SHAW, George Bernard. A group of 20 works, most published in London, most published by Constable and Company Limited, most in original cloth with spines gilt-lettered, most in unrestored and unclipped dust jackets, most FIRST EDITION.
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SHAW, George Bernard (1856-1950). A group of 20 works, including:
Man and Superman. Westminster, 1903. -- The Common Sense of Municipal Trading. Westminster, 1904. -- The Irrational Knot. 1905. -- The Sanity of Art. London, 1908. -- John Bull's Other Island and Major Barbara. 1911. -- The Doctor's Dilemma, Getting Married, & The Shewing-up of Blanco Posnet. 1911. -- The Quintessence of Ibsenism. 1913. -- Androcles and the Lion, Overruled, Pygmalion. 1916. -- Heartbreak House, Great Catherine, and Playlets of the War. 1919. -- Back to Methuselah. 1921. -- Saint Joan. 1924. -- Translations and Tomfooleries. 1926. -- Too True to be Good, Village Wooing & On the Rocks. Three Plays. 1934. -- Short Stories, Scraps and Shavings. 1934. -- In Good King Charles's Golden Days. 1939. -- Another copy. -- And 5 others. Together, 20 works in 21 volumes, most published in London, most published by Constable and Company Limited, various 4to and 8vo sizes, most in original cloth with spines gilt-lettered, most in unrestored and unclipped dust jackets, most FIRST EDITION, condition generally good. Complete list available upon request.
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