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Price: US$11.53 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 1911 constable edition on green cloth
Seller: The Guru Bookshop, Hereford, United Kingdom
Price: US$19.20 + shipping
Condition: Poor
Description: Man and Superman: A Comedy and Philosophy by George Bernard Shaw Hardback, 1903, first edition, though not first print, but appears to be early print, maybe second - marked as "5th thousand" on verso of title page; published by , Westminster, xxxxii + 244 pages + 4-page catalogue of author's other works at rear.Octavo/8vo, measures around 7 1/8" by 5" by 1 1/4". Very battered copy. Olive-green cloth binding, faded gilt lettering to spine. Much marking, scuffing and discolouration to binding, spine very darkened. Rubbing and tearing at edges, corners and on hinges. Chip missing from head of spine, part of author's name missing. Binding very slack and strained, cracking to inner hinges and elsewhere in textblock, some pages only barely attached. Page edges deckled and upper edges gilt, but quite browned and scuffed, slightly tanned. Some marking to endpapers, previous owner signature in pencil on front free endpaper. Line annotations in margins, some other marking to page surfaces, the odd tear, crease and dog-eared corner. See pictures for further information. xxxxii + 244 + 4 pp.
Seller: GN Books and Prints, Inverness, United Kingdom
Price: US$157.50 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 244 Pp, 4Pp Catalogue Of "Works By The Same Author" ( Without The 16 Pp Publisher's Catalogue Also Found In Some Copies Of The First Printing). Original Green Cloth, Gilt, Top Edge Gilt. Worn, Browned, Title Clear But Author's First Name, And Publisher's Name, Are Partly Worn Away; Two Tiny Frays At Top Edge Of Spine. Bookplate Of Ambassador To Argentina (And Author) Frederick J. Stimson (1855-1943) "Tenan Propositi" With His Signature Dated August 1903.
Seller: Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
Shaw, George Bernard. Man and Superman.. Archibald and Constable & Co., Ltd, Westminster, 1903.
Price: US$600.00 + shipping
Description: First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning playwright's classic work. Octavo, original cloth. In near fine condition. An exceptional example. George Bernard Shaw began writing Man and Superman in 1901 and determined to write a play that would encapsulate the new century's intellectual inheritance. Shaw drew not only on Byron's verse satire, but also on Shakespeare, the Victorian comedy fashionable in his early life, and from authors from Conan Doyle to Kipling. In this powerful drama of ideas, Shaw explores the role of the artist, the function of women in society, and his theory of Creative Evolution. As Stanley Weintraub says in his new introduction, this is "the first great twentieth-century English play" and remains a classic exposà of the eternal struggle between the sexes. Man and Superman was the first drama to be broadcast on the BBC's Third Programme on October 1st, 1946. To celebrate Radio 3's 50th anniversary, the play was directed by Sir Peter Hall,
Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.
Shaw, George Bernard. Man and Superman.. Archibald and Constable & Co., Ltd, Westminster, 1903.
Price: US$3500.00 + shipping
Description: First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning playwright's classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "To Charles Roebuck Ramsden Goodhart from G. Bernard Shaw 21st May 1905." In very good condition. Housed in a custom half morocco and chemise box. Rare signed and inscribed. George Bernard Shaw began writing Man and Superman in 1901 and determined to write a play that would encapsulate the new century's intellectual inheritance. Shaw drew not only on Byron's verse satire, but also on Shakespeare, the Victorian comedy fashionable in his early life, and from authors from Conan Doyle to Kipling. In this powerful drama of ideas, Shaw explores the role of the artist, the function of women in society, and his theory of Creative Evolution. As Stanley Weintraub says in his new introduction, this is "the first great twentieth-century English play" and remains a classic exposà of the eternal struggle between the sexes. Man and Superman was the first drama to be broadcast on the BBC's Third Programme on October 1st, 1946. To celebrate Radio 3's 50th anniversary, the play was directed by Sir Peter Hall,
Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.
Shaw, George Bernard. Man and Superman.. Archibald and Constable & Co., Ltd, Westminster, 1903.
Price: US$7500.00 + shipping
Description: First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning playwright's classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Inscribed by the author on the half-title page with a humorous inscription, âNever ask an author to autograph a copy of one of his books without first making sure that all the leaves have been cut open. See pp. xxvii, 200, 217, 221 and 237. I assure you they are quite worth reading. G. Bernard Shaw." In very good condition with some of the usual toning to the spine. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. Uncommon signed and inscribed. George Bernard Shaw began writing Man and Superman in 1901 and determined to write a play that would encapsulate the new century's intellectual inheritance. Shaw drew not only on Byron's verse satire, but also on Shakespeare, the Victorian comedy fashionable in his early life, and from authors from Conan Doyle to Kipling. In this powerful drama of ideas, Shaw explores the role of the artist, the function of women in society, and his theory of Creative Evolution. As Stanley Weintraub says in his new introduction, this is "the first great twentieth-century English play" and remains a classic exposà of the eternal struggle between the sexes. Man and Superman was the first drama to be broadcast on the BBC's Third Programme on October 1st, 1946. To celebrate Radio 3's 50th anniversary, the play was directed by Sir Peter Hall,
Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.
Shaw, George Bernard. Man and Superman. Archibald and Constable & Co., Ltd, Westminster, 1903.
Price: US$7997.97 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Original 1903 green hardcover with some soiling and spine a bit sunfaded. Inscribed and Signed on half title page, To Raffele & Lucile Bastianelli, from G. Bernard Shaw, Rome May 1904. All in Shaw's handwriting. Additionally, there is a hand self-portrait drawing, taped to end paper, signed by Shaw at his desk reading notes. Very small signature by Shaw at top right corner with date Jan 1909? (year may be wrong) This may result in this book being unique and one of a kind! Man and Superman is a four-act drama written by George Bernard Shaw in 1903. The series was written in response to a call for Shaw to write a play based on the Don Juan theme." Wikipedia., Item now in archival sleeve and box to preserve and protect condition. We pack well, provide tracking, and ship daily or next business day!; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 244 pages; Signed by Author
Seller: ABookLegacy, Mike and Carol Smith, N. Ft. Myers, FL, U.S.A.