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Adonis and the Alphabet
by [Mormonism] Huxley, Aldous
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
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About This Item
London: Chatto & Windus, 1956. First UK edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 285pp. Octavo [20 cm] Bright chartreuse cloth over boards with the title and decorative borders stamped in blue on the backstrip. Publisher's blue topstain. The spine ends are a bit bruised. In the dust jacket, with mild toning (most visible on the rear panel and the inside flaps) and several small closed and open tears along the bottom edge. Not price-clipped. A book of essays with a diversity of subjects, such as the sin of the intellect, the confusion of knowledge with understanding, and the difficult art of being charitable. In Salt Lake City, he muses on the relation between music and popular taste ("Faith, Taste and History").
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- Bookseller
- Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 66197
- Title
- Adonis and the Alphabet
- Author
- [Mormonism] Huxley, Aldous
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First UK edition
- Publisher
- Chatto & Windus
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1956
- Keywords
- Aldous Huxley; essays; Utah content; Salt Lake City; Mormonism
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About the Seller
Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2006
Salt Lake City, Utah
About Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA
Ken Sanders Rare Books is a full service antiquarian bookshop in downtown Salt Lake City, Utah. We carry an ever-changing inventory of art, ephemera, maps, photography, and postcards in addition to a vast selection of used and rare books along with a few new books. We actively purchase and appraise books in all fields.
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