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Androcles and the Lion, Overruled, & Pygmalion
by Shaw, George Bernard
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/Good
- Seller
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Kirkwall, Orkney, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Constable & Company Ltd, 1927. Blue leather-bound edition, part of a boxed set "The Plays of Bernard Shaw". Original glassine (like grease-proof paper) dustwrapper is a bit creased, but otherwise a good clean tight copy, with gilt titles and decoration on spine and facsimile signature on front board all still bright. Originally published in this edition in 1926, this is a slightly later reprint from the next year. Contains the plays "Androcles and the Lion", "Overruled" and "Pygmalion". 205pp.. Full-Leather. Good/Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- JimsOldBooks
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 013152
- Title
- Androcles and the Lion, Overruled, & Pygmalion
- Author
- Shaw, George Bernard
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Publisher
- Constable & Company Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1927
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- GBS, Plays-of-bernard-shaw, Leather-Binding
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
Terms of Sale
JimsOldBooks
Books dispatched within 1-2 working days. Returns accepted but customer should notify me within seven days of receipt of the book. Postage charges based on average book weight. Reduced rates will apply to lighter parcels when possible. Heavy books are mentioned in the book description, you will be informed of any increased charges before the book is dispatched.
About the Seller
JimsOldBooks
Biblio member since 2004
Kirkwall, Orkney
About JimsOldBooks
Based in Kirkwall, Orkney off the north coast of Scotland. No shop, internet sales only..
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- 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...
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...