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Shaw, George Bernard (G.B.). THE WORKS OF BERNARD SHAW George Bernard Shaw. In Thirty One Volumes. (Volumes 1-31). Constable, GB, 1930.

Price: US$120.11 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Published between 1930 and 1934. 1-20 (1930); 21-29 (1931); 30 (1932) and 31 (1934). NOTE TWO FURTHER VOLUMES WERE PUBLISHED LATER. Bound in bright green cloth lettered in gold on spines and all edges gold. Generally a very pleasant set showing little sign of use but with minor signs of age. An invoice (loose in Vol 1) shows this set (less vol 29) were sold for £120 in 1979. Volume 29 has been added but externally matches the set. Internally it has two embossed ownership stamps to front endpaper and halftitle. Volume One is numbered 452 but none of the other books are numbered. The rear cover of Vol 4 is a bit marked. Most endpapers are either a bit browned or spotted. A few spines (23, 28, 30, 31) are slightly bleach spotted. However the set still presents very well. Shelf length about one metre. Weight about 25 kilos. UK postage £40. Free collection. Inspection invited. NOT AVAILABLE OVERSEAS.

Seller: Richard Sylvanus Williams (Est 1976), WINTERTON, United Kingdom

George Bernard Shaw. The Works of George Bernard Shaw. Constable & Co 1930-1932, London, 1930.

Price: US$156.02 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: 28 volumes of this limited edition set of the works of George Bernard Shaw Twenty eight volumes of this limited edition set of the works of Irish playwright, critic, polemicist and political activist George Bernard Shaw. Only one thousand and twenty-five copies were printed in this limited edition set. The leading dramatist of his generation, the prolific writer George Bernard Shaw produced over sixty plays, several novels, and many articles of theatre and music criticism. Shaw's novels and short stories can be found in volumes 2 to 6, followed by six volumes of plays (CHECK) including major works such as Pygmalion and Saint Joan. This is followed by his war polemic, What I really Wrote About the War, in which his activism really comes to the fore. The set also contains three volumes of theatre criticism, and three volumes of music criticism. Lacking volumes 1, 12, and 31 to 33. In the publisher's original green cloth binding. Externally, generally smart. All volumes are a little discoloured to the spine, and some of the volumes are a little rubbed to the spine. Volumes 6 and 20 are a little bumped to the head of the spines, and there is a tiny loss of cloth to the former. Volumes 8, 14, 17, 20 and 23 are lightly bumped at the tail of the spine, with a tiny loss of cloth to volume 17, and a small closed tear at the tail of volume 23. Volume 29 is bumped to the head and tail of the spine, with a small closed tear to the head, and two white marks to the rear board. The cloth has split at the joint of volume 30, which is rubbed to the front board. Internally, firmly bound. Very lightly foxed to the endpapers, but pages are otherwise bright and clean throughout. Very Good

Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom

SHAW, George Bernard. THE WORKS OF GEORGE BERNARD SHAW. Constable & Co. Ltd. -1938, 1930.

Price: US$171.62 + shipping

Description: 24 volumes (of 33 ). Limited edition, one of only 1025 sets. 8vo. Green cloth lettered in gilt on the spine, in grey printed dustwrappers. Top edge gilt. All volumes fine, in near fine dustwrappers. Lacks 9 vols. 2Missing volumes 1, 2, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 14 and 20

Seller: Jonkers Rare Books, Henley on Thames, OXON, United Kingdom

Shaw, Bernard. The Works of Bernard Shaw (Thirty volumes of 33). Constable and Company Limited, London, 1930.

Price: US$356.00 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: Thirty of 33 volumes; volumes 6, 17 and 19 missing. Thirty volumes uniformly bound in green cloth, spine with gilt lettering, top edge gilt, approximately 10,000 pages. Volume 1 with Limited Edition statement: Of this Edition one thousand and twenty-five copies only have been printed. A thousand are numbered 1-1,000, and twenty-five are lettered A-Y. This is number Y22. The other volumes have the statement but are not numbered. Printing dates vary. All volumes though 21 dated 1930. Volumes 22 to 29 dated 1931. Volume 30, 1932; Volume 31, 1934. Volumes 32-33, 1938. All volumes have moderate shelf wear, no owner names or gift notes, clean texts, tight bindings. **These 30 volumes weigh 53 lbs (24 kg). Shipping limited to U.S. media mail.**

Seller: Bob's Book Journey, Austin, TX, U.S.A.

Shaw Bernard. The Works of Bernard Shaw ( Complete in 33 Volumes ) ( Limited Edition ). Constable & Co Ltd, London, 1930.

