Brave New World Vintage by Huxley Aldous, First Edition (1 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Thus. First impression of the Vintage Classics edition, with the full number string: 2 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3 1 on the printer's page. This edition has a new Introduction by Yuval Noah Harari. ***Near fine in blue cloth-covered boards, with copper titles to the spine. The boards are clean and unmarked. No creases or bumps - just slight rubbing to the tail of the spine. Corners sharp. Page block edges clean. No reading lean. Binding straight. Spine tight. ***In a near fine dustwrapper, which has not been price-clipped, retaining the original publisher's printed price of £16.99. The dustwrapper is complete and unblemished. No chips, creases or tears. No fading. Dustwrapper bright. ***222mm x 145mm. 229 pages plus a one-page publisher's advert. ***'Far in the future, the world controllers have created the ideal society. Through genetic engineering, brainwashing and recreational sex and drugs, all its members are happy consumers. Bernard Marx seems alone in feeling discontent, harbouring an ill-defined longing to break free. A visit to one of the few remaining Savage Reservations, where the old, imperfect life still continues, may be the cure for his distress --- ***Huxley's ingenious fantasy of the future sheds a blazing light on the present and is considered to be his most enduring masterpiece. With an Introduction by Yuval Noah Harari.' (Quote taken from the front flap of the dustwrapper). ***A nice hardcover re-issue of Aldous Huxley's famous Dystopian novel. This new edition is quite hard to come by in hardcover. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc.