SHAW GIVES HIMSELF AWAY by Shaw, George Bernard - 1939

Near Newtown: Gregynog Press, 1924. Hardcover. Near Fine. First edition thus. Octavo. Green cloth and printed paper over boards. Title-page in red and black. Illustrated with 13 wood engravings by R.A. Maynard and H.W. Bray. One of 470 numbered copies (of a total edition of 500). Gift inscription on the front fly (signed "Rudge"), one tiny rubbed spot on the spine, paper rubbed on one spot on the bottom of the front board, a near fine copy.

Newtown, Montgomeryshire: Gregynog Press, 1935. Limited Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Bound in black Oasis blocked on both covers with a design of Moorish character, composed of interlaced blind strapwork and gold stars. Spine decorated in blind and gilt with strapwork and stars, titling and device in gilt, top edge gilt, unsigned, (xii), (2), 108 pp, hugely attractive! Bembo type on Batchelor special making of GG watermarked hand made paper, text printed in red and black, initial letters in green, arms of Seville on TP designed by W Charles Thomas. (Harrop 32/p 201)

Newtown, Montgomeryshire: Gregynog Press, 1934. Limited Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. VG+, 1934, Ltd ed Gregynog. Newtown, Montgomeryshire: The Gregynog Press, 1934. Octavo. [2], [79] pp, printed in red, green and black on Kelmscott handmade paper, different woodcut printer's devices on title-page and colophon, initial letters designed by Graily Hewitt. Full brown morocco with gilt vignette of a crowned falcon on front cover and gilt lettering on spine, top edge gilt, others uncut, endpapers very lightly foxed. Otherwise a fine, clean copy. Number 30 of 300. (Harrop 31/p201)

Newtown, Montgomeryshire: Gregynog Press, 1935. Hardcover. Orig. brick cloth decorated and lettered in gilt. Near fine. 125 pages. 25 x 20 cm. Ten decorations in color by Dorothy Burroughs, plus title vignette. Printed in red and black on Batcheler hand-made paper under the direction of Loyd Haberly. Limited edition, copy 231 of 250. Prospectus laid-in. This Welsh press found by the Davies sisters in the early 1920's continued publishing through the 1930's. RODERICK CAVE notes, "During its life, Gregynog published some noble book: how many of which were completely successful is remarkable when one considers some of the difficulties." Foxing to margins of pps. 110-113, otherwise very clean and bright throughout, small bookplate corner of front free endpaper.

Near Newtown: Gregynog Press, 1924. Hardcover. Near Fine. First edition thus. Octavo. Green cloth and printed paper over boards. Title-page in red and black. Illustrated with 13 wood engravings by R.A. Maynard and H.W. Bray. One of 470 numbered copies (of a total edition of 500). Gift inscription on the front fly (signed "Rudge"), one tiny rubbed spot on the spine, paper rubbed on one spot on the bottom of the front board, a near fine copy.

Newtown, Montgomeryshire: Gregynog Press, 1935. Limited Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Bound in black Oasis blocked on both covers with a design of Moorish character, composed of interlaced blind strapwork and gold stars. Spine decorated in blind and gilt with strapwork and stars, titling and device in gilt, top edge gilt, unsigned, (xii), (2), 108 pp, hugely attractive! Bembo type on Batchelor special making of GG watermarked hand made paper, text printed in red and black, initial letters in green, arms of Seville on TP designed by W Charles Thomas. (Harrop 32/p 201)

Newtown, Montgomeryshire: Gregynog Press, 1934. Limited Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. VG+, 1934, Ltd ed Gregynog. Newtown, Montgomeryshire: The Gregynog Press, 1934. Octavo. [2], [79] pp, printed in red, green and black on Kelmscott handmade paper, different woodcut printer's devices on title-page and colophon, initial letters designed by Graily Hewitt. Full brown morocco with gilt vignette of a crowned falcon on front cover and gilt lettering on spine, top edge gilt, others uncut, endpapers very lightly foxed. Otherwise a fine, clean copy. Number 30 of 300. (Harrop 31/p201)

Newtown, Montgomeryshire: Gregynog Press, 1935. Hardcover. Orig. brick cloth decorated and lettered in gilt. Near fine. 125 pages. 25 x 20 cm. Ten decorations in color by Dorothy Burroughs, plus title vignette. Printed in red and black on Batcheler hand-made paper under the direction of Loyd Haberly. Limited edition, copy 231 of 250. Prospectus laid-in. This Welsh press found by the Davies sisters in the early 1920's continued publishing through the 1930's. RODERICK CAVE notes, "During its life, Gregynog published some noble book: how many of which were completely successful is remarkable when one considers some of the difficulties." Foxing to margins of pps. 110-113, otherwise very clean and bright throughout, small bookplate corner of front free endpaper.