{"title":"Vintage Aldous Huxley Books","description":"Aldous Huxley was no stranger to writing different genres, from dystopian novels to satirical books. In our Aldous Huxley collection you can get your hands on first editions and older printings of these original works, including Huxley's Brave New World and other classic novels. As a philosopher, Aldoux Huxley's books are insightful and intriguing, making the perfect addition to any budding philosopher's or reader's bookshelf. Browse below, and get your hands on a classic novel or first edition book by Huxley today!","products":[{"product_id":"vintage-penguin-music-at-night-by-aldous-huxley-1955","title":"Aldous Huxley's Music at Night 1955","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFAST WORLDWIDE DELIVERY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTitle: Music at Night \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Aldous Huxley \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Penguin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePublication Date: 1955\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Softcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book is in good condition for its age other than some minor signs of wear; a delightful addition to any library\u003cspan\u003e--one gem among a bounty of classic novels and out of print books on our vintage bookstore!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c!-- split --\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eReader's note\u003c\/h2\u003e\nAdd a dash of purple to your bookshelf with this vintage Penguin of Music at Night by Aldous Huxley!","brand":"Bluebell Abbey","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":15862076833879,"sku":"3796780","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2458\/8207\/products\/orig_211924_jpg.jpg?v=1571609631"},{"product_id":"brave-new-world-revisited-by-aldous-huxley-1966","title":"Brave New World Revisited by Aldous Huxley 1960","description":"\u003cb\u003eFAST WORLDWIDE DELIVERY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTitle: Brave New World Revisited\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Aldous Huxley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Chatto and Winds\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePublication Date: 1960\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book is in good condition for its age other than some minor signs of wear. The dust jacket is worn. There is an inscription on the free endpaper, \u003c!-- split --\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eReader's note\u003c\/h2\u003e\nBut life is short and information endless: nobody has time for everything. In practice we are generally forced to choose between an unduly brief exposition and no exposition at all. Abbreviation is a necessary evil and the abbreviator's business is to make the best of a job which, though intrinsically bad, is still better than nothing. He must learn to simplify, but not to the point of falsification. He must learn to concentrate upon the essentials of a situation, but without ignor­ing too many of reality's qualifying side issues. In this way he may be able to tell, not indeed the whole truth (for the whole truth about almost any important sub­ject is incompatible with brevity), but considerably more than the dangerous quarter-truths and half-truths which have always been the current coin of thought.....when Brave New World was first published in 1931 people thought this version of the future was grotesque! Has more of it come true? This follow up to the original classic is a true discussion piece and food for thought!","brand":"Bluebell Abbey","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31512141856855,"sku":"5610271","price":29.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2458\/8207\/products\/orig_218726_jpg.jpg?v=1581605083"},{"product_id":"aldous-huxleys-crome-yellow-penguin-1960","title":"Aldous Huxley's Crome Yellow - Penguin c.1960","description":"Title: Crome Yellow\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Aldous Huxley\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Penguin Books Ltd\u003cbr\u003ePublication Date: c.1960\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Softcover\u003cbr\u003eCondition: This book is in good condition for its age other than some minor signs of wear; may have staining on cover.\u003c!-- split --\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eReader's note\u003c\/h2\u003e\nA wonderful copy of Aldous Huxley’s Crome Yellow. Huxley’s first novel is simultaneously light-hearted and serious, and full of his clever wit and humorous dialogue. Denis Stone, a young poet, is on vacation from school when he is invited to stay at Crome, a country house owned by Priscilla and Henry Wimbush. A whole host of outlandish summer guests are also there, these bright young things are filled with opinions and obsessions that just have to make themselves known. “Denis groaned in the spirit, condemned himself utterly with all his works. What right had he to sit in the sunshine, to occupy corner seats in third-class carriages, to be alive? None, none, none. Misery and a nameless nostalgic distress possessed him. He was twenty-three, and oh! so agonizingly conscious of the fact.”","brand":"Bluebell Abbey","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32449195245655,"sku":"6388497","price":6.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2458\/8207\/products\/orig_220316_jpg.jpg?v=1608289296"},{"product_id":"aldous-huxleys-grey-eminence-1956","title":"Aldous Huxley's Grey Eminence 1956","description":"Title: Grey Eminence: A Study in Religion and Politics\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Aldous Huxley\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Chatto \u0026amp; Windus Ltd\u003cbr\u003ePublication Date: 1956\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003eCondition: This book is in good condition for its age other than some minor signs of wear. There is some damage to the dust jacket and a gift sticker on the first page.\u003c!-- split --\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch2\u003eReader's note\u003c\/h2\u003eA wonderful copy of Aldous Huxley’s Grey Eminence: A Study in Religion and Politics. This is a biography of François Leclerc du Tremblay, aide to Cardinal Richelieu during the Thirty Years’ War, however more than a dry description Huxley integrates novelistic writing and philosophical essays into the history. Better known as Father Joseph, or l’éminence grise, was a spiritual leader and holy man noted for his faith and writings on theology. He was also politically very powerful, while running an international spy organisation he also organised battle plans, his actions leading to the death of thousands. Huxley explores how these two extremes could be reconciled within one man, and what the relationships between religion, politics and ethics are.","brand":"Bluebell Abbey","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32449266974807,"sku":"6389467","price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2458\/8207\/products\/orig_220338_jpg.jpg?v=1608300534"},{"product_id":"aldous-huxleys-after-many-a-summer","title":"Aldous Huxley's After Many a Summer 1959 - Penguin","description":"\u003cp\u003eTitle: After Many a Summer\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Aldous Huxley\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Penguin\u003cbr\u003ePublication Date: 1959\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Softcover\u003cbr\u003eCondition: This book is in a good condition for its age other than some minor signs of wear. The spine may show some signs of damage.