BERNARD SHAW. PLAYBOY AND PROPHET Limited & Signed
by Henderson, Archibald
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- Seller
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Fairfield, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
London: D. Appleton & Company. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1932. 1st, Limited & Signed. Hardcover. Scarce publication: #35 of a limited edition of only 50 copies that are signed by the biographer. Two volumes bound in cloth-backed blue boards with matching unprinted blue dustwrappers in a blue slipcase in G+ condition. Top edges gilt. Deckle page edges. Both books are furthur protected in another set of plain semi-opaque cream colored dustwrappers. [2, xxxii, 2, 449pp]; [8, 453-872pp]. Contains pieces by Shaw not previously published including "several dozen hitherto unpublished letters and postcards Philosophy, Biography, Drama. ; Photos & Drawings; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 872 pages; Signed by Author .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Nick Bikoff, Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 17659
- Title
- BERNARD SHAW. PLAYBOY AND PROPHET Limited & Signed
- Author
- Henderson, Archibald
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- Edition
- 1st, Limited & Signed
- Publisher
- D. Appleton & Company
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1932
- Keywords
- Philosophy, Biography
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Nick Bikoff, Bookseller
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About the Seller
Nick Bikoff, Bookseller
Biblio member since 2005
Fairfield, New Jersey
About Nick Bikoff, Bookseller
Nick Bikoff and his wife Fran have been buying and selling quality books and ephemera since 1989 when they attended the "Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar" at the University of Denver. They offer a broad based selection of used, rare, and out-of-print stock ranging from the sixteenth to the twentieth century.
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- G+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good. Good is defined as "describes the average used and worn book...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...