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Shaw, George Bernard (editor). Socialism: The Fabian Essays. Charles E. Brown & Co., Boston, Massachusettes, 1894.

Price: US$260.00 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: Edge and corner wear, scuffed and scratched, top of the spine is chipping with a very small portion already chipped away, corners are lightly bumped and rubbed, shelf worn, 335 in white on the base of the spine, small sticker in the upper corner of the inner front cover with Ed 24 on it and 320 in ink there as well, front hinge is beginning to crack (binding is still nice and tight), overall a clean, rare and collectible first American edition! Wonderfully well-preserved! Very very scarce and hard-to-find! Red cloth with stamped black illustration and lettering on the front cover and a black stamped illustration of a tree on the spine and gilt lettering there as well. 218 very clean unmarked and uncreased historical pages! Extremely rare first American edition! "The introduction to the American public of the present edition of the deservedly famous English work known as 'The Fabian Essays,' is an occasion that suggests some general observations upon the subject of socialism, considered especially from the American point of view." ----- from the Introduction To This American Edition. By Edward Bellamy. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

Seller: Conover Books, Martinsville, VA, U.S.A.