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eReader's note\u003c\/h2\u003e\nLike Brave New World, After Many a Summer is a kind of fantastic parable. In Mr. Huxley's earlier book the vehicle of the parable was a tragi-comical romance of the future. In this novel it is a rich extravaganza with a contemporary setting that is in part American, in part English. Central to this extravaganza is the story, at once grotesque and realistic, farcical and reflective, of an attempt on the part of a rich man to prolong the span of human life indefinitely. In terms of this fantastic, sometimes nightmarish tale, which Mr. Huxley tells with unsurpassed wit and brilliance, the book treats of the ultimate topics of all philosophy - bondage and liberation, reality and illusion, the problem of good and the nature of evil. This bright orange Penguin makes a statement on any bookshelf!","brand":"Country House Library","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39283861651543,"sku":"6541343","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2458\/8207\/products\/after-many-a-summer-penguin-huxley-_1.jpg?v=1619182634"},{"product_id":"aldous-huxleys-antic-hay-1965","title":"Aldous Huxley’s Antic Hay 1965","description":"\u003cbr\u003eTitle: Antic Hay\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Aldous Huxley\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Penguin\u003cbr\u003ePublication Date: 1965\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \u003cbr\u003eCondition: This book is in good condition for its age other than some minor signs of wear.\u003c!-- split --\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch2\u003eReader's note\u003c\/h2\u003eAntic Hay is a satirical masterpiece which takes its title from one of Marlowe’s couplets: My men, like satyrs grazing on the lawns, Shall with their goat-feet dance the antic hay. The palace and period of the story in London in the years immediately after the 1914-18 war, years of disillusion and excess in which old values were submerged in a tidal wave of cynicism. They live a crazy life, these artists adrift, intellectuals who have lost their bearings, and women who try to forget their grades in the pursuit of a good time. Huxley has drawn these rakes and escapists with such precision and colour that some of his cristis were misled into the assumption that he approved theri attitude to life. But although Huxley is too good a novelist to deliver a sermon, there is no doubt of his satirical international in portraying this period of disruption, and among the satyrs there are to be found men of goodwill (and good humour) who, like Theodore Gumbril, are recovering a true vision of life. ","brand":"Country House Library","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39293214228567,"sku":"6570183","price":7.83,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2458\/8207\/products\/Capture-removebg-preview_2.jpg?v=1677504668"},{"product_id":"aldous-huxleys-antic-hay-1955","title":"Aldous Huxley’s Antic Hay 1955","description":"\u003cp\u003eTitle: Antic Hay\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Aldous Huxley\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Penguin\u003cbr\u003ePublication Date: 1955\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003cbr\u003eCondition: This book is in good condition for its age other than some signs of wear.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eReader's note\u003c\/h2\u003e\nAntic Hay is a satirical masterpiece which takes its title from one of Marlowe’s couplets “My men, like satyrs grazing on the lawns, Shall with their goat-feet dance the antic hay.” The place and period of the story is London in the years immediately after the war of 1914-18, years of disillusion and excess in which old values were submerged in a tidal wave of cynicism. They lives a crazy life, these artists adrift, intellectuals who have lost their bearings, and women who try to forget their griefs in the pursuit of a good time. Huxley has drawn these rakes and escaptists with such precision and colour that some of his critics were misled into the assumption that he approved their attitude to life. But although Huxley is too good a novelist to deliver a sermon, there is no doubt in his satirical intention in portraying this period of disruption, and among the satyrs there are to be found men of goodwill (and good humour) who, like Thedors Gumbril, are recovering a true vision of life.","brand":"Country House Library","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39304034386007,"sku":"6614236","price":6.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2458\/8207\/products\/orig_223687_jpg.jpg?v=1620311957"},{"product_id":"aldous-huxleys-antic-hay-1960","title":"Aldous Huxley’s Antic Hay 1960","description":"\u003cbr\u003eTitle: Antic Hay\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Aldous Huxley\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Penguin\u003cbr\u003ePublication Date: 1960\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003cbr\u003eCondition: This book is in good condition for its age other than some minor signs of wear; inscriptions and library stamps on the endpaper.\u003c!-- split --\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eReader's note\u003c\/h2\u003e\nAntic Hay is a satirical masterpiece which takes its title from one of Marlowe’s couplets “My men, like satyrs grazing on the lawns, Shall with their goat-feet dance the antic hay.” The place and period of the story is London in the years immediately after the war of 1914-18, years of disillusion and excess in which old values were submerged in a tidal wave of cynicism. They lives a crazy life, these artists adrift, intellectuals who have lost their bearings, and women who try to forget their griefs in the pursuit of a good time. Huxley has drawn these rakes and escaptists with such precision and colour that some of his critics were misled into the assumption that he approved their attitude to life. But although Huxley is too good a novelist to deliver a sermon, there is no doubt in his satirical intention in portraying this period of disruption, and among the satyrs there are to be found men of goodwill (and good humour) who, like Thedors Gumbril, are recovering a true vision of life.","brand":"Country House Library","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39304035500119,"sku":"6614232","price":8.81,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2458\/8207\/products\/orig_223685_jpg.jpg?v=1620311964"},{"product_id":"aldous-huxleys-mortal-coils-1955","title":"Aldous Huxley’s Mortal Coils 1955","description":"\u003cp\u003eTitle: Mortal Coils\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Aldous Huxley\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Penguin\u003cbr\u003ePublication Date: 1955\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003cbr\u003eCondition: This book is in good condition for its age other than some minor signs of wear. May be a small inscription on the cover.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eReader's note\u003c\/h2\u003e\nThis volume of five stories by Aldous Huxley was first published in 1922 close on the heels of Crome Yellow, which had appeared in the previous year. Apart from their spontaneity, the stories are related since they all tell of disappointed hopes. The best-known of them is undotbly The Gioconda Smile, a miniature murder story with an ironical ending, which Mr Huxley apadted in 1948 into a highly successful play. Permutations Among the Nightingales is an amorous jeu d’esprit written in dramatic form, and Green Tunnels, which also has a romantic theme, ends with the misery of a girl who must be one of the most disillusioned heroines in literature. Add to your Aldous Huxley collection with this lovely edition of Aldous Huxley’s Mortal Coils.","brand":"Country House Library","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39304035958871,"sku":"6614231","price":14.