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Adonis and the Alphabet
by HUXLEY, Aldous
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+/Very Good
- Seller
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Seattle, Washington, United States
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About This Item
London: Chatto & Windus, 1956. First Edition. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Very Good+/Very Good. John Woodcock (jacket design). 8vo. Pp. 285. Green cloth, titles stamped in blue on the spine, edges trimmed, top edge dyed gray. In the color illustrated dust jacket, flap price of 18/s net intact. Light spots on spine. Jacket lightly soiled, spine sunned, and with light edge-wear. A bright copy. Huxley presents free-ranging reflections, from the history of tomorrow to Gesualdo's late madrigals. The celebrated plaid-overlay jacket design by John Woodcock presents nicely. Dust jacket preserved in a removable clear archival sleeve.
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- Bookseller
- Long Brothers Fine and Rare Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5868
- Title
- Adonis and the Alphabet
- Author
- HUXLEY, Aldous
- Illustrator
- John Woodcock (jacket design)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover with Dust Jacket
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Chatto & Windus
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1956
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About the Seller
Long Brothers Fine and Rare Books, ABAA
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Seattle, Washington
About Long Brothers Fine and Rare Books, ABAA
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- First Edition
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- Cloth
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- Jacket
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- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Edges
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- Spine
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- Sunned
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