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In his final novel, which he considered his most important, Aldous Huxley transports us to the remote Pacific island of Pala, where an ideal society has flourished for 120 years.
Inevitably, this island of bliss attracts the envy and enmity of the surrounding world. A conspiracy is underway to take over Pala, and events are set in motion when an agent of the conspirators, a newspaperman named Faranby, is shipwrecked there. What Faranby doesn't expect is how his time with the people of Pala will revolutionize all his values and—to his amazement—give him hope.
Aldous Huxley (1894–1963) is the author of the classic novels Brave New World, Island, Eyeless in Gaza, and The Genius and the Goddess, as well as such critically acclaimed nonfiction works as The Perennial Philosophy and The Doors of Perception. Born in Surrey, England, and educated at Oxford, he died in Los Angeles, California.
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Ex-Library copy with typical library marks and stamps. Dust jacket missing. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Boards betray fading and nicks and other signs of wear and imperfection commensurate with age. Binding is tight and structurally sound. Dust jacket flaps adhered to the front pastedown; interior pages with text without any extraneous marks. Sealed in plastic for shipping. Secure packaging for safe delivery. 1.45. Seller Inventory # 1565560361
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Good+ Dust Jacket. First Edition. New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1962. 1st printing of 1st edition (stated first edition on CP, price of $5.00 on inner flap of DJ, 0362 in bottom corner of DJ). Binding is tight, sturdy, and square. Exterior of book looks great, with gilt on spine remaining shiny. A couple dozen pages with underlining. Unclipped dust jacket has rubbing and edgewear, including a few small closed tears. From a personal collection. Ships same or next business day from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Seller Inventory # 318674