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Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. These first two volumes of a projected five, in preparation for several years, begin a major publishing venture, collecting the complete essays of one of the giants of modern English prose and of social commentary in our time. The first two volumes span the most productive period of Huxley's career. Volume I begins with his essays for Gilbert Murray's Athenaeum and his music essays for the New Westminster Gazette. Volume I continues through the 1920s and includes his controversial essays on India and the empire in Jesting Pilate. The essays of both volumes range from nuanced assessments of art and architecture to political analyses, history, science, religion, and art, and a newly discovered series on music. Wide-ranging, allusive, and witty, they are informed by the probing skepticism of a highly educated and ironically incisive member of the English upper middle class. Huxley's fascination with the codes and conventions of European culture, his growing apprehensions about the menacing collapse of the European political order, and his awareness of the impact of science and technology on the post-Versailles world of England, France, Germany, and the United States form the basis for his critique. His subjects overlap with the satirical novels he wrote during the period between the wars, culminating in Point Counter Point and Brave New World. At their best, these essays stand among the finest examples of the genre in modern literature.…

Hardback. Zustand: Good. This third volume of a projected six reinforces Huxley s stature as one of the most acute and informed observers of the social and ideological trends of the years between the world wars. It contains the important collection of essays Music at Night as well as the majority of Huxley s journalistic writing for the Hearst newspapers in the United States and for a variety of British periodicals such as Nash s Pall Mall Magazine, the Evening Standard, and Time and Tide. Much of the attraction of the Hearst essays lies in their vivid period detail: references to the raucous voices of Nazi broadcasters, speeches by Roosevelt and Stalin, Soviet five-year plans, and the effects of the Great Depression combine to provide a rich context for Huxley s increasingly active role in organized pacifism and his sense of standing on the threshold of a new era. The essays of Music at Night define this trend as the New Romanticism, a celebration of Enlightenment modernity and an excessive faith in instrumental reason and applied science. Huxley was both intrigued by and suspicious of state planning and centralized bureaucratic authority. The essays in Volume I (and the volume to follow) register his growing ambivalence about the role of technocracy and science in an era of experimentation in the concentration of executive and legislative power. At their best, Huxley s essays stand among the finest examples of the genre in modern literature. He was among the few writers who.played with ideas so freely, so gaily, with such virtuosity, that the responsive reader.was dazzled and excited. Isaiah Berlin.…

Zustand: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Zustand: As New. No Jacket. Pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. With dust jacket. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

Zustand: Very Good. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 208 pages. 9.01x7.01x1.00 inches. In Stock. Seaman, Chris; Czepeku (illustrator).

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 208 pages. 9.01x7.01x1.00 inches. In Stock. Seaman, Chris; Czepeku (illustrator).

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Zustand: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: very good. First Edition. Octavos, clothbacked boards Edited with Commentary by Robert S. Baker and James Sexton. The first two volumes in a projected six-volume series.

1st edition. Fine title-blocked board copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; ill.; 25 cm. Notes; Spine title: Aldous Huxley complete essays. Includes bibliographical references and indexes. Summary; These first two volumes of a projected five, in preparation for several years, begin a major publishing venture, collecting the complete essays of one of the giants of modern English prose and of social commentary in our time. The first two volumes span the most productive period of Huxley's career. Volume I begins with his essays for Gilbert Murray's Athenaeum and his music essays for the New Westminster Gazette. Volume II continues through the 1920s and includes his controversial essays on India and the empire in "Jesting Pilate." The essays of both volumes range from nuanced assessments of art and architecture to political analyses, history, science, religion, and art, and a newly discovered series on music. Wide-ranging, allusive, and witty, they are informed by the probing skepticism of a highly educated and ironically incisive member of the English upper middle class. Huxley's fascination with the codes and conventions of European culture, his growing apprehensions about the menacing collapse of the European political order, and his awareness of the impact of science and technology on the post-Versailles world of England, France, Germany, and the United States form the basis for his critique. His subjects overlap with the satirical novels he wrote during the period between the wars, culminating in Point Counter Point and Brave New World. At their best, these essays stand among the finest examples of the genre in modern literature. Subjects; Huxley, Aldous 1894-1963. Authors, English - 20th century. Dates covered: 1920-1925. Essays, journals, letters & other prose works. LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Essays. LITERARY CRITICISM / General. 1 Kg.…

