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Price: US$14.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: (457pp). Top edge gilt. Nicely preserved copy Size: Octavo
Seller: C.P. Collins Booksellers, Leichhardt, NSW, Australia
Price: US$25.62 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: The Adventures of the Black Girl in Her Search for God, by Bernard Shaw. At the time of listing, we have a number of interesting works by George Bernard Shaw. Please see other related listings for details. Published by Constable & Company Limited, London. Stated first edition, December 1932. Printed by R. & R. Clark, Edinburgh. A good copy of this beautifully hardback with printed paper over boards. The engravings by John Farleigh are simply beautiful. Pictorial endpapers. Worn at extremities and vertical edges of spine are rubbed to boards. Owner's signature to first blank. Text is very good with some light spotting, particularly to blanks at either end of book, and some spotting to text block edge. A most attractive book. Text in English. 75pp + 1pp. Dimensions: approx 210mm high x 138mm wide x 10mm deep. Weight: approximately 213g (unpacked).
Seller: Lanna Antique, Perth, United Kingdom
Price: US$32.02 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: A controversial collection of short stories from George Bernard Shaw, illustrated throughout with the engravings of John Farleigh. A curious collection of short stories from playwright, polemicist and political activist George Bernard Shaw. The title tale is a satirical allegory relaying the experiences of an African girl newly converted to Christianity.Featuring pictorial endpapers and illustrated vignettes from wood engraver John Farleigh, specially commissioned by the author.The work caused controversy when released due to the religious, sexual and racial themes within the writing, and the wood engravings that compliment these themes. Shaw exacerbated the general furore by proposing intermarriage of the black and white population as a solution to racial problems in South Africa. This was taken as a bad joke in Britain, and as blasphemy in Nazi Germany.The second impression of this illustrated edition, released in the same month as the first impression. The book was first published in 1932, as 'Short Stories, Scraps and Shavings'. In December 1932 Constable and Company published this engraved edition, under the new title.With a former owner's inscription. In the publisher's original pictorial paper covered boards. Light shelf wear to back strip head and tail, resulting in small losses to paper. Former owner's inscription to front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean, with the odd spot. Very Good. Please contact us for pictures and/or further details – only too pleased to help!
Seller: A Book Is Forever, Pershore, United Kingdom
Price: US$38.43 + shipping
Description: A first edition copy of this work by George Bernard Shaw, with illustrations throughout. The first edition. In the publisher's original cloth binding. With an engraved title page, four full page plates and fourteen vignette illustrations. Collated complete. 'The Adventures of the Black Girl in her Search for God' is a satirical allegory, telling the story of a young black woman who, when struggling to understand the words of her local Christian missionary, attempts to go out and 'seek' God. She meets several religious figures, including God and Jesus, as well as an atheist, but isn't satisfied with any of their responses. The story outraged the religious public, which ultimately led to its heavy demand. There have been numerous responses, both satirical and serious, from other creators, including 'The Adventures of the Black girl in her Search for Mr Shaw' by the journalist and activist, Mabel Dove Danquah. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, very smart with some shelf wear to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with a few handling marks and the odd spot. Light age-toning to the edges. A tear and some offsetting to page 17. Very Good Indeed
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
Bernard Shaw. Pen Portraits and Reviews. Constable and Company, London, 1932.
Price: US$57.64 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: A provocative collection of the essays of George Bernard Shaw, an extensive collection. In the original unclipped dustwrapper.The second edition of this work.A collection of the essays and short literary pieces of Bernard Shaw.Containing 'Beethoven's Centenary', 'How William Archer Impressed Bernard Shaw', 'Chesterton on Shaw', and moreShaw was an Irish playwright and polemicist, known for his influence on Western theatre and culture. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, near fine. A couple of spots to the fore edge. Front hinge is starting but firm. Dustwrapper is a little discoloured to the spine, with some minor edgewear. Light marks to the wraps. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
Price: US$64.04 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: The Adventures of the Black Girl in Her Search for God, by Bernard Shaw. At the time of listing, we have a number of interesting works by George Bernard Shaw. Please see other related listings for details. Published by Constable & Company Limited, London. Stated first edition, December 1932. Printed by R. & R. Clark, Edinburgh. A fine copy of this beautiful hardback with printed paper over boards. The engravings by John Farleigh are simply beautiful. Pictorial endpapers. Very slight wear to extremities. With the original glassine protective wrap, slightly worn. Text is near fine with just occasional light spotting, particularly to blanks at either end of book. A most attractive edition. Text in English. 75pp + 1pp. Dimensions: approx 210mm high x 138mm wide x 10mm deep. Weight: approximately 218g (unpacked).
Seller: Lanna Antique, Perth, United Kingdom
Price: US$135.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: London: Constable, 1932. First trade edition, revised and updated. Standard Edition of the Works of Bernard Shaw.8vo. Red linen bindings, titles in gilt, top edge gilt. 302, 325, 320 pp. Books appear unread. Dust jacket spines sunned. Fine in very good dust jackets, protected with archival-quality mylar covers.
Seller: Rose's Books IOBA, Harwich Port, MA, U.S.A.
Price: US$261.79 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 1st Edition. 75pp. Octavo. Black paper covered boards with white lettering on spine and front cover with a subtle illustration of a girl. Very slight bumping to ends of spine and few small spots on front cover that are slightly darker. B/W decorative illustrated endpapers. Clean, tight text block with several illustrations throughout. Placed loosely inside are several contemporary newspaper cuttings pertaining to the book and it's author. A great copy. near fine George Bernard Shaw (26 July 1856 ?2 November 1950) was an Irish playwright and a co-founder of the London School of Economics. He is the only person to have been awarded both a Nobel Prize in Literature (1925) and an Oscar (1938), for his contributions to literature and for his work on the film Pygmalion (adaptation of his play of the same name), respectively. This book of short stories by him was first published in 1932, as Short Stories, Scraps and Shavings. In December 1932 Constable and Company published this edition engraved and designed by John Farleigh.
Seller: Aquila Books(Cameron Treleaven) ABAC, Calgary, AB, Canada