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BRAVE NEW WORLD

ALDOUS HUXLEY First Edition, First Printing A superb Near fine book with a stunning Fine/near fine vibrant original dust jacket. Named by Modern Library as one of the 100 Greatest Novels of the twentieth century. “A nightmarish prognostication of a future in which humanity has been destroyed by science. Easily Huxley’s most popular (and many good judges continue to think his best) novel”. The book is in beautiful condition with bright blue boards still retaining their original sheen, with bright unfaded gilt titles to spine. The boards have sharp corners and no edgewear, and one tiny edge bump. The binding is tight and square. The end papers and internal pages are clean, with NO owner names, NO inscriptions, NO bookstore stamps and NO bookplates. The internal pages are clean, bright and flat with some dots of foxing to the first few leaves and a few stray dots to the outer page block. Otherwise no stains, no marks, no writing, no handling marks, and no bent pages. Lovely book appearing as unread. Rough cut page edges as published. Please see detailed images. The scarce original dust jacket has benefited from very slight restoration to the outer spine tips by an expert paper conservator and as such presents as a near fine example. The Brave New World jacket is known to be extremely fragile, and usually in pieces, or has a lot of sunning (browning) to the spine, or the spine may be missing altogether. This jacket has strong vibrant colors with NO sunning to the spine, no rips, no chips, no edgewear, no stains, no fading, and no rubbing, but few dots of foxing to the inner flaps. An absolutely lovely bright, vibrant dust jacket presenting the book very well. The jacket is NOT price clipped, and has a stated price of 7s. 6d.net. Please see detailed images. A defining moment in the genre of the dystopian novel, Brave New World considers the dangers that new technologies and mass modernization pose to the very core of humanness. Rather than depicting these developments as gateways to utopia, as writers such as H.G. Wells had done, Huxley foreshadowed how radically technology and psychological conditioning could limit individual rights ranging from sexuality and reproduction to creativity to love. A “nightmarish prognostication of a future in which humanity has been destroyed by science” (DNB). A very handsome fine/near fine example of this classic fragile book. ADDITIONAL IMAGES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. Please see our ABE store for other landmark Scifi listings.
  • $14,995
  • $14,995
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ANIMAL FARM

GEORGE ORWELL First State, First Edition, First Printing: A near fine book with a beautiful scarce near fine FIRST STATE dust jacket. The dust jacket has the requisite “An Early List for 1945” to the rear panel with the “Search light” motif to the reverse of the jacket. Crisp, clean book. The book is in near fine condition with crisp, bright and clean green cloth boards with strong unfaded white titles to the spine. The boards have sharp corners, and no edgewear. The binding is tight and square. The end papers are clean with no owner names, no inscriptions, no bookplates and no bookstore stamps. The internal pages are clean, bright and flat with no age toning, no stains, no marks, no writing, no bent pages and no foxing. Beautiful clean book internally appearing as unread. Please see images. The preferred first edition, first state dust jacket has benefited from very slight restoration by an expert paper conservator and as such presents in near fine condition. The Animal Farm jacket is known to be extremely fragile, and usually in pieces or missing altogether. This jacket has strong vibrant colors with no rips, no chips, no edgewear, no stains, no fading, no rubbing and no foxing. The jacket is NOT price clipped, and has a stated price of 6s. net. The reverse of the jacket has the “Search Light” motif in red as required for the first state of the first edition jacket (this motif can be either in red or blue). A lovely unclipped dust jacket! Please see detailed images. A remarkable crisp, clean copy of this title with an original rare striking jacket in the scarce first state. Animal Farm, known at the beginning and the end of the novel as the Manor Farm, symbolizes Russia and the Soviet Union under Communist Party rule. But more generally, Animal Farm stands for any human society, be it capitalist, socialist, fascist, or communist. “Napoleon”, the pig who attains complete power, convinces the other animals that they are better off without human rule, then Napoleon forms his own government rule and as their new leader forces the laborers to work harder for less food then the humans ever did. The entire novel is a metaphor for governmental systems especially the generic form of communism and socialism. ADDITIONAL IMAGES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. Please see our ABE store for other landmark SciFi and Fantasy listings.
  • $12,695
  • $12,695
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FRANKENSTEIN

