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Publisher/Description |
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| 0387 |
Garcia Marquez, Gabriel |
The Autumn of the Patriarch
(tr. by Gregory Rabassa) |
Harper & Row 1977, BC, 4th pr, 269pp, minor tears & wear top dj edge, in mylar cvr, dj price clipped, else nr fine |
7.50 |
| 0388 |
Garcia Marquez, Gabriel |
Chronicle of a Death Foretold
(tr. by Gregory Rabassa) |
Knopf 1990, 5th pr, 120pp, dj spine sl sun faded, else vy fine |
9.50 |
| 0389 |
Garcia Marquez, Gabriel |
Collected Stories
(Short stories) |
Harper & Row 1985, QP, 1st pr, 311pp, 5¼ x8", vy sl yellowg at top pg edges, else good |
2.75 |
| 0338 |
Garcia Marquez, Gabriel |
One Hundred Years of Solitude
(tr. by Gregory Rabassa) |
Avon 1971, PB, 1st pr, 383pp, browng at pg edges, minor cover wrinkles, else good |
SOLD |
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| 0008 |
Gibbons, Reginald &
Hahn, Susan (eds) |
TQ20: 20 Years of the Best Contemporary Writing & Graphics from TriQuarterly Magz |
Pushcart 1985, 1st ed, 667pp, lwr corners bumpd, else vy fine |
9.50 |
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| 0458 |
Gilbert, Henry |
The Book of Pirates (Illus.) |
Crescent 1986, reprint of 1916 ed, 319pp, vy fine |
7.50 |
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Swashbuckling tales blend mostly fact with some fiction of the great pirate figures of history. Originally published in 1916. |
| 0460 |
Gilbert, Henry |
Robin Hood & the Men of the Greenwood (Illus.) |
Bracken (UK) 1985, reprint of 1912 ed, 360pp, vy fine |
7.50 |
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Henry Gilbert's version of the traditional tale of Robin Hood, directed to younger readers. |
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| 0448 |
Gildner, Gary |
The Crush (Short stories) |
Ecco Press 1983, 1st ed, 143pp, vert crease along rear dj flap, else vy fine |
7.50 |
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Gary Gildner's first collection of short stories. |
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| 0665 |
Giono, Jean |
The Man Who Planted Trees (Illus.) |
Chelsea Green 1985, 1st ed, 52pp, top front corner bumped, else vy fine |
SOLD |
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Publisher/Description |
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| 0449 |
Goethe, Johann Wolfgang |
Elective Affinities
(Tr. by R.J. Hollingdale) |
Penguin 1983, QP, later printg, 5¼ x 7¾", 300pp, vy fine |
4.50 |
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| 0451 |
Golding, William |
Darkness Visible |
FSG 1979, 4th pr, 265pp, no dj, else vy good |
4.50 |
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Winner of the James Tait Memorial Prize. |
| 0454 |
Golding, William |
Rites of Passage |
FSG 1980, 1st ed, in mylar cvr, 278pp, minor moisture stain top rear board, noticeable on top last ~10pgs (5x50mm area at bindg edge), else vy good |
4.50 |
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Set in the Napoleonic era on an aged ship which is making its way from England to the Antipodes - a fascinating study of life in a stratified society-in-miniature on board the ship, by this Nobel Prize winning author. |
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| 0455 |
Gonzalez, Jose Luis |
Ballad of Another Time
(Tr. by Asa Zatz) |
Council Oaks 1987, QP, 2nd pr, 5¼ x 7¾", 101pp, spine sl faded, else vy fine |
5.00 |
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| 0052 |
Gordimer, Nadine |
Something Out There
(Short stories) |
Viking Press 1984, later printg, 203pp, vy fine |
SOLD |
| 0053 |
Gordimer, Nadine |
A Sport of Nature |
Knopf 1987, BC, 341pp, dj price clipped, rear flap creassed, else fine |
SOLD |
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| 0054 |
Gordon, Mary |
Men and Angels |
Random Hse 1985, 1st ed, 239pp, rubbing on dj, else vy fine |
SOLD |
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| 0456 |
Goyen, William |
Arcadio |
Clarkson Potter 1983, 1st ed, 147pp, vy fine |
