For sale: a Rare and Exceptional second edition first printing hardcover copy of Antic Hay by Aldous Huxley with no dust jacket. Second UK Edition described, 1940 Chatto & Windus Pantheon. First Printing with 1940 on title page and no subsequent printing.
VG hardcover with clean, bright boards, with a strong sheen and a few marks. The book has lightly toned page blocks, mild spine tilt, lightly rolled spine ends, mild edge wear and lightly bumped corners. Strong title gilt on spine. Previous owner’s purchase location and date on first free end paper, but no name. No other marks or inscriptions inside. Pages very clean and lightly toned.
No dust jacket.
Portraying the revolving clash between class ideals, Antic Hay is a stunning cultural critique on life in London circa 1923. With a sharp comedic edge, author Aldous Huxley delivers a novel of ideas aimed at characterizing the unsettling times following the end of World War I.
Ships promptly in a secure mailer with book wrapped in both craft paper and bubble wrap.
