindside. 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.

London: Chatto and Windus, 1932. Signed Limited First Edition. Very Good. First British edition, signed limited issue. Number 302 of a limited 324 copies signed by Aldous Huxley. Bound in publisher's original yellow cloth with blue morocco title label to spine lettered in gilt, top edge gilt and all others untrimmed. Very Good with cloth spine-toned and lightly dust-soiled, pages browned at rough-cut edges. A beautiful copy of the author's best-known work.

London: Chatto and Windus, 1932 First edition, first printing. Publisher's original blue boards with titles in gilt to spine, blue topstain; original dust jacket with wraparound globe illustration by Leslie Holland. Very good or better book, with light toning to spine, bright gilt to spine, light rubbing to spine ends, bottom corner of front board lightly bumped, gentle lean to spine, light offsetting to endpapers, and rust mark from paperclip to front free endpaper and front flyleaf; very good price-clipped dust jacket, with light toning to spine, light chipping to spine ends (minor loss to "BRAVE" lettering at head of spine), a few small closed tears to panel edges, light chipping to top right corner of front panel, light rubbing along fold lines of spine, a small closed tear to top of front flap, and light soiling to front flap. Overall, a handsome, internally clean, copy of Huxley's masterpiece. One of the classic 20th century dystopian novels, Brave New World tells the story… Read More

London: Chatto & Windus, 1932. First Edition, First Printing. First edition, first printing. Signed by Aldous Huxley on a professionally tipped in page from a signed limited edition, therefore the authenticity is guaranteed. Measures approximately 7.75" x 5.25" with 306 numbered pages. This book is in very good plus condition. Gilt lettering and design on spine still full and vivid. Mostly leather bound with marble on boards. Binding is tight and interior pages are clean. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books. Inventory # (O8-57).

New 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.

London: Chatto and Windus, 1932. . Signed, limited deluxe first edition, no.135 of 324 copies produced, 8vo., pp.(iv),306, publisher’s lightly bevelled yellow buckram with blue morocco title label to spine, gilt, untrimmed paper, t.e.g.; very light sunning to spine (gilt remains bright), light crease to head of spine, very slight foxing to fore-edges, internally fresh and fine, a very good copy indeed. Signed by Aldous Huxley.

Chatto & Windus, London., 1932. First edition. Octavo. 306 pages. One of the defining novels of the twentieth century, a dystopian vision which distils the fears arising from scientific advance, just as Orwell's 1984 did for those arising from the misuse of progressive political theory.A few small spots to fore-edge. Faint vertical crease to spine. Very good indeed in good dustwrapper with some rubbing to the edges, a 6 cm closed tear and a thumbnail sized chip to the tail of the spine affecting the publishers' names; repairs on the reverse. The fold of the front flap has been clumsily reinforced on the reverse. The colour of the dustwrapper is sharp and bright, making this a suitable candidate for the restorer's art.

London: Chatto & Windus, 1932. Signed limited first edition of Huxley's masterpiece. Octavo, original yellow cloth, gilt topstain as issued. One of a limited edition of 324 numbered copies signed by Aldous Huxley on the limitation page, this is number 8. In very good condition. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. Huxley wrote Brave New World in response to H.G. Wells’ Utopian novels of the early 20th century. Set in London in the year 2540, the novel anticipated future developments in psychological manipulation and reproductive technology which created a profound shift in the character of society. "A nightmarish prognostication of a future in which humanity has been destroyed by science… easily Huxley's most popular (and many good judges continue to think his best) novel" (DNB). "After the success of his first three novels, Huxley abandoned the fictional milieu of literary London and directed his satire toward an imagined future. He admitted that the original idea of Brave New… Read More

London: Chatto & Windus, 1932. First Edition, First Printing. First UK edition, first printing. Signed by Aldous Huxley on a professionally tipped in page from a signed limited edition, therefore the authenticity is guaranteed. Comes with a brand new facsimile (reproduction) dust jacket for protection and display. Measures approximately 7.75" x 5.25" with 306 numbered pages. This book is in very good plus condition.Gilt lettering and design on spine still bright and well preserved. Minor staining and surface wear to the boards. Minor foxing to interior pages. Largely set in a futuristic World State, whose citizens are environmentally engineered into an intelligence-based social hierarchy, the novel anticipates huge scientific advancements in reproductive technology, sleep-learning, psychological manipulation and classical conditioning that are combined to make a dystopian society which is challenged by the story's protagonist. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our… Read More

New York: Doubleday, Doran and Company, 1932. Signed Limited First Edition. First American edition, limited issue. Copy #165 of 250 signed by Aldous Huxley. [viii], 311pp. Bound in publisher's mauve paper covered boards stamped in gilt, with black spine cloth elaborately stamped in gilt, gilt topstain. Very Good with light stains to front and back boards, small bump to top edge. Lacking slipcase. 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.

New 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.

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1958. First Edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. First American edition, first printing. Signed by Aldous Huxley on the half-title page. Bound in publisher's original grey-blue boards over black spine cloth stamped in blue and gilt. Near Fine with boards slightly sunned through dust jacket and former owner bookplate to front free endpaper. In a Near Fine unclipped dust jacket with light wear, light soiling and light toning. A non-fiction work written nearly thirty years after the publication of Brave New World in which Huxley ponders whether the world had moved toward or away from his vision of the future from the 1930s.