Heartbreak House, Great Catherine, and Playlets of the War
por Shaw, Bernard
- Usado
- Muito Bom
- Capa dura
- first
- Condição
- Muito Bom/No Jacket
- Livreiro
-
Chico, California, United States
Formas de pagamento
Sobre este item
London: Constable and Company Ltd., 1919. GBS is noted for his brilliant use of language as well as his longevity; often considered the finest playwright of the XXth Century. This is a Very Good copy of the First Edition, but part of a set: "XXVI 1913-1916" on the title page. The Playlets included are "O'Flaherty V.C.," "The Inca of Perusalem," "Augustus Does His Bit," and "Annajanska." Light green cloth binding with fore and bottom edges rough-cut. (Varies from single-volume printings which had TEG as well as rough-cuts). Clean text; xlvii; 266 pages, with two pages of publisher adverts in rear. Mild bumps, light soiling, spine a bit darkened. A solid copy. No dustwrapper. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. First Edition.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket.
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Detalhes
- Livreiro
- Quercus Rare Books
(US)
- Nº do estoque do livreiro
- 002654
- Título
- Heartbreak House, Great Catherine, and Playlets of the War
- Autor
- Shaw, Bernard
- Formato/Encadernação
- Capa dura
- Estado do livro
- Usado - Muito Bom
- Condição de sobrecapa
- No Jacket
- Edição
- First Edition.
- Editorial
- Constable and Company Ltd.
- Local de publicação
- London
- Data de publicação
- 1919
- Catálogos de livreiros
- Modern Literature (Irish Authors);
Termos da venda
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Sobre o Vendedor
Quercus Rare Books
Membro de Biblio desde 2006
Chico, California
Sobre Quercus Rare Books
Quercus Books seeks out and provides to the discriminating Reader or Collector noteworthy books in the First Edition. Our particular focus is on Modern Literature (roughly from the Second World War to the present) and Irish Authors. We also retain a small stock of non-fiction titles, mostly in the fields of American Western History, American Indians, and the American Civil War. Member of IOBA - the Independent Online Booksellers Association.
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