SHAW, George Bernard. A group of 13 works, all published in NY by Brentano’s or in Chicago/NY by Herbert S. Stone and Company, all in original cloth or printed wrappers, ALL FIRST EDITION or FIRST AMERICAN EDITION.
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May 3, 2022
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SHAW, George Bernard (1856-1950). A group of 13 works, comprising:
Plays: Pleasant and Unpleasant. 1898. 2 volumes. -- Love Among the Artists. 1900. Custom chemise and slipcase. -- Three Plays for Puritans. 1901. -- The Irrational Knot. 1905. -- The Author’s Apology from Mrs. Warren's Profession. 1905. -- Dramatic Opinions and Essays. 1906. 2 volumes. Provenance: Leroy Arthur Sugarman (stamps). -- Cashel Byron's Profession. 1906. -- Misalliance, The Dark Lady of the Sonnets, Fanny's First Play with a Treatise on Parents and Children. 1914. -- Heartbreak House, Great Catherine, And Playlets Of The War. 1919. -- Back to Methuselah. 1921. -- Saint Joan: a Chronicle Play in Six Scenes and an Epilogue. 1924. -- The Intelligent Woman's Guide to Socialism and Capitalism. 1928. -- Another copy. -- The Apple Cart: a Political Extravaganza. 1931. -- Together, 13 works in 16 volumes, all published in New York by Brentano’s or in Chicago/New York by Herbert S. Stone and Company, various 8vo sizes, all in original cloth or printed wrappers, some with unrestored and unclipped dust jackets, ALL FIRST EDITION or FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, condition generally good.
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