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2458\/8207\/products\/orig_223683_jpg.jpg?v=1620311988"},{"product_id":"aldous-huxleys-those-barren-leaves-1955","title":"Aldous Huxley’s Those Barren Leaves 1955","description":"\u003cbr\u003eTitle: Those Barren Leaves \u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Aldous Huxley\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Penguin\u003cbr\u003ePublication Date: 1955\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003cbr\u003eCondition: This book is in good condition for its age other than some minor signs of wear.\u003c!-- split --\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch2\u003eReader's note\u003c\/h2\u003eThe background of this sophisticated novel is sunny Italy where, in a renovated castle above the warm Tyrrhenian Sea, Mrs Aldwinkle entertains an assortment of guests. They include a poet who, to earn a living, edits The Rabbit Fancier’s Gazette, Mr Calamy, an accompanied amorist, and by way of contrat a pair of naive and charming lovers. In this bizarre setting, and with an abundance of vivacious and astringent conversation, they play out the comedy of their incongruity with one another and with their background. ","brand":"Country House Library","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39304036384855,"sku":"6614242","price":14.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2458\/8207\/products\/orig_223689_jpg.jpg?v=1620312004"},{"product_id":"aldous-huxleys-island-1966-chatto-windus","title":"Aldous Huxley’s Island 1962-6 - Chatto \u0026 Windus","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTitle: Island \u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Aldous Huxley\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Chatto \u0026amp; Windus\u003cbr\u003ePublication Date: 1966 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003eCondition: This book is in good condition for its age other than some minor signs of wear and marking to boards, remains of sticker on the endpaper, stamp mark on the copy page, tanned pages with age spots on the page block.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- split --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eReader's note\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThirty years after a Brave New World was published, Aldous Huxley asks these questions; What would be the character of a liberty-loving society dedicated to the proposition that its members ought to be helped, as far as possible, to actualize their desirable potentialities? On the levels of philosophy and psychology, of family life and social organization, in relationto reason and teh passions, to sex and spritiuality, to love and death to words and immedtiate expericent, what, in such a society, would have to be done?’People’, says one of the characters in this Utopian phantasy, ‘are at once the beneficiaries and the victims of their culture. It brings them to flower, but also it nips them in the bud or plants a canker at the heart of the blossom. Might it not be possible, on this forbidden island, to avoid the cankers, minimise the nipings, and make the individual flowers more beautiful?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Country House Library","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39322793771095,"sku":"6683375","price":29.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2458\/8207\/products\/orig_224886_jpg.jpg?v=1622719036"},{"product_id":"aldous-huxleys-beyond-the-mexique-bay-1955","title":"Aldous Huxley’s Beyond The Mexique Bay 1955","description":"\u003cbr\u003eTitle: Beyond The Mexique Bay\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Aldous Huxley\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Penguin\u003cbr\u003ePublication Date: 1955\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003cbr\u003eCondition: This book is in good condition for its age other than some minor signs of wear.\u003c!-- split --\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch2\u003eReader's note\u003c\/h2\u003eGood travel book are scarce since they can be written only by exceptional travellers. Just as important as the material the traveller finds in the country he visits is the exerpice he takes with him. For this reason Aldous Huxley, one of the most well informed men of our time, was very suitably equipped to write a book for this kind. Beyond The Mexique Bay, one of the foremost travel books of the thirties, is also one of Huxle’s most entertaining pieces of writing. Moreover, our growing awareness of the wonders of past Mexincan civilization and the widening appreciation of their artistic achievements makes this excursion to Guatemala and Mexico of even greater contemporary interest than it was when it was first published. ","brand":"Country House Library","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39328308363351,"sku":"6707346","price":19.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2458\/8207\/products\/orig_225322_jpg.jpg?v=1623312683"},{"product_id":"aldous-huxleys-themes-variations-1950","title":"Aldous Huxley’s Themes \u0026 Variations 1950","description":"\u003cbr\u003eTitle: Themes \u0026amp; Variations\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Aldous Huxley\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Chatto \u0026amp; Windus\u003cbr\u003ePublication Date: 1950\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003eCondition: This book is in good condition for its age other than some minor signs of wear.\u003c!-- split --\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch2\u003eReader's note\u003c\/h2\u003eThis lovely red edition of Aldous Huxley’s Themes \u0026amp; Variations contains seven chapters; Variations on a Philosopher, Art and Religion, Variations on a Barque Tomb, Variations of El Greco, Variations on The Prisons, Variations on Goya, The Double Crisis. “Looking back into the past, we tend to imagine that people who lived at the same period of history lived effectively in the same world. But the truth is that, in any complex society, there are many worlds separated from one another by impenetrable walls of mutual ignorance and misunderstanding.”","brand":"Country House Library","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39339981045847,"sku":"6758709","price":19.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2458\/8207\/products\/orig_226530_jpg.jpg?v=1625040582"},{"product_id":"crome-yellow-by-aldous-huxley-penguin-41-1955","title":"Crome Yellow by Aldous Huxley – Penguin (#41) 1955","description":"\u003cp\u003eTitle: Crome Yellow\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Aldous Huxley\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003ePublication Date: 1955\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003cbr\u003eCondition: This book is in good condition for its age apart from some signs of wear, there is some damage to the spine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eReader's note\u003c\/h2\u003e\nA wonderful copy of Aldous Huxley's Crome Yellow in a classic orange Penguin paperback. Aldous Huxley's debut novel, Crome Yellow, is a social satire of early twentieth-century standards of morality, and is still as cutting and enjoyable today as it was at publication. While on vacation from school, Dennis goes to stay at Crome, a large English country house filled with eccentric characters.","brand":"Country House Library","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39351772676183,"sku":"6816325","price":7.64,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2458\/8207\/products\/orig_227450_jpg.jpg?v=1626874952"},{"product_id":"aldous-huxleys-point-counter-point-1941-a-new-impression","title":"Aldous Huxley's Point Counter Point 1941 - ' A New Impression'","description":"\u003cbr\u003eTitle: Point Counter Point\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Aldous Huxley\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Chatto \u0026amp; Windus\u003cbr\u003ePublication Date: 1941\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003eCondition: This book is in good condition for its age other than some minor signs of wear. No dust-jacket, stained cover, worn spine edges and ends, age spots, tanned but clean pages.\u003c!-- split --\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch2\u003eReader's note\u003c\/h2\u003eAdd this brown and gold vintage 1941 edition of Point Counter Point by Aldous Huxley to your collection. In his most ambitious and complex work, Huxley offers a vision of life from a number of different points of view, using a large cast of characters who are compared to instruments in an orchestra, each playing his separate portion of the larger piece. “Our civilisation being what it is, you've got to spent eight hours out of every twenty-four as a mixture between an imbecile and a sewing machine. It's very disagreeable, I know. It's humiliating and disgusting. But there you are. You've got to do it, otherwise the whole fabric of our world will fall to bits and we'll starve. Do the job then, idiotically and mechanically; and spend your leisure hours in being a real complete man or woman.” Read on in this gem among a bounty of stunning vintage books and classic novels on our online used bookstore!","brand":"Country House Library","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39427611983959,"sku":"6981566","price":24.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2458\/8207\/products\/orig_229977_jpg.jpg?v=1633352145"},{"product_id":"aldous-huxleys-tiem-must-have-a-stop-1946","title":"Aldous Huxley's Time Must Have A Stop 1946","description":"\u003cbr\u003eTitle: Time Must Have A Stop\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Aldous Huxley\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Chatto \u0026amp; Windus\u003cbr\u003ePublication Date: 1945 - First Edition\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003eCondition: This book is in good condition for its age other than some minor signs of wear. No dust-jacket, blemishes to spine and cover, prize sticker to front pastedown, some age spots, otherwise clean pages.\u003c!-- split --\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eReader's note\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis delightful edition of Time Must Have a Stop by Aldous Huxley. This 'coming of age' story truly encompasses the ideal of fusing idea with story. 17 year-old Sebastian craves the decadent and hedonistic lifestyle his father doesn’t approve. As a result, Sebastian turns to his rich uncle Eustace, travelling to Florence to join him on holiday, hoping for a small taste of the lifestyle he so wishes for. What follows, is a journey of self-discovery that involves deceit, intrigue and loss.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e“In the dark silence, in the void of all sensation, something began to know it. Very dimly at first, from immeasurably far away, but gradually the presence approached. The dimness of that other knowledge grew brighter...” \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRead on in this gem among a bounty of out of print, rare and stunning vintage books on our second hand bookstore.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Country House Library","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39427612049495,"sku":"6981511","price":14.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2458\/8207\/products\/orig_229975_jpg.jpg?v=1633352156"},{"product_id":"aldous-huxleys-the-olive-tree-1947","title":"Aldous Huxley's The Olive Tree 1947","description":"\u003cbr\u003eTitle: The Olive Tree\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Aldous Huxley\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Chatto \u0026amp; Windus\u003cbr\u003ePublication Date: 1947\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003eCondition: This book is in good condition for its age other than some minor signs of wear. No dust-jacket, faded spine lettering, clean pages.\u003c!-- split --\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eReader's note\u003c\/h2\u003e\nA delightful collection of essays by the brilliant Aldous Huxley. The Olive Tree features sixteen essays, focusing more on the psychology of individuals. An excerpt from the essay 'New Fashioned Christmas': 'Thus, art and industry have flourished from time to time immemorial in the rich soil of bereavement and the fear of death. Weddings have been almost as profitable to commerce as funerals, and within the last few years an American Man of genius has discovered how even filial affection may be made a justification for increased consumption; the florists and candy manufacturers of the United States have reason to bless the inventor of Mother's Day. The love of excitement is as deeply planted in human nature as the love of a mother; the desire for change, for novelty, for a relief from the monotony of every day, as strong as sexual desire or the terror of death. Men have instituted festivals and holidays to satisfy these cravings. Mr. Pickwick's Christmas was a typical feast day of the old style - a time of jollification and excitement, a gaudily glittering 'captain jewel in the carnet' of grey, uneventful days. Psychologically, it performed its function. Not economically, however,-that is, so far as we are concerned. The Pickwickian Christmas did very little to stimulate consumption; it was mainly a gratuitous festivity. A few vintners and distillers and poulters were the only people whom it greatly profited financially. This was the state of things which an ever-increasingly efficient industrialism could not possibly afford to tolerate. Christmas, accordingly, was canalized into an important economic event'.","brand":"Country House Library","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39571900334167,"sku":"7282210","price":19.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2458\/8207\/products\/orig_233734_jpg.jpg?v=1643188278"},{"product_id":"aldous-huxleys-stories-essays-poems-1942","title":"Aldous Huxley's Stories, Essays \u0026 Poems 1942","description":"\u003cbr\u003eTitle: Stories, Essays \u0026amp; Poems\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Aldous Huxley\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Everyman's Library\u003cbr\u003ePublication Date: 1942\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003eCondition: This book is in good condition for its age other than some minor signs of wear. In ripped dust-jacket, name inscription to endpaper, otherwise clean pages.\u003c!-- split --\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch2\u003eReader's note\u003c\/h2\u003eA vintage 1942 edition of Aldous Huxley's Stories, Essays \u0026amp; Poems. Aldous Leonard Huxley was an English writer and philosopher. He wrote nearly 50 books—both novels and non-fiction works—as well as wide-ranging essays, narratives, and poems. A gem among a bounty of stunning vintage books and classic novels on our online used bookstore.","brand":"Country House Library","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39621068357719,"sku":"7357228","price":24.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2458\/8207\/products\/orig_234166_jpg.jpg?v=1645005689"},{"product_id":"aldous-huxleys-twice-seven-1944-reprint-society","title":"Aldous Huxley's Twice Seven 1944 - Reprint Society","description":"\u003cbr\u003eTitle: Twice Seven\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Aldous Huxley\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Reprint Society\u003cbr\u003ePublication Date: 1944\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003eCondition: This book is in good condition for its age. The spine is slightly damaged. The covers are worn and have markings. The pages are yellowing. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c!