2 volumes, 8vo. Photogravure portrait frontispiece and 8pp. publisher's advertisements in Vol.I; 4pp. publisher's advertisements in Vol.II. (A few stains.) Publisher's green cloth gilt, top edge gilt, others uncut (some staining, spines darkened and slightly leaned, hinges starting or separating); morocco-backed slipcase. Provenance: Alfred J. Warne Browne (presentation inscription, stamp on paste-down vol.I). 

 

FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY SHAW: "From G.B.S. ,painter of humanity, to Warne Browne, painter of the next deepest subject - the sea! Cadgwith Sept. 1899." Shaw's "unpleasant" plays were so-called because they forced the spectator to face unpleasant truths; he followed them with "pleasant" plays in an effort to appeal to producers and audiences. 

[With:] SHAW. The Adventures of the Black Girl in Her Search for God. London: Constable & Company Limited, 1932.

8vo. Numerous wood-engraved illustrations by John Farleigh. (Some occasional spotting or soiling.) Publisher’s pictorial black and white boards (some light rubbing). FIRST EDITION of Shaw’s controversial short story collection.