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, “Never 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.