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G.Bernard Shaw. The Quintessence Of Ibsenism. Walter Scott, 1891.
Price: US$11.16 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: 1891. No Edition Remarks. 161 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth boards with gilt lettering. Hinges are moderately cracked with exposed netting. Clean pages with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Pencil markings to front pastedown. Top textblock edge dyed gilt. Binding is loose. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Gilt lettering is darkened. Moderate tanning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Minor splits to spine ends and corners causing cloth to be frayed. Book has a slight forward lean. Visible wear marks to boards.
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
G Bernard Shaw. The Quintessence Of Ibsenism. Walter Scott, 1891.
Price: US$12.24 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Light wear to boards. Bumping to corners. Content is clean and bright. Ex libris sticker to front pastedown. No DJ.
Seller: BoundlessBookstore, Wallingford, United Kingdom
G. Bernard Shaw. The Quintessence of Ibsenism - First Edition. Walter Scott, 1891.
Price: US$19.31 + shipping
Condition: Poor
Description: Light signs of use and shelfwear to the cover. Ex-libris sticker to the inside cover. The content is tanned/foxed in places. Fine to read and use throughout still, considering age a decent copy.
Seller: Hay-on-Wye Booksellers, Hay-on-Wye, HEREF, United Kingdom
Shaw, G. Bernard. The Quintessence of Ibsenism. Walter Scott, London, 1891.
Price: US$21.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Walter Scott, London, 1891. Hardcover. First edition. vii, 161 pp., 6-page publisher catalog at rear; small octavo, original brown cloth. Shaw's exposition on Henrik Ibsen's work began as a lecture to the Fabian Society. Covers moderately spotted with front covered edge adjacent to spine showing substantial blistering due to prior water I assume, hence fair; binding slightly rolled. Prior owners name in ink, along with booksellers markings.
Seller: Douglas Park Media, Brunswick, ME, U.S.A.
Shaw, George Bernard. The Quintessence of Ibsenism. Walter Scott, London, 1891.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: - First Edition. 8vo. 161 pp. Appendix. 6 pp ads Publisher's blue cloth with gilt lettering. Minor wear to extremities - ".an essay written in 1891 by George Bernard Shaw, providing an extended analysis of the works of Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen and of Ibsen's critical reception in England. By extension, Shaw uses this "exposition of Ibsenism" to illustrate the imperfections of British society, notably employing to that end an imaginary "community of a thousand persons," - this copy bears the attractive ex-libris bookplate of Waldo C. Hodgdon, Harvard Law Graduate & a Lieutenant in the US Army & a combat casualty - Laurence A 12a - blue cloth variant, the most common, but Laurence did not assign any priority. - minor rubbing at tips, lower corner bumped, else a vg bright copy, gilt fresh. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: Alphabet Bookshop (ABAC/ILAB), Port Colborne, ON, Canada
Shaw, (G. Bernard). The Quintessence of Ibsenism. Walter Scott, 1891.
Price: US$25.77 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: first edition ,green cloth 8to., gilt lettering on spine and cover,small nick to spine Size: Octavo (standard book size). Category: Reference; For further info on this title, click on the "Ask Bookseller a Question" button directly underneath this listing. We will try to reply within two working days. Buyers from OUTSIDE of the UK are strongly recommended to make contact, to ask for an accurate shipping cost, BEFORE buying.
Seller: The Petersfield Bookshop, ABA, ILAB, Petersfield, Hampshire, United Kingdom
SHAW, G Bernard. The Quintessence Of Ibsenism. Walter Scott, 1891.
