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The Plays of Bernard Shaw (13 Volumes in Original Box)
by Shaw, Bernard
- Used
- Fine
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
-
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
London: Constable & Company Ltd, 1929. Leather. Fine. 12mo. [120 x 180mm]. Thirteen (13) Blue leatherette volumes with gilt facsimile signature of Shaw to the front of each and gilt decorated spines. Top edges gilt. Silk ribbon page marker in each volume. The final printing in 1932 which adds a 13th volume - "The Apple Cart". Pocket edition. Each volume tight and square, as if unread and unhandled, protected nicely in the blue cloth folding box with blue velvet lining, with a facsimile gilt stamped signature of Bernard Shaw on the top panel. Rare complete with the original box and in such fine condition.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6716
- Title
- The Plays of Bernard Shaw (13 Volumes in Original Box)
- Author
- Shaw, Bernard
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Constable & Company Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1929
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
Biblio member since 2012
Toronto, Ontario
About Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
Interesting and unusual books and printed matter. Visual items, illustrated books, private press, mythology/folklore, modern first editions. Member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of Canada (ABAC) and theIndependent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA)
Glossary
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
- 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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