-- split --\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eReader's note\u003c\/h2\u003e\nTreat your loved ones to the best kind of gift by finding just the book that they were looking for. Twice Seven is a collection of 14 short stories written by Aldous Huxley. In Uncle Spencer, the narrator writes about his Uncle's state of mind - The state of agitation in which my Uncle Spencer had lived ever since his arrest, the astonishing and horrible novelty of his situation, had doubtless in some measure predisposed him to falling in love. For it frequently happens that one emotion - providing that it is not so powerful as to make us unconscious of anything but itself - will stimulate us to feel another. - Uncle Spencer may be forced to think differently. Maybe this classic book will change the readers too?","brand":"Country House Library","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40092020965463,"sku":"8576498","price":5.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2458\/8207\/products\/orig_249513_jpg.jpg?v=1674226205"},{"product_id":"aldous-huxleys-those-barren-leaves-chatto-windus-1936","title":"Aldous Huxley's Those Barren Leaves - Chatto \u0026 Windus 1936","description":"\u003cbr\u003eTitle: Those Barren Leaves\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Aldous Huxley\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Chatto \u0026amp; Windus\u003cbr\u003ePublication Date: 1936\u003cbr\u003eFormat: hardcover\u003cbr\u003eCondition: This book is in good condition for its age. The spine has some signs of wear. There is a small inscription on the free endpaper. The pages are yellowing and have markings.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c!-- split --\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eReader's note\u003c\/h2\u003e\nThose Barren Leaves is a classic work of fiction that continues to captivate readers with its sharp wit and incisive commentary. This edition's beautiful blue cover and elegant gold detailing on the spine make it a stunning addition to any bookshelf. Set in the glamorous world of 1920s French Riviera, the novel follows the lives of a group of intellectuals who gather at a sanatorium in search of enlightenment. Huxley's biting satire and piercing insight into human nature make this novel a timeless masterpiece of 20th-century literature. A real treat for anyone who enjoys classic fiction.","brand":"Country House Library","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40125550526551,"sku":"8706935","price":19.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2458\/8207\/products\/orig_251210_jpg.jpg?v=1677237952"},{"product_id":"island-by-aldous-huxley-chatto-windus-1963","title":"Island by Aldous Huxley - Chatto \u0026 Windus, 1962","description":"\u003cbr\u003eTitle: Island\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Aldous Huxley\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Chatto \u0026amp; Windus\u003cbr\u003ePublication Date: 1962\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardcover in dust-jacket\u003cbr\u003eCondition: This book is in good condition for its age other than some signs of wear to jacket.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c!-- split --\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eReader's note\u003c\/h2\u003e\nThis eye-catching book is a vintage edition of Island by Aldous Huxley , published in 1962. Huxley discusses come important matters in this book. What would be the character of a liberty-loving society dedicated to the proposition that its members ought to be helped, as far as possible, to realise their desirable potentialities? ‘People’ says one of the characters in this Utopian fantasy ‘are at once the beneficiaries and the victims of their culture. It brings them to flower, canker at the heart of the blossom. Might it not be possible, on this forbidden island, to avoid the cankers, minimize the nippings, and make the individual flowers more beautiful?’","brand":"Country House Library","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40170429644887,"sku":"8836115","price":34.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2458\/8207\/products\/orig_254372_jpg.jpg?v=1682602583"},{"product_id":"aldous-huxleys-antic-hay-those-barren-leaves-penguin-1948-1951","title":"Aldous Huxley's Antic Hay \u0026 Those Barren Leaves - Penguin, 1948-1951","description":"\u003cbr\u003eTitle: Antic Hay \u0026amp; Those Barren Leaves\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Aldous Huxley\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Penguin\u003cbr\u003ePublication Date: 1948-1951\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Softcover\u003cbr\u003eCondition: These books are in good condition for their age with cover discolouration and creasing, wear to spine ends with peeling, front name inscription and tanned pages.\u003c!-- split --\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch2\u003eReader's note\u003c\/h2\u003eThese delightful vintage books are 1948-51 editions of two Aldous Huxley novels. This Penguin paperback collection features the titles Antic Hay \u0026amp; Those Barren Leaves. These are great works of fiction from the author who wrote Brave New World. These little gems are perfect for decorating your bookshelves with their bright orange covers with the iconic horizontal stripe which are featured on all Penguin fiction books. These vintage paperbacks come in different colours, see what Penguin books you can find on our online vintage bookstore.","brand":"Country House Library","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40175153709143,"sku":"8851626","price":19.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2458\/8207\/products\/orig_254621_jpg.jpg?v=1683285715"},{"product_id":"aldous-huxleys-after-many-a-summer-penguin-c1960s","title":"Aldous Huxley's After Many A Summer - Penguin, c.1960s","description":"\u003cbr\u003eTitle: After Many A Summer\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Aldous Huxley \u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Penguin\u003cbr\u003ePublication Date: c.1960s\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Softcover\u003cbr\u003eCondition: This book is in good condition for its age. May have some wear to the covers and spine, tanned pages or a small inscription.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c!-- split --\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch2\u003eReader's note\u003c\/h2\u003eDiscover a sought-after vintage collectible with this vertical striped orange penguin title! Catch anyone’s eye with this decorative addition to your home library! With its nostalgic charm and classic appeal, any title from this famous series is a must-have for any bookworm. Elevate your reading nook and showcase your love for literature with this stunning piece. Its distinctive design sets it apart from the rest, making it a true gem in any home collection. Don't miss the opportunity to own this coveted treasure or purchase it for a friend or loved one for the perfect literary gift.","brand":"Country House Library","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40227483811927,"sku":"9060144","price":5.87,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2458\/8207\/products\/orig_261852_jpg.jpg?v=1691761188"},{"product_id":"aldous-huxleys-antic-hay-penguin-c1950s","title":"Aldous Huxley's Antic Hay - Penguin, c.1950s","description":"\u003cbr\u003eTitle: Antic Hay\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Aldous Huxley \u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Penguin\u003cbr\u003ePublication Date: c.1950s\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Softcover\u003cbr\u003eCondition: This book is in good condition for its age. May have some wear to the covers and spine, tanned pages or a small inscription.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c!