Price: US$546.07 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Complete in 33 volumes. Limited to 1025 copies.Published between 1930-1938. Bound in original publishers green cloth, with gilt title lettering, top gilt edges. Cloth slightly darkend on some spines, some light scuffing or marking, fox spotting to outer page edges Generally all bindings in very good clean condition. Internally, foxing, spotting mainly to endpapers. Pages in good clean condition. Size: 8vo

Seller: George Jeffery Books, HERTFORDSHIRE, United Kingdom

SHAW, G.B.,. The works. 33 Bde.. London Constable ( - 1938), 1930.

Price: US$1222.70 + shipping

Description: Gr.-8vo. Grüne OLwdbde m. goldgeprägten Rückentiteln u. Kopfgoldschnitt (Bibliotheksexemplar m. Rsign., Ex Libris u. Bibliotheksschildchen auf den Vorsätzen, Stempel a. d. Titelrückseiten, hinterer Innendeckel m. Klebespuren; etwas berieben, wenige Innengelenke gelockert). Nr. 915 von 1000 Exemplaren (Gesamtauflage 1025 Stück). Diese imponierende Reihe gilt als die beste Gesamtausgabe von George Bernard Shaw. Sprache: Englisch

Seller: Zentralantiquariat Leipzig GmbH, Leipzig, Germany

SHAW, George Bernard. THE WORKS. London: Constable and Co. Ltd., 1930.

Price: US$1560.20 + shipping

Description: Limited edition. One of 1,025 sets, this numbered 562 of 1000. Publisher's original green cloth with titles in gilt to spines, in the original dustwrappers. Top edges gilt. All are excellent near fine copies, some volumes with light spotting of the endpapers, all are without inscriptions or stamps. Complete with their original lightly rubbed and nicked dustwrappers, two of which are tanned to the spine panels. Uncommon in such excellent condition. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.

Seller: LUCIUS BOOKS (ABA, ILAB, PBFA), York, United Kingdom

George Bernard Shaw. The Works of Bernard Shaw. Constable and Co., London, 1930.

Price: US$1917.75 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: An excellent collection of the complete thirty three volume limited edition works of noted Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw, presented in the uncommon dustwrapper. Limited edition of one thousand and twenty five copies of which this is number six hundred and forty four. A complete set of all thirty three volumes, all presented in their original scarce unclipped dustwrappers. Contains: Volume I- Immaturity Volume II- The Irrational Knot Volume III- Love Among The Artists Volume IV- Cashel Byron's Profession Volume V- An Unsocial Socialist Volume VI- Short Stories Scraps & Shavings Volume VII- Plays Pleasant and Unpleasant: The First Volume Volume VIII- Plays Pleasant and Unpleasant: The Second Volume Volume IX- Three Plays For Puritans Volume X- Man and Superman Volume XI- John Bull's Other Island; How He Lied To Her Husband; Major Barbara Volume XII- The Doctor's Dilemma; Getting Married; The Shewing-Up Of Blanco Posnet Volume XIII- Misalliance; The Dark Lady Of The Sonnets; Fanny's First Play Volume XIV- Androcles and The Lion; Overruled; Pygmalion Volume XV- Heartbreak House; Great Catherine; Playlets Of The War Volume XVI- Back To Methuselah Volume XVII- Saint Joan; The Apple Cart Volume XVIII- Translations and Tomfooleries Volume XIX- Major Critical Essays Volume XX- The Intelligent Woman's Guide To Socialism and Capitalism Volume XXI- What I Really Wrote About The War Volume XXII- Doctor's Delusions; Crude Criminology; Sham Education Volume XXIII- Our Theatres In The Nineties (Vol 1.) Volume XXIV- Our Theatres In The Nineties (Vol 2.) Volume XXV- Our Theatres In The Nineties (Vol 3.) Volume XXVI- Music in London (Vol 1.) Volume XXVII- Music in London (Vol 2.) Volume XXVIII- Music in London (Vol 3.) Volume XXIX- Pen Portraits and Reviews Volume XXX- Essays in Fabian Socialism Volume XXXI- Too True To Be Good; Village Wooing; On The Rocks Volume XXXII- The Simpleton of The Unexpected Isles; The Six of Calais; The Millionairess Volume XXXIII- London Music in 1888-89 George Bernard Shaw was a notable Irish playwright, critic and political activist, who wrote more than sixty plays in his lifetime, notably Man and Superman, Pygmalion and Saint Joan, all of which are included in this comprehensive set of his works. In 1925 Shaw was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature and was considered the leading dramatist of his generation, using his plays as a way of incorporating his views on political, social and religious ideas. The work is an exceptional example of the complete limited edition collection of the works of Shaw, all of which are presented in their original unclipped dustwrappers. The set includes not only the dramatic works for which Shaw is perhaps best known, but also a range of his non-fiction writings, many of which hugely influenced the more well-known dramatic work. In the original green cloth binding in the original unclipped dustwrappers. Externally in excellent condition with minor shelfwear only. Slight offsetting to endpapers. Dustwrappers are unclipped. Dustwrappers are very smart with slight chipping and the odd closed tear to the extremities and the head and tail of the spine. Slight sunning to the spine of the wraps. Internally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with just the very occasional spot and very marginal age toning. Fine

Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom

SHAW, George Bernard. Works of Bernard Shaw, The. London: Constable & Co., 1930, 1930.