5.00 |
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| 0607 |
Grahame, Kenneth |
The Wind in the Willows (Illus) |
Badger Books 1985, 1st ed thus, 270pp, vy fine |
SOLD |
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| 0516 |
Grass, Gunter |
Cat and Mouse
(Tr. by Ralph Manheim)
(Author winner of the Nobel Prize) |
Harcourt Brace World 1963, 1st ed US, 189pp, in mylar cvr, dj price clipped w/sm chips/tears at top & btm spine edges, couple of minor stains on closed pg edges, else vy good |
5.00 |
| 0517 |
Grass, Gunter |
Headbirths or, The Germans are Dying Out
(Tr. by Ralph Manheim) |
HBJ 1982, 1st ed US, 182pp, minor wrinkles/tears at dj edges, else fine |
7.50 |
| 0518 |
Grass, Gunter |
The Meeting at Telgte
(Tr. by Ralph Manheim) |
HBJ 1981, 2nd pr, RM, in mylar cvr, embossed star on back cover (?), vy good |
5.00 |
| 0519 |
Grass, Gunter |
The Rat
(Tr. by Ralph Manheim) |
HBJ 1987, 1st ed US, vy fine |
11.50 |
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| 0313 |
Green, Graham |
Monsignor Quixote |
Dennys (Canada) 1982, 1st ed (precedes US & UK editions), 232pp, frnt btm cornr sl bumpd, dj spine sl discolord, else vy fine |
12.50 |
| 0315 |
Green, Graham |
Travels with My Aunt |
Viking 1970, appears as 1st ed US (unstated), 244pp, 20x15mm booksellrs stickr top fr ep, prev ownr's sig in pencil fr ep, dj spine & top frnt sl faded, else nr fine |
9.50 |
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| 0101 |
Green, Henry |
Blindness |
Viking 1978, reprint of 1926 ed, 207pp, 1st prelim pg separated frm bindg but nt from endpaper, 5mm dj tear btm rear flap fold, else fine |
6.50 |
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| 0457 |
Greenberg, Joanne
(as Hannah Green) |
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden |
Signet (NAL) 1964, PB, 41st pr, 256pp, sl yellowg at pg edges, else vy good |
1.50 |
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| 0602 |
Grossman, Vasily |
Forever Flowing
(Tr. by Thomas Whitney) |
Collins Harvill (UK) 1986, Reprint edition, 247pp, bkseller's stkr on back dj, else vy fine |
9.50 |
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"Through the memories, observations, and reflections of Ivan Grigoryevich, a Soviet political prisoner who has returned to 'freedom' after thirty years in Arctic labor camps, this extrordinary novel presents a transcendent vision of what it has meant to be a Russian throughout Russia's history and, above all, since October, 1917." Originally published in 1970, this was the last novel by the author of "Life and Fate." |
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| 0604 |
Guthrie, A.B. Jr. |
The Big Sky |
Houghton Mifflin 1988, BC, 386pp, dj spine sun faded, else vy fine |
6.50 |
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A.B. Guthrie's most famous work, the narrative of Boone Caudill, mountain man, and the tale of one man's perilous journey across the Western frontier. A masterpiece of Western American fiction, basis for the film by Howard Hawks which starred Kirk Douglas. Winner of the 1950 Pulitzer Prize. |
| 0605 |
Guthrie, A.B. Jr. |
Fair Land, Fair Land |
Houghton Mifflin 1982, 1st ed, ep maps, in mylar cover, 262pp, crease on front fep, prev owner's addr neatly stampd upr rh corner title pg, else fine |
9.50 |
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Sequel to The Way West, and The Big Sky. |
| 0606 |
Guthrie, A.B. Jr. |
The Way West |
William Sloan Assoc 1949, edition nt stated, no dj, 340pp, vy good |
6.50 |
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Sequel to The Big Sky. |
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Publisher/Description |
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| 0232 |
Hale, Janet Campbell |
Jailing of Cecelia Capture |
Random Hse 1985, 1st ed, 201pp, fine+ |
6.50 |
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An Indian law student is jailed on her thirtieth birthday for drunk driving; she reflects back on her life on the reservation. The author draws on her own American Indian heritage to provide the rich detail, authentic dialogue and unfurbished prose that add special drama to a convincing and memorable story. Native American author Janet Campbell Hale's first adult novel. |
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| 0233 |
Hall, Donald |
The Ideal Bakery |
North Point 1987, 1st ed, 138pp, fine+ |
11.50 |
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The well-known poet, Donald Hall's first collection of short stories. Contains twelve stories: The First Woman; Christmas Snow; The Fifty-Dollar Bill; Widowers' Woods; Keat's Birthday; Mr. Schwartz; The Figure of the Woods; Embarrassment; Revivals; The Ideal Bakery; Mrs. Thing; and Argument and Persuasion. |
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| 0497 |
Hammett, Dashiell |
Five Complete Novels |
Avenel 1980, 8th pr, 726pp, vy sl toning at pg edges, else fine |
5.00 |
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Unabridged collection of Dashiell Hammett's popular novels; includes The Dain Curse, The Glass Key, The Maltese Falcon, Red Harvest, and The Thin Man. |
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| 0498 |
Hardy, Thomas |
Far From the Madding Crowd |
Marshall Cavendish 1986, uniform ed from the Great Writer's Lib, no dj, facsimile repro of Macmillan 1908 ed, 476pp, vy fine |
SOLD |
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| 0499 |
Hardy, Thomas |
The Short Stories of Thomas Hardy |
New Orchard Editions (UK) 1986, 931pp, vy sl toning at pg edges, residue inside frnt cvr & frnt FEP frm sm booksellrs stickr, else fine+ |
SOLD |
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| 0500 |
Harington, Donald |
The Cockroaches of Stay More |
HBJ 1989, 1st ed, 337pp, top cornrs sl bumpd, vy sl fading along top dj edge, else fine+ |
8.50 |
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A wonderful fantasy with a great "cast of characters, rounded out with a few mammals, and mythological critters too. There is cliff-hanging action, there is merrymaking. So come and visit, and stay more in this fanciful, irreverent under-world." |
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| 0231 |
Harrington, Alan |
The White Rainbow |
Little, Brown 1981, 1st ed, 379pp, top corners bumpd, dj spine sl faded w/8mm tear btm & sl wear at corners & top edge, else vy good |
4.50 |
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Alan Harrington's taut and terrifying story of the power of ancient magic over modern man: a perceptive examination of the cultural duality that exists in developing nations, a suspenseful and imaginative portrayal of modern man caught in a primitive snare. |
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| 0564 |
Harris, Joel Chandler |
Uncle Remus |
Avenel 1985, 1st pr, Oxford World's Classics series, small bk 4x6", 219pp, vy fine |
4.50 |
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Joel Chandler Harris' classic tales of Mr. Fox, Mr. Rabbit, and Mr. Terrapin. First published in 1881. |
| 0565 |
Harris, Joel Chandler |
The Complete Tales of Uncle Remus (Illus) |
Houghton Mifflin 1955, 16th pr, in mylar cvr, 875pp, several pages 1/8" oversize (miscut bindry error), else fine |
17.50 |
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| 0520 |
Harrison, Harry |
West of Eden |
Bantam 1984, 1st ed, 483pp, bkseller's magnetic security strip inside back cvr, else fine |
SOLD |
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First book of the West of Eden trilogy; a wonderful tale by sci-fi master Harry Harrison about what would have happened if dinosaurs had not disappeared. |
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| 0230 |
Hearon, Shelby |
Armadillo in the Grass |
Pressworks 1983, rev reprint of 1968 Knopf ed, 150pp, fine+ |
4.50 |
