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HUXLEY. BRAVE NEW WORLD, 1932, LIMITED EDITION COPY (1 VOL.)
Estimate
1,500 - 2,000 GBP
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Description
- Huxley, Aldous
- Brave New World. Chatto & Windus, 1932
- paper
large 8vo, FIRST EDITION, NUMBER 108 OF 324 SIGNED COPIES, half-title, original yellow cloth, green morocco label lettered in gilt on spine, top edge gilt, some browning to endpapers, some light soiling to spine
Literature
Connolly 75; Eschelbach and Shober 10
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
The limited edition issue of the author's great dystopian work, "of which the horror is always credible as one's sympathies grow more involved with the fate of the young primitive from the Indian Reservation who challenges the machine" (Connolly).