Bernard Shaw: Four Volumes Complete: I) 1856-1898: The Search for Love; II) 1898-1918: The Pursuit of Power; III) 1918-1950: The Lure of Fantasy; IV) 1950-1991: The Last Laugh
by HOLROYD, MICHAEL
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New York: Random House, 1992. First U.S. Editions, First printings. Hard Cover. All volumes are stated Fist U.S. Editions. BOOKS HAVE LIGHT FOXING TO TOP EDGES, AND ARE OTHERWISE CLEAN AND TIGHT. VOL. 2 HAS ONE BUMPED CORNER. DUST JACKETS ARE NEAR-FINE TO FINE WITH ORIGINAL PRICES. NO WRITING OR NAMES IN ANY VOLUME.
Synopsis
Michael Holroyd was born in 1935 and is half-Swedish and partly Irish. Recognised as one of the greatest biographers of our time, he is the author of acclaimed biographies of Hugh Kingsmill, Lytton Strachey, Augustus John, and Shaw. He was awarded the CBE in 1989. Born in London, he now lives in London and Somerset and is married to author Margaret Drabble.
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- Bookseller
- Mark Post, Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 30796
- Title
- Bernard Shaw: Four Volumes Complete: I) 1856-1898: The Search for Love; II) 1898-1918: The Pursuit of Power; III) 1918-1950: The Lure of Fantasy; IV) 1950-1991: The Last Laugh
- Author
- HOLROYD, MICHAEL
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First U.S. Editions, First printings
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1992
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- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Mark Post, Bookseller
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San Francisco, California
About Mark Post, Bookseller
Specializing in American, European, and Military History, and all sujects relating to Scotland. Also a large selection of uncommon first editions of literature, including historical and western fiction.
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