Passion, Poison, and Petrifaction; or, The Fatal Gazogene A Tragedy```````````````````````````.
by Shaw, George Bernard
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- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
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Concord, California, United States
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About This Item
London, Anthony Treherne & Co., Ltd., 1905, first edition, first printing.. Included in Harry Furniss's Christmas Annual, 1905, here re-bound in green cloth with a cover label giving the title and author, this was Furniss's first annual, illustrated by him, contents page either laid in loosely or dis-bound, Shaw's very successful play is the first offering, also includes A Wedding Gift by H. Rider Haggard, affixed to the front free endpaper is brief note Signed by Shaw of some mystery dated 17 Jan, 1902, to wit: "Told you so!/Thanks for the cheque./What is K's address? There/are more ways of killing a dog/than hanging him, and I think/I'll venture a fresh attempt on my/own account./This, in dreadful secrecy/G. Bernard Shaw"). Remnants of bookplate removal on front free endpaper, binding a bit loose.
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- James M. Dourgarian, Bookman (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- JD31555
- Title
- Passion, Poison, and Petrifaction; or, The Fatal Gazogene A Tragedy```````````````````````````.
- Author
- Shaw, George Bernard
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London, Anthony Treherne & Co., Ltd., 1905, first edition, first printing.
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