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LOVE AMONG THE ARTISTS
by SHAW, George Bernard
Chicago: Herbert S. Stone and Company, 1905. Hardcover. Spine sunned with small tears at top. Good copy. Decorated cloth. Early printing of Shaw's third novel, first published in 1900 though written much earlier.
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A$38.74
THE SERPENT'S EYE. SHAW AND THE CINEMA
by [SHAW, George Bernard] COSTELLO, Donald P
Notre Dame & London: Univ. Of Notre Dame Press, (1965). First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in a Near Fine dustwrapper. Laurence B403. Introduction by Cecil Lewis who directed Shaw's first attempt to convert a play into film.
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A$29.13
THE BOOKMAN. A Revue of Life and Letters
by (LAWRENCE, D. H.; SINCLAIR, Upton; et. al.)
(New York): (The Bookman), August 1928. First Edition. Softcover. Close to Fine in a Near Fine slipcase. Printed wraps. Contributions include a short story by D. H. Lawrence ("Things, A Story"), 2 chapters from Upton Sinclair's BOSTON, an article on poetry in George Bernard Shaw, and an article on popular magazines titled "Wood-Pulp Literature." Housed in a cloth slipcase.
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A$67.86
Journey to Heartbreak: The Crucible Years of Bernard Shaw 1914-1918
by WEINTRAUB, Stanley
New York: Weybright & Talley. 1971. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. Minor tape stains to edges of free endpapers. 368 pages. The story of George Bernard Shaw's controversial World War One years. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 2nd Printing. Hardback.
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A$18.00
BERNARD SHAW THROUGH THE CAMERA
by Loewenstein, F. E
Kondon: B & H White Publications Ltd., 1948. first edition. softcover. Very good. 238 photographs, including many taken bt Mr. Shaw, selected and introduced by his Bibliographer and Remembrancer., F. E .Loewenstein. Small quarto (approx. 6 3/16" wide by 9 3/8" tall.) light blue cloth covers, 128 pages. Spine a bit tanned, else very good. 040407A
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A$15.49
Bernard Shaw and the Actresses: A Biography
by PETERS, Margot
Garden City, New York: Doubleday. 1980. Large octavo size [16x24cm approx]. Very Good condition in Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. A nice copy.Light wear to dustjacket edges and corners. DJ spine is faded. Remainder spray to base. Light creasing to fore edge of last few pages. Illustrated with Black and White plates. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. [xvi] 461 pages.. . 1st Edition. Hardback.
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A$25.00
Saint Joan
by Shaw, Bernard
Harmondsworth: Penguin. Paperback. 189pp. Red and cream banded cover showing some foxing and previous owner's name neatly in ink. Book beginning to come loose from covers. A reading copy. Reading copy only. . Paperback. Reprint. 1952.
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A$7.27
SOCIALISM AND SUPERIOR BRAINS. A REPLY TO MR. MALLOCK
by SHAW, George Bernard
London: A. C. Fifield, 1910. Second Edition. Hardcover. Some fading and rubbing to the boards. Housed in a cloth chemise and slipcase. About Very Good in a Fine slipcase. Fabian Socialists Series No. 8. Original cloth-backed boards, 59 pages. Laurence A102b. Frontispiece photograph of Shaw taken by the subject. The First Edition of 1909, Fabian Tract No. 146, consisted of only 24 pages in wraps and did not have the photograph. This copy INSCRIBED and SIGNED by the author "to Charles Sarolea/from G....
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A$2,808.29
Bernard Shaw Through the Camera
by Loewenstein, F. E
London: B & H White Publications. 128pp; octavo. 238 monochrome photographs, includIng many taken by Shaw, selected by his Bibliographer and Remembrancer. Minor wear to the covers, internally fine, no inscriptions. Weysprings Books is a Member of: the IOBA and PBFA, and subscribes to the Associations' Codes of Ethics. . Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing. 1948.
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A$11.53
THE COMMON SENSE OF MUNICIPAL TRADING
by SHAW, George Bernard
London: A. C. Fifield, 1908. Second Edition. wraps. Some darkening to wraps. Very Good. Orange-brown wraps. Laurence A54b: "This 'edition' was reprinted from plates or moulds of the first edition [1904] ... as No. 5 in the Fabian Socialist Series." Contains a new preface by Shaw.
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A$48.50
TRADE UNIONISM FOR CLERKS
by (SHAW, George Bernard) LLOYD, J. Henry & SCOULLER, R. E
London: Cecil Palmer and Hayward, n.d [1919]. First Edition. Decorated wraps. Still Very Good. Original illustrated wrappers. Laurence B109. Shaw contributes a 6-page introduction to this 31-page pamphlet. Rear wrap with small hole and several tears including a long repaired tear.
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A$48.50
THREE PLAYS
by (SHAW, George Bernard) ARCHER, William
London: Constable and Company Ltd., (1927). First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine, lacking the dustwrapper. Laurence B158. Shaw contributes a 34-page introduction to this book by one of his closest friends and a helpful guide to many playwrights including Shaw, for whom he arranged his first salaried writing job. Bookplate of Henry Eastman Lower on the front pastedown. Slight darkening of spine.
