Fabian Essays in Socialism
by Shaw, G. Bernard (Editor)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Chico, California, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Ball Publishing Co., 1911. An important collection of prominent socialist thinkers of the late 19th century, edited by the great Irish dramatist. This is a Very Good copy of the First Edition Thus,"With a new Preface for this edition by Mr. Shaw." Light olive cloth binding, lettered in blind in black. Clean text; 218 pages, indexed. Previous-owner name on FFEP (dated 1922). Minor rubbing, faint drink stains on the front cover. No dustjacket. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Thus.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Quercus Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001566
- Title
- Fabian Essays in Socialism
- Author
- Shaw, G. Bernard (Editor)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Thus.
- Publisher
- Ball Publishing Co.
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1911
- Bookseller catalogs
- Irish History & Politics;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Quercus Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Chico, California
About Quercus Rare Books
Quercus Books seeks out and provides to the discriminating Reader or Collector noteworthy books in the First Edition. Our particular focus is on Modern Literature (roughly from the Second World War to the present) and Irish Authors. We also retain a small stock of non-fiction titles, mostly in the fields of American Western History, American Indians, and the American Civil War. Member of IOBA - the Independent Online Booksellers Association.
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- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- New
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- Jacket
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- First Edition
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- Cloth
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.