First printing of Huxley's consumerist dystopian novel in an original dust jacket
Publisher and Year: London: Chatto & Windus, 1932
Edition: First edition, first printing, with 1932 on the bottom of the title page and no reprint stated on the copyright page (later printings would be so stated), in an original dust jacket retaining the price of 7s 6d on the front flap.
Condition and Description: Octavo, original blue cloth with gilt spine lettering and decorative borders, blue topstain, 306 pp. Boards well-preserved, with some rubbing to the surface and edges. Tips lightly worn. Gilt bright. Spine very slightly slanted. Sturdy hinges. Secure binding, though occasionally over-opened, and a crack forming at pages 16 and 145. All pages securely attached. Prior owner's elegant gift inscription in ink on the front free endpaper, which is dated 1932. No other writing or owner markings. Light foxing to the preliminary and terminal leaves. The jacket exhibits significant loss to the spine ends, front panel, and rear panel; general surface wear; crumpling to the top edge; effaced patches to the rear panel; tanning to the spine strip; and spotting on the verso and flaps. An attractive copy of the first printing book in a worn jacket that preserves most of the iconic design.
"But I don't want comfort. I want God, I want poetry, I want real danger, I want freedom, I want goodness. I want sin."
A defining work of dystopian literature, Brave New World imagines a future where stability is purchased at the expense of individuality, emotion, and truth. Huxley’s vision remains as unsettling as ever, a critique of engineered contentment and the erasure of the human spirit. Ranked #5 on the Modern Library’s list of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century, it remains essential reading nearly a century after its publication.
Inventory ID: 357 - 855 - 659
First printing of Huxley's consumerist dystopian novel in an original dust jacket
Publisher and Year: London: Chatto & Windus, 1932
Edition: First edition, first printing, with 1932 on the bottom of the title page and no reprint stated on the copyright page (later printings would be so stated), in an original dust jacket retaining the price of 7s 6d on the front flap.
Condition and Description: Octavo, original blue cloth with gilt spine lettering and decorative borders, blue topstain, 306 pp. Boards well-preserved, with some rubbing to the surface and edges. Tips lightly worn. Gilt bright. Spine very slightly slanted. Sturdy hinges. Secure binding, though occasionally over-opened, and a crack forming at pages 16 and 145. All pages securely attached. Prior owner's elegant gift inscription in ink on the front free endpaper, which is dated 1932. No other writing or owner markings. Light foxing to the preliminary and terminal leaves. The jacket exhibits significant loss to the spine ends, front panel, and rear panel; general surface wear; crumpling to the top edge; effaced patches to the rear panel; tanning to the spine strip; and spotting on the verso and flaps. An attractive copy of the first printing book in a worn jacket that preserves most of the iconic design.
"But I don't want comfort. I want God, I want poetry, I want real danger, I want freedom, I want goodness. I want sin."
A defining work of dystopian literature, Brave New World imagines a future where stability is purchased at the expense of individuality, emotion, and truth. Huxley’s vision remains as unsettling as ever, a critique of engineered contentment and the erasure of the human spirit. Ranked #5 on the Modern Library’s list of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century, it remains essential reading nearly a century after its publication.
Inventory ID: 357 - 855 - 659
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