Price: US$28.34 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Green cloth boards with gilt lettering to front and spine. Wear to corners and to top and bottom of spine. Faint staining to covers, particularly the back cover. FFEP id darkened. End pages have previous owner's name and notes, in pencil. Though there are occasional marks, pages are mostly clean and fairly bright. When securely packed this item will weigh in the region of 388g. Postage within the UK remains at £3. For international orders ABE use an estimate based on a 1kg book. Where a book is lighter/heavier, we will reduce/request additional postage accordingly. We make no profit on postal charges. We expect a parcel of this weight to cost between £13.35 (Europe) and £21.85 (USA) to ship using Royal Mail's International Tracked Service. All our books are photographed so you can see what you are buying. ABE may, however, display a stock image whilst processing ours. (YBP Ref: 021042:1-M2) Size: 12mo - over 63/4" - 73/4" tall 388 G
Seller: YattonBookShop PBFA, Bristol, United Kingdom
G. Bernard Shaw. THE QUINTESSENCE OF IBSENISM. Walter Scott, London, 1891.
Price: US$32.21 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: This scarce copy , one of a limited edition of just 2,100 copies is bound in olive cloth covered boards with bright gilt titling to the spine and the upper board, there are gilt page edges. A previous owne has adhered a photograph of Henryk Ibsen to the front paste down and a newspaper report of a lecture given by G. Bernard Shaw at the British Drama League at the the Royal Society of Arts on the occasion of the centenary of Ibsen's birth. This has been adhered to two of the publisher's advertisement pages at the rear of the book. Laid in are four newspaper cuttings dated variously 1906 and 1928 concerning Ibsen. is an essay written in 1891 by George Bernard Shaw, providing an extended analysis of the works of Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen and of Ibsen's critical reception in England. By extension, Shaw uses this "exposition of Ibsenism" to illustrate the imperfections of British society, notably employing to that end an imaginary "community of a thousand persons," divided into three categories: Philistines, Idealists, and the lone Realist. The essay originated in response to a call for papers from the Fabian Society in the spring of 1890, "put forward under the general heading 'Socialism in Contemporary Literature.'". Shaw read the original paper, "the first form of this little book" at the St. James's Restaurant on 18 July 1890. Shaw devotes the piece largely to a discussion of Ibsen's recurring topic of the strong character holding out against social hypocrisy, while acknowledging in his essay's final sentence that the quintessence of Ibsenism is that "there is no formula".
Seller: Amazing Book Company, Liphook, United Kingdom
Shaw, G. Bernard. The Quintessence of Ibsenism. Walter Scott, London, 1891.
Price: US$32.21 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Hardcover (no jacket; double mylar-protected); vii, 161pp + [6] publisher's ads. Spine ends are a little bumped. Interior in excellent condition for age, with no marks, foxing or internal damage noted in main body. TS
Seller: PsychoBabel & Skoob Books, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OXON, United Kingdom
SHAW, G. Bernard.. The Quintessence of Ibsenism.. Walter Scott, London, 1891.
Price: US$35.00 + shipping
Description: vii, 161 [6, ads] pp. 12mo, original olive gilt-lettered cloth. First edition. Ink gift inscription and ownership signature on front free endpaper; light wear and dust-soiling to cloth; very good.
Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.
SHAW, G. Bernard. The Quintessence of Ibsenism. Walter Scott, London, 1891.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First British edition. Gilt titles. Slightly cocked with wear on the extremities, and faint staining else very good.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
SHAW, GEORGE BERNARD. QUINTESSENCE OF IBSENISM. , 1891.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Description: SHAW, George Bernard. THE QUINTESSENCE OF IBSENISM. London; Walter Scott, 1891. First edition. 8vo, brown cloth, stamped in gilt, t.e.g; vii + 161pp. + ads. Some exterior soiling, rubbing at corners. Still, overall, this copy is very good. (Laurence A12).
Seller: Boston Book Company, Inc. ABAA, Boston, MA, U.S.A.
SHAW, G. Bernard.. The Quintessence of Ibsenism.. Walter Scott. London, 1891.
Price: US$64.41 + shipping
Description: pp. vii, (i), 161, (i), (vi) Catalogue. Publisher's cloth, top gilt, a very good copy.
Seller: Patrick Pollak Rare Books ABA ILAB, SOUTH BRENT, DEVON, United Kingdom
SHAW, , G. Bernard.. THE QUINTESSENCE OF IBSENISM.. London, Walter Scott 1891., 1891.
