SHAW, George Bernard. A group of 20 political works, various 8vo and 12mo sizes, all in original cloth or printed wrappers, most in unrestored dust jackets, most FIRST EDITION, condition generally good.
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SHAW, George Bernard (1856-1950). A group of 20 political works, including:
The Impossibilities of Anarchism. London, 1893. -- Fabianism and the Empire a Manifesto by the Fabian Society. London, 1900. -- Novels of His Nonage NO. 4: Cashel Byron’s Profession… Newly Revised. London, 1903. Third English edition. -- An essay on Going to Church. Boston, 1905. -- How to Settle the Irish Question. Dublin et al, 1917. -- Peace Conference Hints. London, 1919. -- Ruskin’s Politics. London, 1921. Glassine. -- The Intelligent Woman's Guide to Socialism and Capitalism. London, 1928. FIRST ENGLISH EDITION. -- The League of Nations. London, 1929. -- What I Really Wrote About the War. NY, 1932. FIRST AMERICAN TRADE EDITION. -- Where Stands Socialism To-Day? London, 1933. -- The Adventures of the Black Girl in Her Search For God. NY, 1933. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. -- Another copy. -- Shaw on Stalin. London, 1941. -- Sixteen Self Sketches. NY, 1949. -- And 6 others. Together, 20 works in 22 volumes, various 8vo and 12mo sizes, all in original cloth or printed wrappers, most in unrestored dust jackets, most FIRST EDITION, condition generally good. Complete list available upon request.
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