Huxley (Aldous) Rotunda
£75
London, Chatto & Windus, [c.1932].
First edition. 8vo. Original dark cloth. Dust-jacket, with price sticker ‘3/6 first cheap edition’.
In stock
Book very good; jacket rather worn with a few closed tears.
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