After many a Summer
by Huxley, Aldous
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good, no d/j, tan clothbound boards, gilt titling on spine with some rubbing and tearing, pages unmarked, inscription and newspa
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About This Item
London: Chatto & Windus, 1939. 1st. hardback. Good, no d/j, tan clothbound boards, gilt titling on spine with some rubbing and tearing, pages unmarked, inscription and newspaper clipping affixed on ffep.. 12mo (190 x 130 / 7_"" x 5""). Huxley's 7th novel, the story of a Hollywood millionaire who fears his impending death. It was published in the United States as After Many a Summer Dies the Swan. Written soon after Huxley left England and settled in California, the novel is Huxley's examination of American culture, particularly what he saw as its narcissism, superficiality, and obsession with youth. This satire also raises philosophical and social issues, some of which would later take the forefront in Huxley's final novel Island.
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- Bookseller
- Inklings & Yarnspinners (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- IYC34481
- Title
- After many a Summer
- Author
- Huxley, Aldous
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- New Good, no d/j, tan clothbound boards, gilt titling on spine with some rubbing and tearing, pages unmarked, inscription and newspa
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Chatto & Windus
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1939
- Pages
- 314
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- 1st, fiction, Huxley
- Bookseller catalogs
- 2nd-hand books;
- Size
- 12mo (190 x 130 / 7_\"\" x 5\"\")
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- 12mo
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- FFEP
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- Gilt
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