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Shaw, G. Bernard, editor. Fabian Essays in Socialism. The Fabian Society, London, 1889.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: There is wear around the edges with rounded corners. There are a few bubbles to the cover, heavier on the back cover. ; 1st edition, 2nd issue, with "1890" on the second, engraved title-page. Light wear extremities; overall good-very good.
Seller: Willis Monie-Books, ABAA, Cooperstown, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$71.64 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: A few external marks and bumps. Pages clean and unmarked, though a little faded with age. Ownership inscription on first inside page. A good used copy with no significant flaws. Publisher's note: "The basis of socialism: Economic, by G.B. Shaw. Historic, by S. Webb. Industrial, by W. Clarke. Moral, by S. Olivier.--The organization of society: Property under socialism, by G. Wallas. Industry under socialism, by A. Besant.--The transition to social democracy: Transition, by G.B. Shaw. The outlook, by H. Bland." vii, 233 pp. . Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Politics & Government; Socialism; Great Britain; Fabian Society (Great Britain); Add. Inventory No: 230420WCX031078.
Seller: Barnaby, Oxford, United Kingdom
Price: US$97.23 + shipping
Description: 7, (1), 233, (1) S., 7 Bl. Verlagsanzeigen. Dunkelgrüner OLwdbd m. schwarzgeprägter Deckelillustr. v. Walter CRANE (berieben, untere Ecken gestaucht, Vorsätze etwas braunfleckig). Erste öffentliche Ausgabe dieser Essays, hervorgegangen aus 1888 gehaltenen Vorträgen für den 1883 gegründeten sozialistischen Debattier-Club "Fabian Society" (eine limitierte Ausgabe der Fabian Society erschien im selben Jahr). Die Essays stehen unter den Themenmarken "The basis of Socialism" (Economic; Historic; Industrial; Moral); "The organisation of society" (Property under Socialism; Industry unter Socialism) und "The transition to Social Democracy" (Transition; The outlook). Shaw war der Herausgeber und verfaßte die Essays "Economic" und "Transition", die seine dritte Veröffentlichung bilden.- Auf der schönen Deckelillustration von Walter Crane schicken sich zwei sehnige Arbeiter an, die mit "Capital" beschriftete Leiter an einem reich bestückten Apfelbaum zu erklimmen, die noch von einem ein dicken Dandy mit einer Bauchbinde "Privilege" besetzt ist. Sprache: Englisch
Seller: Zentralantiquariat Leipzig GmbH, Leipzig, Germany
Price: US$135.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Probable second printing with "1889" at foot of title page but "1890" on front cover and frontispiece designs; Bound in lime green cloth-covered boards with black printing and design on front cover and spine, tissue-guarded frontispiece of same design as that on front cover [both dated 1890], vii + 233 pages with edges uncut and carefully opened, clean and unmarked; covers lightly soiled and edge-worn, spine lightly age-darkened, with short half-inch pull tear at top; long gift inscription on verso of front free endpaper signed "Wm. Alex. Morris [Maris]? Curate and Manager, Vauxhall Club" is somewhat hard to understand
Seller: Stony Hill Books, Madison, WI, U.S.A.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition, first printing with 1889 date on title page and on front cover. Edited by George Bernard Shaw. Frontispiece by Walter Crane. Octavo, vii, 233pp. Green pictorial cloth designed by Walter Crane. Spine darkened, moderately soiled boards with some edgewear, a very good copy. A collection of essays on socialism, by George Bernard Shaw, Sidney Webb, William Clarke, Sydney Olivier, Annie Besant, Graham Wallas and Hubert Bland.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Description: First edition. Frontispiece and cover design by Walter Crane. 1 vols. 8vo. Laurence BB7 Original green cloth. Very good Frontispiece and cover design by Walter Crane. 1 vols. 8vo
Seller: James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$263.92 + shipping
Description: First edition, second impression with the date on the upper cover and trontispiece changed to 1890. Tall 8vo., orig. green cloth with decoration in dark green by Walter Crane on the upper cover and May Morris on the spine, (viii), 236pp. Trace of rubbing along spine hinges, upper corners bumped, a touch of wear to the lower corners, trace of soiling on rear but in fact a better than very good but not quite near fine copy. Shaw took charge of production of the book from first to last: he edited the text, revised the essays of William Clarke and Annie Besant, wrote the preface, compiled the index, supervised the Crane-Morris cover designs, arranged for the blocks, chose the paper, selected the type, and drafted the handbill announcement. (Laurence). Essays included are: The basis of socialism: Economic, by G.B. Shaw. Historic, by S. Webb. Industrial, by W. Clarke. Moral, by S. Olivier.- The organization of society: Property under socialism, by G. Wallas. Industry under socialism, by A. Besant.- The transition to social democracy: Transition, by G.B. Shaw. The outlook by H. Bland. Laurence BB7.
Seller: David Mason Books (ABAC), Toronto, ON, Canada
Price: US$400.00 + shipping
Description: First edition. Frontispiece and cover design by Walter Crane. 1 vols. 8vo. A collection of pieces by various hands, including Sidney Webb, edited by Shaw, and with two contributions by him. Laurence BB7 Rebound in 3/4 green morocco (spine browned); original paper cover and spine bound in; a fine copy from the Burden library Frontispiece and cover design by Walter Crane. 1 vols. 8vo
Seller: James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.