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Man and Superman
por SHAW, George Bernard
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New York: The Heritage Press, 1990. Hardcover. Introduction by Lewis Casson. Illustrations by Charles Mozley. Small 4to. Brown cloth spine with gilt lettering and tan cloth with red pictorial stamping, slipcase. xxix, 138pp, 63pp. Color illustrations. Near fine/fine. Tight, handsome later reprint edition of the Limited Editions Club's two-volume 1962 production of this 4-act drama first published in 1903 -- this copy with two choice autograph additions: Tipped to half-title page are two fine, matching heavy stock 5" X 3" cards each boldly signed and dated by two actors who appeared in noted productions of this play. At top is Daniel Massey (1933-98, son of Raymond Massey), who portrays Jack Tanner in the 1981 National Theatre stage play in London; he signs in black fineline and dates it 6 June 1973 at upper right. Below this is John Wood (1930-2011), who portrays Mendoza in the 1996 BBC Radio production; he signs large in blue ballpoint and dates it 21 March 1975 at upper right. Laid in are the original Massey and Wood transmittal envelopes and appropriate "Sandglass" issue. Play text is followed by text of John Tanner's "The Revolutionist's Handbook & Pocket Companion." A most unusual copy.
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‘A lifetime of happiness! No man alive could bear it: it would be hell on earth’ After the death of her father, Ann Whitefield becomes the joint ward of two men: the respectable Roebuck Ramsden and John Tanner, author of ‘The Revolutionist’s Handbook’. Believing marriage would prevent him from achieving his higher intellectual and political ambitions, Tanner is horrified to discover that Ann intends to marry him, and flees to Spain with the determined young woman in hot pursuit. The chase even leads them to the underworld, where the characters’ alter egos discuss questions of human nature and philosophy in a lively debate in a scene often performed separately as ‘Don Juan in Hell’. In Man and Superman , Shaw combined seriousness with comedy to create a satirical and buoyant exposé of the eternal struggle between the sexes. This is the definitive text under the editorial supervision of Dan H. Laurence. This volume includes Shaw’s Preface of 1903 and his appendix, ‘The Revolutionist’s Handbook’, the cast list from the first production of Man and Superman and a list of his principal works.
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- Livreiro
- Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts, ABAA
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- Nº do estoque do livreiro
- 48110
- Título
- Man and Superman
- Autor
- SHAW, George Bernard
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- 1
- Editorial
- The Heritage Press
- Local de publicação
- New York
- Data de publicação
- 1990
- Catálogos de livreiros
- Books; British Literature; Drama;
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