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Shaw, Bernard The Apple Cart: a Political Extravaganza London Constable & Co. Ltd. 1930 1st thus 12mo light olive cloth Book has some corner bumps else very good w/deckle edges. D/jacket torn & water-stained. General: Books 78pp This was a political play describing a democrat who veered around to the opposite quarter and became a devoted Royalist. In Dresden when this play was staged, it actually was prohibited as a blasphemy against democracy. Price: 10.00 USD
Shaw, Bernard To a Young Actress The Latters of Bernard Shaw to Molly Tompkins ... Edited...by Peter Tompkins London Constable 1960 2nd Cloth nr.fine/nr.fine, very lt. shelfwear 9 x 12 192 many illus. Price: 18.00 USD
Shaw, Bernard Too True To Be Good, Village Wooing & On the Rocks, 3 Plays New York Dodd, Mead & Co. 1934 1st Sm 8vo tan cloth w/paper label on spine Spine slightly darkened & label bit worn at side. Previous owner's name on fly-leaf. Contents very good. No dust jacket General: Books 343pp Three plays by Bernard Shaw. Too True to be Good, Vollage Wooing & On the Rocks. Preface by author with explanations of the plays. Price: 25.00 USD
Shaw, Bernard Translations and Tomfooleries London Constable & Co. 1926 1st impression 12mo green cloth w/gilt lettering on spine Gift inscription on fly-leaf & inner covers have light foxing else V.G.+ Partial dust jacket Books 248pp This is a very nice copy of a First Impression containing 6 plays by the author. List of the plays are as follows: Trifles and Tomfooleries: The Admirale Bashville; or, Constancy Unrewarded, Press Cuttings, The Glimpse of Reality, Passion, Poison, and Petrifaction; or, The Fatal Gazogene, The Fascinating Foundling & The Music-Cure. Jitta's Atonement was written by Siegfried Trebitsch & translated by Bernard Shaw with the translator's notes by Shaw. There are 7 plays altogether. Price: 40.00 USD
Shaw, George Bernard Pygmalion and Candida Limited Editions Club Avon, Ct. Limited Editions Club 1974 1st - thus sm 4to Linen w/leather spine label & dec. cloth Fine with fine slipcase. Original glassine near fine. Books 169pp Illustrations by Clarke Hutton Introduction by Alan Strachan. This book is limited to 2,000 copies this being #113 & signed by the artist Clarke Hutton. Candida was one of the most popular plays of Shaw's early period, but Pygmalion had been rarely seen until the musical was produced as ''My Fair Lady''. Price: 80.00 USD
Shaw, George Bernard Two Plays for Puritans Easton Press Norwalk, Conn. Easton Press 1979 Easton Press 4to red leather w/gilt decorations As New Books 215pp incl.notes Illustrated by George Him Elaborated decorated leather w/gilt decorations, gold satin ribbon and silk end-papers. This is the collector's edition from the 100 Greatest Books Ever Written. The plays are ''The Devil's Disciple'' and ''Cleopatra''. Price: 40.00 USD
