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Lot 268
Sale 1097 - Fine Printed Books & Manuscripts, Including Americana
Lots 1-410
Nov 8, 2022
9:00AM CT
Lots 411-717
Nov 9, 2022
9:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
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Lot Description
HUXLEY, Aldous (1894-1963). A group of 5 works, comprising:
Brave New World. London: Chatto & Windus, 1932. Publisher's blue cloth. FIRST EDITION. Provenance: Vincent and Alice Massen. -- Island. Toronto: Clarke, Irwin & Co. Ltd., 1962. Publisher's red cloth; original dust jacket. First Canadian edition. -- The Olive Tree. London: Chatto & Windus, 1936. Publisher's olive green cloth; original dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. -- Those Barren Leaves. London: Chatto & Windus, 1925. Publisher's orange cloth; original dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. Provenance: W. MacDonald MacKay. -- Vulgarity in Literature. London: Chatto & Windus, 1930. Publisher's beige cloth; original dust jacket. FIRST EDITIONS. -- Together, 5 works in 5 volumes, all 8vo, condition generally fine.
The Library of John Leonard Gillis Sold to Support the Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies, Toronto
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