First photoplay edition One of the rarest photoplay editions, including illustrations from scenes from the Universal production starring Boris Karloff. The book comes with the scarce original dust jacket in near fine vibrant condition. A fine/near fine condition book, appearing as unread with fresh, supple, bright pages, a deep green top stain and vibrant red boards still retaining their original sheen with a soft slight line dent (does not even show in the images). Bright, unfaded titles to front and spine. This is most unusual as this book typically has a brittle and splitting spine, often with large rips to the cloth, and edgeworn boards. This book has sharp corners, and no edgewear. The top stain is still a deep green tone without the typical fading. The red boards are clean and bright. The interior pages are still supple (also rare to find as the paper was not of high quality and tended to brown and turn brittle). The end papers are clean with no owner names, no inscriptions and no bookplates. The interior pages have no writing, no stains, no age toning, and no foxing. Beautiful clean, crisp book appearing as unread. Please see images for details. The book comes the scarce original rare dust jacket having benefited from some slight professional restoration by an expert paper conservator. The jacket presents in near fine condition with strong vibrant colors with no rips, no chips, no edgewear, no stains and no foxing. Toning to the rear panel and spine as usual for this jacket. The reverse side of the jacket has the requisite text ads listing the Grosset and Dunlap publications. Stunning, handsome jacket presenting the book beautifully on the shelf. The dust jacket is protected in a new clear removeable archival cover. Please see detailed images. Copies of this title in this condition, and with an original dust jacket are one the the most scarce of photoplays. Perfect for the collector/investor of rare pieces in the photoplay or horror genre. ADDITIONAL IMAGES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. Please see our ABE store for other landmark Horror rare books.
  • $5,495
  • $5,495
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DR. SEUSS – WORLD WAR II BUY WAR BOND POSTER – ‘Starve the Squander Bug’

DR. SEUSS DR. SEUSS “WORLD WAR II BOND POSTER” ‘Starve the Squander Bug – Buy More War Bonds’.Rare American WWII poster, ‘Starve the Squander Bug – Buy More War Bonds’. Illustration by Theodore Seuss Geisel (1904-1991) aka Dr. Seuss. Circa 1945. 11" x 46.5" inches. Mailing folds. This is a rare vintage piece from World War II, artistically created by Dr. Seuss for the War Bond effort. The item remains in fresh, supple condition and would be superb framed. The piece has one small 1/2" intact tear along a fold line and only very tiny bits of edgewear. It is in overall remarkable shape with bright, vibrant colors. War bonds are debt securities issued by a government to finance military operations and other expenditure in times of war. They are also a means to control inflation by removing money from circulation from a stimulated wartime economy. The last time the United States issued war bonds was during World War II, when full employment collided with rationing, and war bonds were seen as a way to remove money from circulation as well as reduce inflation. Issued by the U.S. Government, they were first called Defense Bonds. The name was changed to War Bonds after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941. Despite the war’s hardships, 134 million Americans were asked to purchase war bonds to help fund the war. The war bonds actually were a loan to the government to help finance the war effort. The War Finance Committee was in charge of supervising the sale of all bonds, and the War Advertising Council promoted voluntary compliance with bond buying. The work of those two organizations produced the greatest volume of advertising in U.S. history. In the name of defense of American liberty and democracy, and as safe havens for investment, the public was continually urged to buy bonds. An emotional appeal went out to citizens by means of advertising. Even though the bonds offered a rate of return below the market value, it represented a moral and financial stake in the war effort. The advertisements started with radio and newspapers, then later added magazines to reach the masses. The bond campaign was unique in that both the government, as well as private companies, created the advertisements. Those who contributed advertising space felt they were doing even more for the war effort; then there were organizations that made up their own war bond advertisements to reflect their patriotism. The government recruited New York’s best advertising agencies, famous entertainers, and even used familiar comic strip characters to further their appeal to America (YES EVEN DR. SEUSS!!) ADDITIONAL IMAGES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. Please see our ABE store for additional posters and Original Illustration Artwork.
  • $1,495
  • $1,495
DR. SEUSS SIGNED ORIGINAL DRAWING ~TWO WHIMSICAL SEUSSIAN CHARARACTERS