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Tale is about young wife and mother, becoming an artist, and finding herself, and her husband, a young professor of history, who sees life differently. Their difference in perception only becomes bridged when the wife turns to sculpture and learns to express in clay, wood, bronze and stone her feelings about the creatures she loves, and she begins to discover her true feelings about herself and her world. Originally published in 1968, this is the first revised edition of author Shelby Hearon's first book. |
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| 0280 |
Heinlein, Robert A. |
Glory Road |
Berkley 1970, PB, 26th pr, 288pp, hint of yellowg at pg edges, good |
1.50 |
| 0257 |
Heinlein, Robert A. |
JOB: A Comedy of Justice |
Del Rey/Ballantine 1984, 1st ed, RM, 376pp, fine+ |
6.50 |
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| 0568 |
Heller, Joseph |
Catch 22 |
Simon & Schuster 1961, 3rd pr, 443pp, no dj, spine sun faded, prev owner's name inked on frnt FEP & btm pg edges, else good |
7.50 |
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Henderson, Bill (ed) |
Pushcart Prize:
Best of the Small Presses
A detailed list of titles is here |
Anthologies of short fiction,
poetry and essays.
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| 0009 |
Henry, De Witt (ed) |
The Ploughshares Reader:
New Fiction for the Eighties |
Pushcart 1985, 2nd pr, 514pp, spine edges sl bumpd, else fine+ |
8.50 |
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| 0258 |
Herbert, Frank |
Dune |
Putnam 1984, 6th pr, in mylar cvr, 517pp, fine+ |
11.50 |
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| 0522 |
Herbert, Marie |
Winter of the White Seal |
Morrow 1982, 3rd pr, 275pp, minor dj wear at top edge, else fine+ |
8.50 |
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Marie Herbert's story is set in the form of a journal of young Jonathan Horn, who was stranded in the Antarctic while on a sealing expedition early in the 19th century. |
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| 0106 |
Hoagland, Edward |
Seven Rivers West |
Penguin 1987, QP, 5x7¾"
319pp, fine+ |
3.50 |
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"Hoagland has captured the restless adventuresomeness of our frontiersmen, and the riot of nature in its unspoiled glory." |
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| 0107 |
Hobson, Laura Z. |
Gentleman's Agreement |
S&S 1947, no dj, 275pp, binding sound, spine worn at edges, else good |
2.50 |
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| 0524 |
Hofmann, Gert |
The Parable of the Blind |
Fromm Intl 1986, 1st ed US, 152pp, dj spine sl faded, else vy fine |
6.50 |
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A novel set around the six blind beggars in Breughel's painting, 'The Parable of the Blind.' |
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| 0525 |
Holland, W. Bob (ed) |
Twenty-Five Ghost Stories
(Illus) |
Hartsdale Hse 1941, 255pp, ed nt stated, no dj, both frnt/back fep missg, else good |
3.50 |
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First published in 1904, this collection of classic horror stories is supplemented by stories collected by the author. |
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| 0342 |
Homer |
The Odyssey
(Tr. by E.V. Rieu) |
Penguin 1946, PB, 365pp, vy sl yellowg at pg edges, minor highlightg & pen notes in text, else good |
SOLD |
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| 0526 |
Hope, Christopher |
Black Swan |
Harper & Row 1987, 1st ed US, 127pp, vy fine |
6.50 |
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Story of a black teenager from a South African township on the Highveld, and his life after being mesmerised by the ballet Swan Lake. One of the Harper Short Novel series; b&w illustrations by Gillian Barlow. |
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| 0527 |
Hopkins, John |
The Flight of the Pelican |
North Point 1984, appears as 1st ed US, dj spine sun faded, 247pp, else vy fine |
5.00 |
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After 25 years, a missing boat drifts ashore in Panama. The wealthy son of the missing skipper travels to South America to investigate and finds that his father holds a legendary - or infamous - status; but no one will say what has become of him. |
