Princess Maria Romanoff & July Estate Finds
Lot 374:
Aldous Huxley (British, 1894-1963). 3 books. Antic Hay, first edition, 1923, George H. Doran Company, New York, blue cloth boards; Texts and Pretexts: An Anthology With Commentaries, first edition – fourth printing, 1933, Harper & Brothers Publishers, New York and London, red cloth boards, green and gilt lettering; Brave New World, later edition, 1946, Harper & Brothers Publishers, New York and London, red cloth boards, black and gilt lettering. Antic Hay foxing and discoloration to pages throughout, fading and staining to boards, corners bumped and some fraying, losses to paper label on spine, front cover separating at front pastedown, binding loose; Texts & Pretexts foxing and discoloration to pages throughout, corners bumped and some fraying to boards and spine, fading and scratches to boards; Brave New World foxing and discoloration to pages, fraying to edges and spine, scratches and fading to boards, corners bumped. All with notations in pencil on pastedowns and endpapers.
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