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GEORGE BERNARD SHAW, ANDROCLES AND THE LION

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GEORGE BERNARD SHAW, ANDROCLES AND THE LION

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Shaw, George Bernard. ANDROCLES AND THE LION, OVERRULED, PYGMALION (London: Constable and Company, 1916).

First edition. 8vo. Original green cloth boards, housed in half morroco and chemise case, with gilt transitions; 5 raised bands on spine of case, decorated in gilt. Signed and inscribed by Shaw on half title-page to Charles Ricketts (English artist known for illustrating works of Shaw and Oscar Wilde).

Provenance: William Randolph Hearst; Ex libris Henry Walker Bagley and Nancy Reynolds Bagley

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GEORGE BERNARD SHAW, ANDROCLES AND THE LION

Name: GEORGE BERNARD SHAW, ANDROCLES AND THE LION
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