First English Trade Edition of Aldous Huxley's Brave New World

Aldous Huxley. BRAVE NEW WORLD. London: Chatto & Windus, 1932. First English trade edition. Blue cloth-covered boards with gilt on spine, top edge blue. Small 8vo; [6], [1]-306, [2]pp. Duval, p. 90.

7 5/8 x 5 3/8 in.

This dystopian novel is often called one of the best books of the 20th century, and it has been a frequently banned book since it was first published.

Boards with scuffing and rubbing to extremities, faint stains with area of damp staining along bottom edge and corner of lower board, (2) corners bumped, and spine tanned with wear at ends and some separation from text block; light scattered foxing, bookseller sticker on rear paste-down, light toning to pages, frequent pencil marks and gutter cracking, yet still sturdy, and occasional grime and small stain; a good or better copy/lacking the dust jacket.