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Huxley, Aldous BRAVE NEW WORLD REVISITED New york Harper & Brothers 1958 1st Edition; 1st Printing Hardcover Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket; Spine ends & corners of book covers have a bit of light bumping and rubbing. Black paper covered boards have a green cloth spine with black lettering. Text pages are clean & bright. Previous owner's inked name (very neatly ) on front pastedown at top edge. There is an indentation in the shape of a paper clip (without the rust that sometimes goes with ) to the first four pages starting with the front endpaper. Spine ends & corners of dust jacket have a bit of light bumping & rubbing. Dust jacket has some ground - in dirt, edge wear, nicking and one edge worn tear to bottom front edge by spine joint (approximately one inch in length). There is some beginning rubbing to spine joints and rear cover has several small, but noticeable spots of ground - in dirt. Overall, a very good copy. "Today the science of thought control has raced far beyond the dreams of Hitler or Stalin. Methods for destroying individual freedom are being rapidly developed, and the pressures to adopt them are becoming increasingly powerful. Now, in one of the most important, fascinating and frightening books of his career, Aldous Huxley scrutinizes these and other threats to humanity and demonstrates why we will find it virtually impossible to resist them." ; S. Howlett-West Books is committed to offering the most dedicated and courteous book buying experience possible; please let us know how we can best help you with your purchase. Photos available upon request. Our highest grade is FINE. All books carefully packed & dust jackets are covered with clear plastic (archival) protectors.
Huxley, Aldous TWO OR THREE GRACES And Other Stories New York George H. Doran Company 1926 1st American Edition; 1st Edition Hardcover Very Good with no dust jacket; Spine ends & corners of book covers have a bit of light bumping and rubbing. Green cloth covered boards have a pastedown title to spine of book. Spine of book has a light slant and there is a bit of light dirt to covers of book. Title pastedown has a bit of light edge wear and nicking. Rear cover of book has one small spot towards bottom edge. Text pages clean & bright. Previous owner's name inked neatly on front endpaper. Overall, a very good copy. Includes the short works: Two or Three Graces, Half-Holiday, The Monocle, and, Fairy Godmother. --The word -bore- is of doubtful etymology. Some authorities derive it from the verb meaning to pierce. A bore is a person who drills a hole in your spirit, who tunnels relentlessly through your patience, through all the crusts of voluntary deafness, inattention, rudeness, which you vainly interpose -- through and through till he pierces to the very quick of your being--. ; S. Howlett-West Books is committed to offering the most dedicated and courteous book buying experience possible; please let us know how we can best help you with your purchase. Photos available upon request. Our highest grade is FINE. All books carefully packed & dust jackets are covered with clear plastic (archival) protectors.