-- split --\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch2\u003eReader's note\u003c\/h2\u003eDiscover a sought-after vintage collectible with this horizontal striped orange penguin title! Catch anyone’s eye with this decorative addition to your home library! With its nostalgic charm and classic appeal, any title from this famous series is a must-have for any bookworm. Elevate your reading nook and showcase your love for literature with this stunning piece. Its distinctive design sets it apart from the rest, making it a true gem in any home collection. Don't miss the opportunity to own this coveted treasure or purchase it for a friend or loved one for the perfect literary gift.","brand":"Country House Library","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40227483844695,"sku":"9060050","price":8.81,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2458\/8207\/products\/orig_261843_jpg.jpg?v=1691761191"},{"product_id":"aldous-huxleys-antic-hay-penguin-c1960s","title":"Aldous Huxley's Antic Hay - Penguin, c.1960s","description":"\u003cbr\u003eTitle: Antic Hay\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Aldous Huxley \u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Penguin\u003cbr\u003ePublication Date: c.1960s\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Softcover\u003cbr\u003eCondition: This book is in good condition for its age. May have some wear to the covers and spine, tanned pages or a small inscription.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c!-- split --\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch2\u003eReader's note\u003c\/h2\u003eDiscover a sought-after vintage collectible with this vertical striped orange penguin title! Catch anyone’s eye with this decorative addition to your home library! With its nostalgic charm and classic appeal, any title from this famous series is a must-have for any bookworm. Elevate your reading nook and showcase your love for literature with this stunning piece. Its distinctive design sets it apart from the rest, making it a true gem in any home collection. Don't miss the opportunity to own this coveted treasure or purchase it for a friend or loved one for the perfect literary gift.","brand":"Country House Library","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40227483910231,"sku":"9060061","price":5.87,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2458\/8207\/products\/orig_261844_jpg.jpg?v=1691761194"},{"product_id":"aldous-huxleys-crome-yellow-penguin-c1960s","title":"Aldous Huxley's Crome Yellow - Penguin, c.1960s","description":"\u003cbr\u003eTitle: Crome Yellow\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Aldous Huxley \u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Penguin\u003cbr\u003ePublication Date: c.1960s\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Softcover\u003cbr\u003eCondition: This book is in good condition for its age. May have some wear to the covers and spine, tanned pages or a small inscription.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c!-- split --\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch2\u003eReader's note\u003c\/h2\u003eDiscover a sought-after vintage collectible with this vertical striped orange penguin title! Catch anyone’s eye with this decorative addition to your home library! With its nostalgic charm and classic appeal, any title from this famous series is a must-have for any bookworm. Elevate your reading nook and showcase your love for literature with this stunning piece. Its distinctive design sets it apart from the rest, making it a true gem in any home collection. Don't miss the opportunity to own this coveted treasure or purchase it for a friend or loved one for the perfect literary gift.","brand":"Country House Library","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40227483975767,"sku":"9060112","price":5.87,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2458\/8207\/products\/orig_261850_jpg.jpg?v=1691761202"},{"product_id":"aldous-huxleys-those-barren-leaves-penguin-c1960s","title":"Aldous Huxley's Those Barren Leaves - Penguin, c.1960s","description":"\u003cbr\u003eTitle: Those Barren Leaves\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Aldous Huxley \u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Penguin\u003cbr\u003ePublication Date: c.1960s\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Softcover\u003cbr\u003eCondition: This book is in good condition for its age. May have some wear to the covers and spine, tanned pages or a small inscription.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c!-- split --\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch2\u003eReader's note\u003c\/h2\u003eDiscover a sought-after vintage collectible with this vertical striped orange penguin title! Catch anyone’s eye with this decorative addition to your home library! With its nostalgic charm and classic appeal, any title from this famous series is a must-have for any bookworm. Elevate your reading nook and showcase your love for literature with this stunning piece. Its distinctive design sets it apart from the rest, making it a true gem in any home collection. Don't miss the opportunity to own this coveted treasure or purchase it for a friend or loved one for the perfect literary gift.","brand":"Country House Library","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40227484074071,"sku":"9060129","price":5.87,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2458\/8207\/products\/orig_261851_jpg.jpg?v=1691761211"},{"product_id":"aldous-huxleys-point-counter-point-penguin-c1960s","title":"Aldous Huxley's Point Counter Point - Penguin, c.1960s","description":"\u003cbr\u003eTitle: Point Counter Point \u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Aldous Huxley \u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Penguin\u003cbr\u003ePublication Date: c.1960s\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Softcover\u003cbr\u003eCondition: This book is in good condition for its age. May have some wear to the covers and spine, tanned pages or a small inscription.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c!-- split --\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch2\u003eReader's note\u003c\/h2\u003eDiscover a sought-after vintage collectible with this vertical striped orange penguin title! Catch anyone’s eye with this decorative addition to your home library! With its nostalgic charm and classic appeal, any title from this famous series is a must-have for any bookworm. Elevate your reading nook and showcase your love for literature with this stunning piece. Its distinctive design sets it apart from the rest, making it a true gem in any home collection. Don't miss the opportunity to own this coveted treasure or purchase it for a friend or loved one for the perfect literary gift.","brand":"Country House Library","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40227505438807,"sku":"9060184","price":5.87,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2458\/8207\/products\/orig_261857_jpg.jpg?v=1691763236"},{"product_id":"aldous-huxleys-those-barren-leaves-penguin-c1950s","title":"Aldous Huxley's Those Barren Leaves - Penguin, c.1950s","description":"\u003cbr\u003eTitle: Those Barren Leaves\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Aldous Huxley \u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Penguin\u003cbr\u003ePublication Date: c.1950s\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Softcover\u003cbr\u003eCondition: This book is in good condition for its age. May have some wear to the covers and spine, tanned pages or a small inscription.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c!-- split --\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch2\u003eReader's note\u003c\/h2\u003eDiscover a sought-after vintage collectible with this vertical striped orange penguin title! Catch anyone’s eye with this decorative addition to your home library! With its nostalgic charm and classic appeal, any title from this famous series is a must-have for any bookworm. Elevate your reading nook and showcase your love for literature with this stunning piece. Its distinctive design sets it apart from the rest, making it a true gem in any home collection. Don't miss the opportunity to own this coveted treasure or purchase it for a friend or loved one for the perfect literary gift.","brand":"Country House Library","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40227505471575,"sku":"9060244","price":9.