DR. SEUSS SIGNED ORIGINAL DRAWING ~TWO WHIMSICAL SEUSSIAN CHARARACTERS

DR. SEUSS AN ORIGINAL DRAWING OF TWO SEUSSIAN CHARACTERS BY DR. SEUSS.INK AND COLORED PENCIL ON PAPER, FRAMED TO 14″ X 14″ AN ADORABLE DRAWING OF TWO SEUSSIAN CHARACTERS EACH HOLDING A SIGN “BEST WISHES”, “DR. SEUSS” DESCRIPTION: A charming original detailed drawing by Dr. Seuss, rendered in colored pencils and ink on paper. The artwork depicts two adorable Seussian characters, one standing raising both hands, the other sitting on one hand of the other in a delicate balancing act. Both Seussian characters are holding up a square, each signed by Dr. Seuss of “BEST WISHES”, and “DR. SEUSS”. Dr. Seuss embellished one character in yellow pencil, with the other in orange pencil. The boxes are each color washed in blue pencil. A wonderful whimsical piece. Perfect for a collector of Dr. Seuss art. The drawing is signed by Dr. Seuss within the squares held up by both characters. The art is in excellent condition. Present Matted, glazed and framed in a stunning glossy off-white wavy frame perfectly complimenting the artwork in all its whimsey. The art is framed using all archival materials and UV glass. A fantastic scarce piece, complete with an LOA and chain of custody documentation (see below). Framed to a completed size of 14″ x 14″. The art sheet is 7″ x 7″. PROVENACE: The art was purchased from a prominent gallery, who today has locations in New York City and Las Vegas, and will come with very detailed provenance. The gallery specializes in illustration art and has been doing so for over 25 years (specific specialty is children’s illustration art). The art will come with a copy of the original invoice, and their certificate of authenticity, and the provenance. This piece is Ex: The Stu Reisbord Collection, circa 1970’s. A copy of the original bill of sale from the art gallery will also be included with the piece, including all the necessary paperwork. An exceptionally stunning piece by Dr. Seuss with highly documented provenance and LOA! ** Most all of original artwork by Dr. Seuss is held in museums leaving very little of his original artwork available for private purchase, and almost none available with quality provenance. Shipping will include full insurance and tracking. ADDITIONAL IMAGES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. Please see our ABE store for other Original Illustration Artwork. ***PLEASE INQUIRE FOR INTENRATIONAL SHIPPING QUOTES***
  • $8,195
  • $8,195
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THE HITCH HIKER’S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY (FIRST STATE JACKET)

First Edition, First Printing, First State Near fine/fine book in the exceedingly scarce near fine FIRST STATE original jacket with the requisite ?Capricorn One? Statement to the rear panel. An usually bright clean book with deep blue cloth boards. Bright unfaded gilt titles to spine. The book is in fine/near fine condition with sharp corners, one very tiny outer tip bump, and no edgewear. The binding is tight and square. The end pages are clean, bright and flat with no owner names and no inscriptions. The internal pages are clean, bright and flat with no stains, no marks, no writing, no bent pages, no age toning and no foxing. Beautiful clean, crisp book, internally appearing as unread! Please see images. The book comes with a fine/near fine FIRST STATE first edition, first printing original dust jacket, with the requisite ?Capricorn One? Statement to the rear panel. The dust jacket benefited from very slight restoration to the outer spine tips and present in fine/near fine condition with strong vibrant colors. The dust jacket has No rips, No chips, No edgewear, No staining, No foxing and NONE of the otherwise usual spine fading. Very slight evening toning to the rear panel. The dust jacket is NOT price clipped and has a price of £4.95 net on the front inner flap. The fantastic jacket art was designed by Patrick Gierth, and is now protected in a new clear removeable archival cover. Stunning jacket! Easily the most superb dust jacket copy we have handled. A superb copy of this classic sci-fi title which launched subsequent titles, movies and an entire following! ADDITIONAL IMAGES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. Please see our ABE store for additional landmark SciFi Classics.