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A$38.74
SOCIALISM AND SUPERIOR BRAINS. A REPLY TO MR. MALLOCK
by SHAW, George Bernard
London: A. C. Fifield, 1910. Second Edition. Hardcover. Fine in a Near Fine and scarce dustwrapper. Fabian Socialists Series No. 8. Original cloth-backed boards, 59 pages. Laurence A102b. Frontispiece photograph of Shaw taken by the subject. The First Edition of 1909, Fabian Tract No. 146, consisted of only 24 pages in wraps and did not have the photograph. Bookplate of Montgomery Evans II on the front pastedown. This copy in the very scarce dustwrapper which has a small chip at the base of the spine...
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A$968.38
VINTAGE PHOTOGRAPH PORTRAIT
by SHAW, George Bernard
Photograph. Some discoloration to verso of the large mat, photograph Fine. Superb 8-7/8" x 10-7/8" original side profile photograph of an elderly and serious Shaw SIGNED by the photographer Howard Coster on the mat, which measures 11" x 14", further matted to an overall size of 16" x 20" with the photographer's stamp "Photographer of Men" on the verso of the large mat. Light overall browning to mats.
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A$968.38
TWO PLAYS FOR PURITANS
by SHAW, George Bernard
New York: Limited Editions Club, 1966. Hardcover. Fine in soiled, Very Good slipcase with two adhesive remnants. George Him. Tall quarto (6-7/8" x 11-7/8") bound in red cloth decorated in black and gilt and printed at Sign of the Stone Book. The plays are "The Devil's Disciple" and "Caesar and Cleopatra" with a preface by George Bernard Shaw. Copy #1192 of 1500 with illustrations by George Him hand-colored at the studio of Walter Fischer and SIGNED by the illustrator.
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A$67.86
GEORGE BERNARD SHAW: A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE
by [SHAW, George Bernard] PHILLIPS, Jill M
New York: Gordon Press, 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine, without dustwrapper as issued. Red cloth, (iv), 176 pages. AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF SHAVIAN BIOGRAPHIES AND SOME PERSONAL WRITINGS BY SHAW TOGETHER WITH AN ADDITIONAL LISTING OF SELECTIVE SHAVIANA AND NOTES BY THE AUTHOR. The author's comments on the biographies are quite useful.
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A$29.13
Bernard Shaw Through The Camera
by LOEWENSTEIN, F.E
London: B & H White Publications, 1948. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Gift inscription else very good plus with a sunned spine lacking the dustwrapper.
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A$30.99
THE APPLE CART: A POLITICAL EXTRAVAGANZA
by SHAW, George Bernard
London: Constable & Company Ltd., 1930. First Edition. Hardcover. Largely unopened. Fine with remnants of the dustwrapper laid in. Green cloth. Laurence A195b. First English Separate Edition. Both flaps and the rear panel of the dustwrapper present.
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A$29.13
The Perfect Wagnerite. A Commentary on the Niblung's Ring
by Shaw, Bernard (George Bernard Shaw)
New York: Time Incorporated. 1972. Small Quarto Size [approx 17.5cm x 24cm]. Very Good condition. No dustjacket. Faux-leather is cracked at spine edges. Faint sticker 'ghost' to front panel. Black & white illustrations by Julio Fernandez. Includes George Bernard Shaw's Preface to the Fourth Edition. First published in 1898. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 114 pages. . Special Edition. Hardback.
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A$18.00
THE COMMON SENSE OF MUNICIPAL TRADING
by SHAW, George Bernard
Westminster: Archibald Constable & Co Ltd, 1904. First Edition. Hardcover. Very mild darkening to spine. Fine, without dustwrapper. Original blue cloth. Laurence A54: 2500 copies printed.
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A$48.50
Bernard Shaw Volume I The Search for Love 1856-1898
by Holroyd, Michael
London: Chatto & Windus. 1988. Large octavo size [16x24cm approx]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Illustrated with Black and White/Sepia plates. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. viii, 486 pages. Volume I takes Shaw from his birth in 1856, through a series of love affairs, to his marriage in 1898. . 2nd Impression. Hardback.
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A$18.00
SHAW: AN EXHIBIT
by [SHAW, George Bernard] LAURENCE, Dan H
Austin: University of Texas, 1977. First Edition. wraps. Near Fine. Pictorial wraps. An essential catalog for an exhibition on Shaw's life and work consisting of 765 items including manuscripts, letters, books, photographs, etc., with numerous illustrations.
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A$67.86
DRAMATIC OPINIONS AND ESSAYS. Volume II only
by SHAW, George Bernard
New York: Brentano's, 1906. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine, partly unopened. First American Edition, preceding the British and unauthorized. Laurence A75a.
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A$29.13
Bernard Shaw through the Camera
by Loewenstein, F.E
B & H White Publications Ltd., 1948. Very Good. 8vo., pp.128. Light blue cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine. Very good, with light bumping to bottom corners, minor sunning to upper edges. Ownership inscription to ffep: 'H. Ellis' (not Havelock!), a trace of foxing to endpapers. In original DJ with arresting photograph of Shaw - shelf-wear, nicking. Comprises a time line and 238 photographs, "including many taken by Mr. Shaw, selected and introduced by his Bibliographer and Remembrancer[/] F. E....
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A$23.26