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2458\/8207\/products\/orig_261865_jpg.jpg?v=1691763240"},{"product_id":"aldous-huxleys-brave-new-world-revisited-chatto-windus-1959","title":"Aldous Huxley's Brave New World Revisited - Chatto \u0026 Windus 1959","description":"\u003cbr\u003eTitle: Brave New World Revisited\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Aldous Huxley\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Chatto and Windus\u003cbr\u003ePublication Date: 1959\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardcover with dust jacket\u003cbr\u003eThis book is in good condition for its age other than some minor signs of wear. The dust jacket is worn. Tanned pages\u003c!-- split --\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch2\u003eReader's note\u003c\/h2\u003eWhen Brave New World was first published in 1931 people thought this version of the future was grotesque! Has more of it come true? This follow up to the original classic is a true discussion piece and food for thought! As the famous author himself says in his introduction - But life is short and information endless: nobody has time for everything. In practice we are generally forced to choose between an unduly brief exposition and no exposition at all. Abbreviation is a necessary evil and the abbreviator's business is to make the best of a job which, though intrinsically bad, is still better than nothing. He must learn to simplify, but not to the point of falsification. - a harrowing piece of science fiction turned reality and a great addition to any home library.","brand":"Country House Library","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40254283153495,"sku":"9145170","price":39.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2458\/8207\/products\/orig_263807_jpg.jpg?v=1695650806"},{"product_id":"aldous-huxleys-point-counter-point-chatto-windus-1947","title":"Aldous Huxley's Point Counter Point - Chatto \u0026 Windus 1947","description":"\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Aldous Huxley\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Chatto and Windus\u003cbr\u003ePublication Date:1947\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003eCondition: The book is in good condition for its age. Some minor signs of wear to the cover and spine. Yellowing pages.\u003c!-- split --\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch2\u003eReader's note\u003c\/h2\u003eAn utterly gorgeous mint green and gold Chatto and Windus edition of Aldous Huxley's Point Counter Point! This wonderful old book is a series of many different narratives that overlap with the themes that they portray. Chapter one introduces Walter and Marjorie - ‘Do you love me, Walter ? ' she suddenly asked. Walter turned his brown eyes for a moment from the reflected tie and looked into the image of her sad, intently gazing grey ones. He smiled. But if only, he was thinking, she would leave me in peace! - such different attitudes between the two! Add this classic title to your library and become absorbed by this great story.","brand":"Country House Library","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40503027204183,"sku":"9441234","price":19.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2458\/8207\/products\/orig_476472_jpg.jpg?v=1707491383"},{"product_id":"aldous-huxleys-point-counter-point-chatto-1931","title":"Aldous Huxley's Point Counter Point - Chatto 1931","description":"\u003cbr\u003eTitle:  Point Counter Point\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Aldous Huxley\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Chatto \u0026amp; Windus\u003cbr\u003ePublication Date: 1931\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003eCondition: This book is in good condition for its age. The spine is worn and discoloured. There is an inscription on the free endpaper. Some markings to the textblock\u003cbr\u003e\u003c!-- split --\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch2\u003eReader's note\u003c\/h2\u003eerudite and at the same time one of the most amusing pieces of fiction to be written in the century. Wearing his learning extraordinarily lightly Huxley crams together absurdly funny characters and caricatures with a devastating exposure of the views held by different sorts of people in the unsettled atmosphere of the twenties. The contrasts and comparisons are too complex to be isolated from this great fantasia of extraordinary people ad profound ideas, which like all real comedy constantly verges on the tragic.","brand":"Country House Library","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40583407009879,"sku":"9526545","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2458\/8207\/products\/orig_477558_jpg.jpg?v=1710337936"},{"product_id":"aldous-huxleys-verses-and-a-comedy-chatto-1946-first-edition","title":"Aldous Huxley's Verses and a Comedy - Chatto 1946, First Edition","description":"\u003cbr\u003eTitle: Verses and a Comedy \u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Aldous Huxley\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Chatto \u0026amp; Windus\u003cbr\u003ePublication Date: 1946, first edition\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardcover with dust jacket\u003cbr\u003eCondition: This book is in good condition for its age. The dust jacket is torn and damaged.\u003c!-- split --\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch2\u003eReader's note\u003c\/h2\u003eWith their beautiful covers, intricate illustrations, and timeless stories, vintage books are a must-have for anyone who appreciates the art of reading and collecting. These antique books make for a wonderful literary gift, offering a glimpse into the past and the opportunity to experience the joy of reading in its original form. Books can range from brilliant works of fiction and literature, to rare and hard-to-find editions of beloved childhood favourites and beyond! Add this wonderful title to your home library and take time out of your busy schedule to read. Whether you read to relax or if you want to push the limits of your own understanding, reading is something that anyone and everyone can truly enjoy.","brand":"Country House Library","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41068399886423,"sku":"9801966","price":68.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2458\/8207\/files\/orig_480760_jpg.jpg?v=1719233843"},{"product_id":"aldous-huxleys-point-counter-point-chatto-1954","title":"Aldous Huxley's Point Counter Point - Chatto, 1954","description":"\u003cbr\u003eTitle:  Point Counter Point\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Aldous Huxley\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Chatto \u0026amp; Windus\u003cbr\u003ePublication Date: 1954\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003eCondition: This book is in fair condition for its age with worn jacket with faded spine, exposed netting by the front pastedown, librart stamps on the endpaper and inscription on the copy page.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c!