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| 0067 |
Horwood, William |
Callanish |
Franklin Watts 1984, 1st ed, 192pp, fine+ |
6.50 |
| 0566 |
Horwood, William |
Duncton Wood |
Ballantine 1981, PB, 1st pr, 628pp, sl toning at pg edges, dedicatn in ink on title pg, inked underling in text on ~5 pgs, spine sl sun faded, else good |
1.50 |
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"Enter the magical, colourful, poignant world of Bracken and Rebecca, Mandrake the tyrant, Boswell the scribe, Hulver, Comfrey... and all the other moles of Duncton Wood. Set deep in the English countryside, this enchanting story tells of an ancient community losing its soul - but saved by courage and love." |
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| 0061 |
Hubbard, L. Ron |
Battlefield Earth |
St. Martin's 1982, 3rd pr, 819pp, several repaired dj tears, else fine |
SOLD |
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| 0617 |
Humphreys, Josephine |
Dreams of Sleep |
Viking 1984, 3rd pr, 232pp, vy fine |
9.50 |
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Josephine Humphreys' first novel which explores love with strong emphasis on characters set in place and time in the South. |
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| 0608 |
Huxley, Aldous |
After Many a Summer Dies the Swan |
Harper & Row/Colophon 1983, QP, 1st pr, 244pp, 5¼ x8", vy fine |
4.00 |
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Jo Stoyte was a Hollywood multimillionaire who had enough money to do all the things he could desire. But he could not buy eternal life, the prize he wanted most. |
| 0609 |
Huxley, Aldous |
Antic Hay |
Harper & Row/Colophon 1983, QP, 1st pr, 284pp, 5¼ x8", fine |
3.50 |
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A young Oxford tutor, tired of his staid British life, takes off with some Bohemian companions on a wild and daring "bachanalian" adventure. The story of artists and intellectuals cynical and adrift in London in the years immediately following WWI. |
| 0610 |
Huxley, Aldous |
Ape and Essence |
Harper & Brothers 1948, appears as 1st ed US (ed nt stated), 205pp, dj price clipped, considerably worn at edges w/minor chips & tears, prev owner's name inked front fep, sm bookseller's stickr inside front cvr, else good |
7.50 |
| 0611 |
Huxley, Aldous |
Eyeless in Gaza |
Harper & Row/Perennial 1974, PB, 1st pr, 423pp, browng at pg edges, else good |
SOLD |
| 0612 |
Huxley, Aldous |
Island |
Harper & Row/Perennial 1985, PB, 15th pr, 295pp, fine |
2.00 |
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Pala was a paradise beyond man's wildest dream - an island without poverty, injustice, sickness or war. Into this best of all possible worlds stumbles a spiritually barren journalist who brings with his the cancerous virus of corrupt European civilization. From Aldous Huxley, author of Brave New World. |
| 0613 |
Huxley, Aldous |
Point Counter Point |
Harper & Row/Perennial 1984, PB, 14th pr, 441pp, fine |
2.00 |
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Aldous Huxley's lifelong concern with the dichotomy between passion and reason, finds its fullest expression both thematically and formally in his masterpiece Point Counter Point. By presenting a vision of life in witch diverse aspects of experience are observed simultaneously, Huxley charcterizes the symptoms of "the disease of modern man" in the manner of a composer - themes and characters are repeated, altered slightly, and played off one another in a tone that is at once critical and sympathetic. |
| 0614 |
Huxley, Aldous |
Time Must Have a Stop |
Harper & Brothers 1944, 4th ed, 311pp, dj price clipped, dj chipped top spine (5x10mm) w/several neatly repaired tears, else vy good |
6.50 |
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Non-Fiction by Aldous Huxley |
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