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 5th edition. 256 pages. 10.88x8.51x1.00 inches. In Stock. Eidenschink, Luke; Kusuma, Bima (illustrator).

paperback / softback. Zustand: vg++. 1st Sexton Blake Library edition 1st printing paperback, vg++ In stock shipped from our UK warehouse.

paperback / softback. Zustand: vg++. 1st Sexton Blake Library edition 1st printing paperback, vg++ In stock shipped from our UK warehouse.

paperback / softback. Zustand: vg+. 1st Sexton Blake Library edition 1st printing paperback, vg+ In stock shipped from our UK warehouse.

paperback / softback. Zustand: good. 1st edition Amalgamated Press 1963 paperback, good In stock shipped from our UK warehouse.

Zustand: New. pp. 653.

First Edition. Zustand: vg+. vg+ 1st 1959 Sexton Blake Library edition paperback, In stock shipped from our UK warehouse.

Zustand: New. Aldous Huxley's stature as one of the most acute observers of social and ideological trends is reinforced by these essays, which register his growing ambivalence about the role of technocracy and science in an era of experimentation in the concentration of executive and legislative power. Editor(s): Baker, Robert S.; Sexton, James. Series: Complete Essays of Aldous Huxley. Num Pages: 653 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: DNF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 236 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1104. . 2001. Hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.…

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. This volume addresses a broad range of contemporary topics, from ecology, sociobiology, and psychology to politics, history, and religion.

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 5th edition. 256 pages. 10.88x8.51x1.00 inches. In Stock. Eidenschink, Luke; Kusuma, Bima (illustrator).

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 5th edition. 256 pages. 10.88x8.51x1.00 inches. In Stock. Eidenschink, Luke; Kusuma, Bima (illustrator).

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. illustrated edition. 653 pages. 9.75x6.75x2.00 inches. In Stock.

First Edition. First edition. Uncorrected proofs of the first two volumes of the essays for Aldous Huxley. Edited and with commentary by Robert S. Baker and James Sexton. Book books in near fine condition in printed wrappers with some minor wear.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This third volume of a projected six reinforces Huxley's stature as one of the most acute and informed observers of the social and ideological trends of the years between the world wars. It contains the important collection of essays 'Music at Night' as well as the majority of Huxley's journalistic writing for the Hearst newspapers in the United States and for a variety of British periodicals such as Nash's Pall Mall Magazine, the Evening Standard, and Time and Tide. Much of the attraction of the Hearst essays lies in their vivid period detail: references to the raucous voices of Nazi broadcasters, speeches by Roosevelt and Stalin, Soviet five-year plans, and the effects of the Great Depression combine to provide a rich context for Huxley's increasingly active role in organized pacifism and his sense of standing on the threshold of a new era. The essays of 'Music at Night' define this trend as 'the New Romanticism,' a celebration of Enlightenment modernity and an excessive faith in instrumental reason and applied science. Huxley was both intrigued by and suspicious of state planning and centralized bureaucratic authority. The essays in Volume III (and the volume to follow) register his growing ambivalence about the role of technocracy and science in an era of experimentation in the concentration of executive and legislative power. At their best, Huxley's essays stand among the finest examples of the genre in modern literature. 'He was among the few writers who.played with ideas so freely, so gaily, with such virtuosity, that the responsive reader.was dazzled and excited.'-Isaiah Berlin.…

Zustand: New. KlappentextrnrnThis third volume (including the years 1930 1935) of a projected six reinforces Huxley s stature as one of the most acute and informed observers of the social and ideological trends of the years between the world wars. These essa.

dj. First Edition. First edition and first printing. Oblong hardcover. 91 pages. Features an introduction by Stewart L. Udall and an essay by James Baker. Includes 53 duotones. A very good plus copy in black cloth boards with some foxing and in a very good dust jacket with some foxing to the verso. Signed and warmly inscribed by Sexton on the half title page. A very nice copy as the recipient was someone who worked for Little, Brown and Company and helped with the production of numerous photographs books. Signed. …