-- split --\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch2\u003eReader's note\u003c\/h2\u003eerudite and at the same time one of the most amusing pieces of fiction to be written in the century. Wearing his learning extraordinarily lightly Huxley crams together absurdly funny characters and caricatures with a devastating exposure of the views held by different sorts of people in the unsettled atmosphere of the twenties. The contrasts and comparisons are too complex to be isolated from this great fantasia of extraordinary people ad profound ideas, which like all real comedy constantly verges on the tragic.","brand":"Country House Library","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53493427241339,"sku":"10035110","price":8.81,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2458\/8207\/files\/orig_483452_jpg.jpg?v=1729264444"},{"product_id":"aldous-huxleys-point-counter-point-folio-1958","title":"Aldous Huxley's Point Counter Point - Folio, 1958","description":"\u003cbr\u003eTitle:  Point Counter Point\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Aldous Huxley\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Folio\u003cbr\u003ePublication Date: 1958\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003eCondition: This book is in good condition for its age with minor board wear and marking, pencil inscription on the endpaper.\u003c!-- split --\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch2\u003eReader's note\u003c\/h2\u003eA 1958 edition of Aldous Huxley's Point Counter Point! Erudite and at the same time one of the most amusing pieces of fiction to be written in the century. Wearing his learning extraordinarily lightly Huxley crams together absurdly funny characters and caricatures with a devastating exposure of the views held by different sorts of people in the unsettled atmosphere of the twenties. The contrasts and comparisons are too complex to be isolated from this great fantasia of extraordinary people ad profound ideas, which like all real comedy constantly verges on the tragic.","brand":"Country House Library","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53500712747387,"sku":"10042444","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2458\/8207\/files\/orig_483600_jpg.jpg?v=1729608801"},{"product_id":"aldous-huxleys-limbo-chatto-windus-1970","title":"Aldous Huxley's Limbo - Chatto \u0026 Windus, 1970","description":"\u003cbr\u003eTitle: Limbo\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Aldous Huxley\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Chatto \u0026amp; Windus\u003cbr\u003ePublication Date: 1970\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003eCondition: This book is in good condition for its age with worn jacket ends, creased endpaper.\u003c!-- split --\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch2\u003eReader's note\u003c\/h2\u003eA vintage 1970 edition of Aldous Huxley's Limbo. This book contains six stories and a play by the author, including The Bookshop - 'It seemed indeed an unlikely place to find a bookshop. All the other commercial enterprises of the street aimed at purveying the barest necessities to the busy squalor of the quarter. In this, the main arterial street, there was a specious glitter and life produced by the swift passage of the traffic. It was almost airy, almost gay. But all around great tracts of slum pullulated dankly. The inhabitants did their shopping in the grand street; they passed, holding gobbets of meat that showed glutinous even through the wrappings of paper; they cheapened linoleum at upholstery doors; women, black-bonneted and black-shawled, went shuffling to their marketing with dilapidated bags of straw plait. How should these, I wondered, buy books?' Read on in this rare First Edition, one among a bounty of out of print, rare and stunning vintage books on our second hand bookstore!","brand":"Country House Library","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55705435603323,"sku":"10547046","price":9.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2458\/8207\/files\/orig_489755_jpg.jpg?v=1756307856"},{"product_id":"aldous-huxleys-two-or-three-graces-chatto-windus-1933","title":"Aldous Huxley's Two Or Three Graces - Chatto \u0026 Windus, 1933","description":"\u003cbr\u003eTitle: Two Or Three Graces\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Aldous Huxley\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Chatto \u0026amp; Windus\u003cbr\u003ePublication Date: 1933\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003eCondition: This book is in a good condition for its age other than some minor signs of wear, tanned pages with endpaper inscription and ticker.\u003c!-- split --\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch2\u003eReader's note\u003c\/h2\u003eTwo or Three Graces, Aldous Huxley's fourth collection of short fiction, consists of the following four short pieces: \"Two or Three Graces\" \"Half Holiday\" \"The Monocle\" \"Fairy Godmother\" ","brand":"Country House Library","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55887053062523,"sku":"10645784","price":12.73,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2458\/8207\/files\/orig_491554_jpg.jpg?v=1762190911"},{"product_id":"aldous-huxleys-brave-new-world-brave-new-world-revisited-chatto-1984","title":"Aldous Huxley's Brave New World \u0026 Brave New World Revisited - Chatto, 1984","description":"\u003cbr\u003eTitle: Aldous Huxley's Brave New World \u0026amp; Brave New World Revisited\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Aldous Huxley\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Chatto \u0026amp; Windus \/ Hogarth\u003cbr\u003ePublication Date: 1984\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardcover in English\u003cbr\u003eCondition: This book is in a good condition for its age with minor signs of wear.\u003c!-- split --\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch2\u003eReader's note\u003c\/h2\u003eBrave New World is a truly haunting dystopian classic! In this excerpt, it is explained how humans are created on a mass scale - One egg, one embryo, one adult--normality. But a bokanovskified egg will bud, will proliferate, will divide. From eight to ninety-six buds, and every bud will grow into a perfectly formed embryo, and every embryo into a full-sized adult. Making ninety-six human beings grow where only one grew before. Progress. 'Essentially,' the D.H.C. concluded, 'bokanovskification consists of a series of arrests of development. We check the normal growth and, paradoxically enough, the egg responds by budding.' Responds by budding. The pencils were busy. - the idea that people are grown in a factory rather than made can still send shivers down this spine! Add this beautiful blue edition to your collection today! ","brand":"Country House Library","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56149998600571,"sku":"10773452","price":34.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2458\/8207\/files\/orig_503728_jpg.jpg?v=1773241209"},{"product_id":"stories-essays-and-poems-by-aldous-huxley-everymans-library-1955","title":"Stories, Essays, and Poems by Aldous Huxley - Everyman’s Library, 1954","description":"\u003cbr\u003eTitle: Stories, Essays and Poems\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Aldous Huxley\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Everyman’s Library\u003cbr\u003ePublication Date: 1954\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003eCondition: This book is in good condition for its age other than some minor signs of wear  relevant to the book’s age.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c!-- split --\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch2\u003eReader's note\u003c\/h2\u003eStories, Essays, and Poems (first published by J.M. Dent \u0026amp; Sons) is an anthology edited as a representative survey of Aldous Huxley's diverse literary prowess. It showcases his skill as a fiction writer, essayist, and poet, blending satirical wit with his deep philosophical and pacifist concerns.","brand":"Country House Library","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56308556530043,"sku":"10864648","price":14.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2458\/8207\/files\/orig_516551_jpg.jpg?v=1782226276"}],"url":"https:\/\/countryhouselibrary.co.uk\/collections\/aldous-huxley.oembed?page=2","provider":"Country House Library ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}