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Constable & Co, 1929. 1929 rep. hardcover. Thirteen volumes,t.e.g, gold decorative spines, front boards have G.Bernard Shaw in gold, black leatherette covers, VG+. One Volume - The Apple Cart was printed in 1932.. Glacier Books are experienced and professional booksellers. We take pride in offering carefully described books and excellent customer service.
THE PLAYS OF BERNARD SHAW. ( Complete 13 Volume Set, Including "The Apple Cart" ) by Shaw, Bernard - 1929
by Shaw, Bernard
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THE PLAYS OF BERNARD SHAW. ( Complete 13 Volume Set, Including "The Apple Cart" )
by Shaw, Bernard
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- Hardcover
London: Constable and Company Limited, 1929. Full-Leather. Near Very Good/No Jacket. Full set of 13 Volumes, all dated 1929 except for "The Apple Cart" which is 1932. Frontispiece of "Saint Joan" has a fine Monochrome Portrait Photo of George Bernard Shaw with Facsimilie Signature beneath. Other Volumes are: Translations and Tomfooleries; Man and Superman; Androcles and the Lion (incluydes Pygmalion); Plays Unpleasant; Plays Pleasant; Misalliance; Three Plays for Puritans (includes "Caesar and Cleopatra"); John Bull's Other Island; Heartbreak House; The Doctor's Dilemma; Back to Methuselah; Most volumes contain several Plays. Contemporary Dark Blue Calf Full-Leather Bindings with Gilt Facsimilie Signature to fronts. Intricate Gilt Decoration and Lettering covers the spines. Top page edges Gilt. Sewn in yellow silk bookmarks. 7" Tall. Previous owner's name on corner of endpapers, no other inscriptions. Slight edge wear to leather, a few volumes have little bits of leather missing at tops of spines, 1 vol has a piece 1/2" long missing from top of spine, above the lettering (see photos). Attractive set, weighs 3.5 Kilos so Shipping outside UK will be extra. Please ask if you would like more pictures, information or a Shipping Quote. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
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- Format/Binding Full-Leather
- Book Condition Used - Near Very Good
- Jacket Condition No Jacket
- Quantity Available 1
- Binding Hardcover
- Publisher Constable and Company Limited
- Place of Publication London
- Date Published 1929
- Keywords DRAMA/LITERARY COLLECTIONS/GEORGE BERNARD SHAW
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The Plays Of Bernard Shaw. (Thirteen Volumes)
by Shaw Bernard
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- Hardcover
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- Used - Thirteen volumes,t.e.g, gold decorative spines, front boards have G.Bernard Shaw in gold, black leatherette covers, VG+
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- 1929 rep
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- Hardcover
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Pitlochry, Perth and Kinross, United Kingdom
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The Plays of Bernard Shaw
by Shaw. Bernard
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- Fine
- Hardcover
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- Used - Fine
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- Hardcover
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Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, United Kingdom
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NZ$157.79
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Constable, 1932. Hardcover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. All 13 volume of this complete edition. Smart blue leather edition. No retaining slip-case. Page ribbons present but some are frayed. Top edges gilt
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The plays of Bernard Shaw - in 13 volumes
by Shaw, Bernard
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- Hardcover
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- Used
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- Reprint
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- Hardcover
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Galway, Ireland
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NZ$387.76
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London : Constable, 1929. Reprint. Hardcover. Very good set in the original gilt-blocked decorated cloth. Panel edges somewhat dulled and dust-toned as with age. Corners sharp with an overall tight, bright and clean impression. Uncommon in the original clam-shell case. Physical description; 13 volumes : portrait ; 18 cm. Contents; Androcles and the lion. Back to Methuselah. The doctor's dilemma. Heartbreak house. John Bull's other island. Man and superman. Misalliance. Plays pleasant. Plays unpleasant. Saint Joan. Three plays for Puritans. Translations and tomfooleries. The Apple Cart. Subject; Irish drama.
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The Plays of Bernard Shaw (13 Volumes in Original Box)
by Shaw, Bernard
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- Fine
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- Used - Fine
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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NZ$1,216.30
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London: Constable & Company Ltd, 1929. Leather. Fine. 12mo. [120 x 180mm]. Thirteen (13) Blue leatherette volumes with gilt facsimile signature of Shaw to the front of each and gilt decorated spines. Top edges gilt. Silk ribbon page marker in each volume. The final printing in 1932 which adds a 13th volume - "The Apple Cart". Pocket edition. Each volume tight and square, as if unread and unhandled, protected nicely in the blue cloth folding box with blue velvet lining, with a facsimile gilt stamped signature of Bernard Shaw on the top panel. Rare complete with the original box and in such fine condition.
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