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G.B.S. 90. Aspects of Bernard Shaw's Life and Work
by Winston, S. [Editor]
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good (Plus)/Very Good
- Seller
-
Chico, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London, New York, Melbourne, Sidney: Hutchinson & Co. (Publishers) LTD., 1946. This birthday celebration of Bernard Shaw contains appreiations by twenty-seven literary luminaries [Beerbohm, Masefield, Huxley, Wells, et.al.]. This is a Very Good (Plus) copy of the First Edition. Red cloth binding with titling in a gilt compartment on the spine; gilt outline of Shaw on the front cover. Clean text; 200 pages. Two colour and 32 black-and-white illustrations. A touch of rub to the tips; else a Fine copy. The dustwrapper is Very Good, with a bit of edgewear and several tiny chips. In an archival plastic protector.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good (Plus)/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Quercus Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006690
- Title
- G.B.S. 90. Aspects of Bernard Shaw's Life and Work
- Author
- Winston, S. [Editor]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good (Plus)
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Hutchinson & Co. (Publishers) LTD.
- Place of Publication
- London, New York, Melbourne, Sidney
- Date Published
- 1946
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern Literature (Irish Authors);
Terms of Sale
Quercus Rare Books
We accept checks and money orders in US Dollars. Credit card orders are accepted through Biblio. California residents add appropriate sales tax. Items are returnable for any reason within ten days of receipt (please email or call first before returning item).
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.
Glossary
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- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- First Edition
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
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