By Bernard Shaw
London   Constable and Company
8" by 5.5" vii, 305pp.
Smart copy of this standard edition collection of short stories and sketches of Bernard Shaw, adorned with wood engravings by John Farleigh.
By Bernard Shaw

1934 Short Stories, Scraps and Shavings

London   Constable and Company
8" by 5.5" vii, 305pp.
Smart copy of this standard edition collection of short stories and sketches of Bernard Shaw, adorned with wood engravings by John Farleigh.
£120.00
: 0.75kgs / : 826A34

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Description

Early Edition, Illustrated, Publishers' Original Binding, With Dustwrapper

Revised and reprinted from the original Limited Collected Edition of 1932, first thus. Containing a collection of short pieces and sketches from the works of Bernard Shaw, including titles such as 'Aerial Football,' 'The Emperor and the Little Girl,' 'The Miraculous Revenge,' and 'The Theatre of the Future' among others. 

This edition adorned with lovely woodcuts in text by famous illustrator John Farleigh. Complete with unclipped dust wrapper.

Condition

In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally lovely with minor shelf wear only. Previous owner's gift inscription to front free endpaper dated 1934. Dust wrapper unclipped and sound with some shelf wear, chipped to head and tail of spine, sunning to spine and wraps. Internally, firmly bound. Minor spotting to first and last few leaves only, otherwise pages bright and clean throuhgout.

Near Fine

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