Price: US$73.90 + shipping
Description: 162+[6]pp. 8vo. Original navy cloth, a little flecked and worn. Top edge gilt. Contemporary inscription on front pastedown. Endpapers and edges foxed, otherwise a very good copy. First edition
Seller: Grant's Bookshop, Cheltenham, VIC, Australia
G Bernard Shaw. Quintessence of Ibsenism. Walter Scott, London, 1891.
Price: US$99.20 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: The first edition of this popular essay by George Bernard Shaw. Shaw championed Ibsen's plays when many theatregoers regarded him as outrageous. Therefore, his Quintessence of Ibsenism remained a classic throughout the 20th century. The essay provides an extended analysis of Ibsen's work, and the critical reception at the time. Shaw uses his examination of Ibsen to reflect on the imperfections of British society. He divides people into three categories, Philistines, Idealists and the Ione Realist. Shaw also discusses a subject recurrent in Ibsen's work, the strong character holding out against social hypocrisy. Ibsen was one of Shaw's main influences of his own work, and he sought to introduce a new realism into English-language drama. He used his plays to disseminate his political, social and religious ideals. In original cloth binding. Externally, smart with some rubbing and bumping to spine and extremities. Front hinge is slightly strained but firm. Prior owner's inscription to recto of front endpaper, A G Conrad Dec 1891. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean throughout. Very Good
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
George Bernard Shaw. The Quintessence of Ibsenism. Walter Scott, London, 1891.
Price: US$103.06 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: The first edition of this popular work of literary criticism by noted author, playwright and critic, George Bernard Shaw. With publisher's advertisements to the rear of the work. The first edition of the work. Shaw championed Ibsen's plays when many theatregoers regarded him as outrageous. Therefore, his Quintessence of Ibsenism remained a classic throughout the 20th century. The essay provides an extended analysis of Ibsen's work, and the critical reception at the time. Shaw uses his examination of Ibsen to reflect on the imperfections of British society. He divides people into three categories, Philistines, Idealists and the Ione Realist. Shaw also discusses a subject recurrent in Ibsen's work, the strong character holding out against social hypocrisy. Ibsen was one of Shaw's main influences of his own work, and he sought to introduce a new realism into English-language drama. He used his plays to disseminate his political, social and religious ideals. The first edition of an important work, written by a noted playwright and critic. In the original olive cloth binding with gilt title to the front board and spine. Externally very smart with slight bumping to the extremities and the head and tail of the spine. The odd mark to the board, particularly to the rear board. Slight offsetting to the endpapers. Internally firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean with just the odd spot and marginal age toning. Very Good
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
SHAW George Bernard. The Quintessence of Ibsenism. , 1891.
Price: US$104.35 + shipping
Description: First edition. 8vo., original blue cloth lettered in gilt, t.e.g. London, Walter Scott. Wear to head and tail of spine, otherwise an excellent copy. Laurence A12a.
Seller: Maggs Bros. Ltd ABA, ILAB, PBFA, BA, London, United Kingdom
SHAW, G. BERNARD. THE QUINTESSENCE OF IBSENISM. LONDON: WALTER SCOTT, 1891.
Price: US$161.03 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 8vo, first edition, pp,vii,161, gilt titled green cloth, publisher's advertisements to rear, trifle foxing. Signed and dated by the author in pencil on the leading paste-down endpaper.
Seller: Haddington Rare Books, North Berwick, United Kingdom
Shaw, G[eorge] Bernard. The Quintessence of Ibsenism. Walter Scott 24 Warwick Lane, London, 1891.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Description: First edition, with Publisher's Compliments slip tipped in at front. vii, [i], 161, [1], [6, ads] pp. 8vo. Laurence A12 Dark olive green cloth, Fine. Claude Smith bookplate vii, [i], 161, [1], [6, ads] pp. 8vo First edition, with Publisher's Compliments slip tipped in at front.
Seller: James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Shaw, G[eorge] Bernard. The Quintessence of Ibsenism. Walter Scott 24 Warwick Lane, London, 1891.
Price: US$300.00 + shipping
Description: First edition. vii, [i], 161, [1], [6, ads] pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Laurence A12a Original blue cloth, Fine. Claude Smith bookplate vii, [i], 161, [1], [6, ads] pp. 1 vols. 8vo
Seller: James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.