London: Constable & Co., 1934. Book. Very Good. Buckram. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. London, Constable & Co, 1934. First edition. Handsome rust-brown Buckram cloth with gilt lettering embossed on spine and front board, textured endpapers, beautifully engraved title page, 802 pp. Bernard Shaw's fascinating and detailed prefaces to his plays, divided into chapters by topics: Sociological, Political, Religious, Autobiographical and Professional, Misc.; includes: To Introduce the Prefaces. Slight shelf-wear on bindings, top and bottom of spine slightly rubbed, text block is sold, clean and appears gently read. Very good..

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Bookseller: Respectful Exits (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: EM-B1208-14
Title: Prefaces by Bernard Shaw
Author: Shaw, Bernard
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Constable & Co.
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1934
Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12&
Keywords: PLAYS THEATER WRITERS LITERATURE
Bookseller catalogs: Rare Literature and Fiction; Drama and Acting;

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