Saint Joan
by Shaw, George Bernard
- Used
- good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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chorleywood, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Penguin, 1948. Book. Good. Mass Market Paperback. Reissue. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall. orange penguin, , rubbed and shelfwear contents include Shaw's 1924 preface and the play itself. A good copy..
Synopsis
With Saint Joan, Shaw reached the height of his fame as a dramatist. Fascinated by the story of Joan of Arc (canonized in 1920), but unhappy with "the whitewash which disfigures her beyond recognition," he presents a realistic Joan: proud, intolerant, naïve, foolhardy, always brave-a rebel who challenged the conventions and values of her day.
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Details
- Bookseller
- krokodile books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 009057
- Title
- Saint Joan
- Author
- Shaw, George Bernard
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- Reissue
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1948
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Keywords
- George Bernard Shaw, Saint Joan
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About the Seller
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chorleywood, Hertfordshire
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secondhand books in the year 2000.
dealing in first editions of modern literature,
illustrated books and philosophy. Krokodile Rare
Books opened for business with rare and
secondhand books in the year 2000.
Glossary
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- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Mass Market
- Mass market paperback books, or MMPBs, are printed for large audiences cheaply. This means that they are smaller, usually 4...