LOT Old Heritage Auctions  /  2008 Feb Grand Format Book & Manuscript #682  / 

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Aldous Huxley. Brave New World

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:3,000.00 USD Estimated At:6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD
Aldous Huxley. Brave New World
<B>Aldous Huxley. </B></I><B><I>Brave New World</B></I></B></I><B>.</B></I> London: Chatto & Windus, 1932.<BR><BR>First edition, limited to 324 numbered copies of which 314 were for sale, signed by the author on a special limitation page bound in front. Octavo. 306 pages.<BR><BR>Original light yellow buckram over beveled boards with titles in gilt on a blue morocco spine label. Top edge gilt. Pages untrimmed. Minor shelf wear along the top and bottom edges with just a hint of toning to the same areas. Small area of tarnishing at the front of the gilt top edge. A handsome copy in fine condition. Offered in a full clamshell case in black cloth with titles in gilt on a black morocco spine label. <BR><BR>Huxley's classic novel is set in London in the year 2540. The story foretells of developments in reproductive technology, biological engineering, and sleep-learning, in short, many of the issues that are topical in our present society. The example on offer would be a keystone volume in any serious library. <I>From the Robert and Diane Yaspan Collection.</B></I><BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Books & Catalogs (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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