Price: US$2250.00 + shipping

Description: The Best Edition of Shaw's Works A Near Mint Set in the Original Printed Dust Jackets SHAW, [George] Bernard. The Works of Bernard Shaw. London: Constable & Co., [1930-1938]. First collected edition. One of 1,000 numbered copies (this copy being No. 501), out of a total edition of 1,025 copies. Thirty-three octavo volumes (9 1/8 x 6 inches; 232 x 153 mm.). Original jade green cloth lettered in gilt on spines. Top edge gilt. A fine set of the best edition of Shaw's works. In the original gray dust jackets with spines printed in red. The "Collected Edition" consisted of thirty volumes, published between 26 July 1930 and 24 February 1932. Three additional volumes were published, one on 7 June 1934 and two on 1 July 1938. Volume I is the first publication of Shaw's first novel, Immaturity, written in 1879 (see Laurence). George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950), Irish dramatist, critic, and social reformer. "Political and economic socialism, a new religion of creative evolution, antivivisection, vegetarianism, and spelling reform were a few of his causes.[Shaw] began to write for the stage in 1885. With most of his early plays either banned by the censor or refused production, Shaw sought a reading audience with his first published collection, Plays Pleasant and Unpleasant (1898).Shaw wrote his best plays prior to, during, and shortly after World War I. They include Man and Superman [1905], John Bull's Other Island (written [1904] at the request of William Butler Yeats for the Irish Literary Theatre), Major Barbara [1905], Fanny's First Play (1912), Androcles and the Lion (1912), Pygmalion [1913], Heartbreak House [written 1913, produced 1920], Back to Methuselah [1921], and Saint Joan [1923]. He received the Nobel Prize in literature in 1925.Shaw wrote many essays on socialism, politics, and economics and one longer work, The Intelligent Woman's Guide to Socialism and Capitalism (1928)" (Benét's Reader's Encyclopedia). Laurence A198a.

Seller: David Brass Rare Books, Inc., Calabasas, CA, U.S.A.

SHAW, George Bernard. THE WORKS OF GEORGE BERNARD SHAW: 33 volumes, EACH Volume Inscribed to Shaw's Favorite Actress Lillah McCarthy. Constable & Company Limited [1930-1938], London, 1930.

Price: US$31250.00 + shipping

Description: Laurence A198a. The Best Edition of Shaw's Works, copy #740 of 1025 copies complete in 33 volumes in the original dustwrappers collecting his writings from his first novel-- IMMATURITY--to his famous plays--PYGMALION, MAJOR BARBARA, etc.--through and beyond his winning of the Nobel Prize in 1925. EACH of the 33 volumes is INSCRIBED and SIGNED by the author to actress Lillah McCarthy. The first volume, as are most of the others, is INSCRIBED "This one is Lillah's/G. Bernard Shaw." Volume 10, MAN AND SUPERMAN, is INSCRIBED: "This volume is very specially/dedicated to the/Creatrix/of/Ann Whitefield, who will/always be my/Ann Whitefield/Lillah McCarthy/G. Bernard Shaw 12th Dec. 1931." McCarthy became the leading lady in 1905 at The Court Theatre, managed by Granville Barker, her future husband, and financed by Shaw. Her first role was as Nora in Shaw's JOHN BULL'S OTHER ISLAND. She then caused a sensation as Ann Whitefield in his masterpiece MAN AND SUPERMAN, earning Shaw's respect for her talents so much so that he tailored the part of Jennifer in THE DOCTOR'S DILEMMA especially for her. When McCarthy married Barker, who played the male lead opposite her in several of Shaw's plays, Shaw was upset as he felt they were not a good pair. Though the couple successfully produced a number of other Shaw plays in the following years, Shaw was proven correct when Barker left her for another woman. McCarthy later married Sir Frederick Keeble, and the final volume of this set is INSCRIBED by Shaw "to Lady Keeble (Lillah)." Near Fine in Very Good dustwrappers. Sensational set

Seller: Charles Agvent, est. 1987, ABAA, ILAB, Fleetwood, PA, U.S.A.