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Bernard Shaw's first full-length play

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Description

Heading:
Author: Shaw, George Bernard
Title: Widowers' Houses. A Comedy by G. Bernard Shaw. First Acted at the Independent Theatre in London.
Place Published: London
Publisher:Henry and Co.
Date Published: 1893
Description:

xix, 126, [2] ad pp. Edited by J.T. Grein. 19.5x12.8 cm (7¾x5"), original cloth lettered in gilt, later custom folding and slipcase. First Edition.

Shaw's first full-length play, primarily concerned with the landlords of slum properties.

Condition

Light wear and rubbing to cloth along edges, corners bumped; endpapers offset, toning and occasional foxing to page edges; very good.

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Bernard Shaw's first full-length play

Name: Bernard Shaw's first full-length play
SKU: 135712225
Price: 150 USD
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