Brave New World by Aldous Huxley (Over 2,700 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition, First Printing. A spectacular copy SIGNED by Huxley on a handwritten letter laid into the book. This ORIGINAL First Issue dustjacket is rich in color without the common fading or wear you see on most copies . The book is in fabulous shape and is bound in the publisher's blue cloth with minor wear to the edges. The pages are exceptionally clean with NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. A superb untouched copy SIGNED by the author. Signed by Author(s).

First edition, first impression, in an excellent example of the striking dust jacket, the blue colours remaining distinctly vivid. Huxley's enduring dystopian novel, which meditates on the negative consequences of unlimited happiness, turned him into the most famous British novelist of the inter-war period. Bleiler, Supernatural Fiction, p. 267; Bromer A29.3.1; Eschelbach & Shober 10; Locke, Spectrum of Fantasy, p. 120. Octavo. Original blue cloth, spine lettered in gilt, top edge blue, bottom edge untrimmed. With dust jacket. Housed in a dark blue quarter morocco solander box by the Chelsea Bindery. Spine with light fading and bumps to ends, internally fresh; jacket notably sharp and bright, notwithstanding a couple of spots and short closed tears, price-clipped: a near-fine copy in like jacket.

First edition. 8vo. Original blue cloth, spine lettered in gilt, dust jacket. London, Chatto & Windus. A truly remarkable example of one of the most important dystopian novels of the twentieth century, scarce in such wonderful condition. An exceptional copy, with only minor wear to the extremities of the jacket, tiny tear to the jacket upper panel, and very light age-toning to spine panel. A truly remarkable example, scarce in such wonderful condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition, First Printing A superb Near fine book with a stunning Fine/near fine vibrant original dust jacket. Named by Modern Library as one of the 100 Greatest Novels of the twentieth century. ?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?. The book is in beautiful condition with bright blue boards still retaining their original sheen, with bright unfaded gilt titles to spine. The boards have sharp corners and no edgewear, and one tiny edge bump. The binding is tight and square. The end papers and internal pages are clean, with NO owner names, NO inscriptions, NO bookstore stamps and NO bookplates. The internal pages are clean, bright and flat with some dots of foxing to the first few leaves and a few stray dots to the outer page block. Otherwise no stains, no marks, no writing, no handling marks, and no bent pages. Lovely book appearing as unread. Rough cut page edges as published. Please see detailed images. The scarce original dust jacket has benefited from very slight restoration to the outer spine tips by an expert paper conservator and as such presents as a near fine example. The Brave New World jacket is known to be extremely fragile, and usually in pieces, or has a lot of sunning (browning) to the spine, or the spine may be missing altogether. This jacket has strong vibrant colors with NO sunning to the spine, no rips, no chips, no edgewear, no stains, no fading, and no rubbing, but few dots of foxing to the inner flaps. An absolutely lovely bright, vibrant dust jacket presenting the book very well. The jacket is NOT price clipped, and has a stated price of 7s. 6d.net. Please see detailed images. 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). A very handsome fine/near fine example of this classic fragile book. ADDITIONAL IMAGES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. Please see our ABE store for other landmark Scifi listings.

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. Wellsâ 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 scienceâ ¦ 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 visionâ ¦ 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 century.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Beautiful clean book near fine, with a stunning near fine vibrant original dust jacket. ?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?. Named by Modern Library as one of the 100 Greatest Novels of the twentieth century. The book is in beautiful condition with bright blue boards still retaining their original sheen, with bright unfaded gilt titles to spine. The boards have sharp corners, one slightly pushed, and no edgewear. Slight toning to the boards and slight soft creases along the spine, and one very tiny 1mm ding to rear board. The binding is tight and square. The end papers and internal pages are clean, with NO owner names, NO inscriptions, NO bookstore stamps and NO bookplates. The internal pages are clean, bright and flat with no stains, no marks, no foxing, no writing, no handling marks, and no bent pages. Lovely book internally appearing as unread. Rough cut page edges as published. Please see detailed images. The scarce original dust jacket has benefited from very slight restoration by an expert paper conservator to the spine tips and as such presents as a near fine example. The Brave New World jacket is known to be extremely fragile, and usually in pieces. This jacket has strong vibrant colors with no rips, no chips, no edgewear, no stains but a touch of slight toning to the spine. An absolutely lovely jacket presenting the book very well. The jacket is NOT price clipped and has a stated price of 7s. 6d.net. Please see detailed images. A very handsome unrestored example of this classic fragile book. 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). ADDITIONAL IMAGES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. PLEASE SEE OUR ABE STORE FOR MORE SCI-FI TITLES.

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 scienceâ ¦ 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 visionâ ¦ 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 century.

First British edition, signed limited issue, number 36 of 324 copies signed and numbered by the author and specially bound. The British edition was split into signed and trade issues, published simultaneously on 2 February, following publication of the signed issue of the US edition on 21 January, and preceding the US trade issue on 4 February. Huxley's enduring dystopian novel, which meditates on the negative consequences of eliminating unhappiness, turned him into the most famous British novelist of the inter-war period. Bromer A29.2. Octavo. Original yellow cloth over bevelled boards, blue morocco spine label, top edge gilt, others untrimmed. Spine lightly toned and bumped at centre and foot, cloth very lightly mottled, sides bright, browning to endpapers, contents fresh. A very good copy indeed.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Near Fine Book, edge wear & Very Good + Jacket, edge wear mainly to spine ends, 1st ed 1st pt, with $2.50 & red top, stated first edition, Signed to 1/2 title page, in a protective cover. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 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 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 century. Housed in a custom solander box with gilt titling, marbled inserts and a silk tie. A sharp copy of an increasingly elusive title to find in collectible condition. More images available on request. Ashton Rare Books welcomes direct contact.

Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 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.

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.".

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 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. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book.

Condition: Very Good. Signed Limited First Edition. 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.

Large octavo, pp. [1-8] [1] 2-306 [307: printer's imprint] [308-312: blank] [note: last two leaves are blanks], original yellow buckram over bevel-edged boards, blue leather label on spine panel, t.e.g., other edges untrimmed. First edition. One of 324 numbered copies signed by Huxley. ". stands alongside WE and NINETEEN EIGHTY-FOUR as one of the classic dystopian novels." - Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 2-56. Anatomy of Wonder (1976) 3-27; (1981) 2-44; (1987) 2-47; (1995) 2-56; and (2004) II-558. Clareson, Science Fiction in America, 1870s-1930s 437. Clarke, Tale of the Future (1978), p. 61. Connolly, The Modern Movement 75. Gerber, Utopian Fantasy (1973), p. 151. Lewis, Utopian Literature, pp. 98-103. Locke, A Spectrum of Fantasy, p. 120. Negley, Utopian Literature: A Bibliography 602. Sargent, British and American Utopian Literature, 1516-1985, p. 195. Survey of Science Fiction Literature I, pp. 247-53. Bleiler (1978), p. 106. Reginald 07670. Some foxing to endpapers, just a bit of the age-darkening of cloth common to this binding, here restricted to the rear cover. The front and spine panels are clean and bright (none of the usual darkening or sunning to the spine panel) and the leather spine label is perfect. A very handsome, superior copy of this classic. (#114603).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. One of the few science fiction novels of the 1930s that was considered a major work by the critics. Alongside Orwell's 1984, Brave New World stands out as one of the classic dystopian novels of the 20th century.

First edition, first impression, in the dust jacket. Huxley's enduring dystopian novel, which meditates on the negative consequences of unlimited happiness, turned him into the most famous British novelist of the inter-war period. Bleiler, Supernatural Fiction, p. 267; Bromer A29.3.1; Eschelbach & Shober 10; Locke, Spectrum of Fantasy, p. 120. Octavo. Original blue cloth, spine lettered in gilt, top edge blue, bottom edge untrimmed. With dust jacket. Spine cocked and lightly faded, gilt bright, rubbing to extremities, fading to blue dye at top edge, foxing to edges, contents clean; unclipped jacket slightly rubbed and nicked, 1.5 cm chip to spine head with partial loss to first word, spine toned, panels bright, blue dye transfer on verso: a very good copy in like jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First UK edition first impression from 1932 in VG condition, there are some minor foxing marks to pre text pages, the text pages are clean, binding is firm. There is some minor wear to boards, The jacket has benefitted from some minor professional restoration. now in removable protective sleeve, please see pics.

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. Wellsâ 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 scienceâ ¦ 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 visionâ ¦ 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 century.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Black cloth spine with brown boards, titled in gilt, TEG. Stated first (American) edition. Limited edition # 129 of 250 copies signed by Huxley to the limitation page. A few flecks to gilt top edge, and slight wear to one corner else a square tight clean copy. In plastic protective cover. In publisher's lightly rubbed slipcase. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Signed by Author.

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.

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.

First edition, large paper issue, number 202 of 324 copies numbered and signed by the author. Original yellow buckram with blue morocco title label. Top edge gilt, others uncut. A very good copy with some tanning to the spine, minor wear to the corners and slight dustiness to covers. The author's highlight and one of the great novels of the twentieth century. ".[a] brilliantly plausible fantasy he has constructed from his scientific gleanings. It is a Utopia which is never dull, of which the horror is always credible." (Connolly).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. London: Chatto and Windus, 1932, 1932. FIRST EDITION SIGNED BY AUTHOR. Hardcover Blue Cloth. Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition and first printing. 306 Pp. Blue Boards With Gold Lettering On Spine. First Printing. Tight, Slight lean to spine, Clean With All Gilt Lettering And Design Still Brilliant, Very Light Rubbing At Corners, No Names Or Marks Or Book Plates, stain on first pages up to page number 7. SIGNED BY AUTHOR DIRECTLY ON FRONT PAGE. Photos available upon request. $4,500. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Scarce Spanish edition in very good condition with the original and rare jacket. Pages are thin and uniformly tanned. Early or first edition With fantastic jacket art.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Limited Edition. "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley. Garden City: Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc., 1932. First American edition, limited to 250 specially-printed and bound copies, of which this copy is hand-numbered 146 and signed by the author on a special limitation page inserted in front. Octavo. 311 pages. Publisher's quarter cloth-backed maroon boards, lettered and decorated in gilt. Top edge gilt. Light to moderate shelf wear to the edges of the boards, more so at corners; light fraying to spine ends; front hinge broken but the textblock remains tight; slight toning to contents. About very good. Housed in a custom quarter-leather clamshell box with titling in gilt on the spine. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. First Edition, first printing. DJ is not price-clipped, ruffled edges & a 1' piece missing from upper end of spine, colorful w/sunned spine.; protected in mylar. Boards are well-bound, light bumps to spine ends; textbox edges darkening, off-setting at glue lines on endpapers; pages clean & sharp throughout.

First UK 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. 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.

Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First American Edition. 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.

Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. 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.