Bernard Shaw: The Search for Love; The Pursuit of Power; the Lure of Fantasy; the Last Laugh. A Biography
by Holroyd, Michael
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- as new
- Hardcover
- Condition
- As New/As New
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Plainfield, Vermont, United States
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About This Item
New York: Random House, 1989. 4 Volumes in As New condition of complete biography of Shaw by Michael Holroyd, each with paper covers in As New condition with different photographs of Shaw and different colored bands along top edges. Inside endpapers also with different photographs. Very attractive set of this exhaustive biography, written over 15 years, and ppublished between 1989-1992. May require extra postage for weight. . Hard Cover. As New/As New. Large 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall.
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
- The Country Bookshop (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 30753
- Title
- Bernard Shaw: The Search for Love; The Pursuit of Power; the Lure of Fantasy; the Last Laugh. A Biography
- Author
- Holroyd, Michael
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New As New
- Jacket Condition
- As New
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1989
- Size
- Large 8vo - over 7¾"
- Keywords
- Biography; Theater History; Irish History
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature and Literary; Plays and Playwrights;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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