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SHAW, George Bernard (1856-1950).

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GEORGE BERNARD SHAW, ANDROCLES AND THE LION: 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

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George Bernard Shaw: Man & Superman 1962 Heritage Press: Shaw, George Bernard. Man & Superman. 1962. Heritage Press, NY. Illustrator Charles Mozley. Hardcover in Slipcase with Sandglass insert. The unopened book with tight crispy binding. NOTE: This lot ha

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Pygmalion Candida by George Bernard Shaw: Book Title: Pygmalion Candida Author: George Bernard Shaw Publishing: Norwalk CT: The Easton Press Bernard Shaw, born George Bernard Shaw, was an Irish playwright whose influence on Western theatre, c

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TWELVE VOLUMES BY GEORGE BERNARD SHAW.: Twelve books by George Bernard Shaw. All are bound in leather and range in date from 1905 to 1931.

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5 titles by George Bernard Shaw: Heading: Author: Shaw, George Bernard Title: Five volumes by George Bernard Shaw Place Published: Various places Publisher: Date Published: Various dates Description: 5 vol

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Two Plays For Puritans, George Bernard Shaw; Easton Press: Red leather bound, 1979. Most books in this collection are in Unused Condition. Some have minor flaws from sitting on book shelves that we'll show when photographing if significant enough.

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Group of Antique Literature Books: 19th/20th C., comprising "The German Classics", Emperor Edition, vols. I-III; three volumes of Robert Browning's Works, Centenary Edition; four volumes of the plays of George Bernard Shaw, Pocket Edit

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Grp: 44 Small Press and Other Books: Large group of books, including famous transcendentalist works by authors including Walt Whitman and Ralph Waldo Emerson. Additionally includes works by George Bernard Shaw, and other fiction and nonf

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G.B. SHAW: Group of Ephemera: Group of George Bernard Shaw (Irish, 1856-1950) ephemera including Life Magazine article pages, Playbill and other theater programs, newspaper articles and other items. [Largest: 14" H x 11" W]. Some

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Duo of Easton Press Classic Fiction Books: A duo of Easton Press publications of classic fiction, including The History of Tom Jones, A Foundling by Henry Fielding and Pygmalion and Candida by George Bernard Shaw. Leather bound with gilt accen

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Bernard Shaw's first full-length play: 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

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THE COMPLETE PLAYS OF BERNARD SHAW: Title: THE COMPLETE PLAYS OF BERNARD SHAW Author: George Bernard Shaw Publishing: Odmans Press Limited, London, ca.1930 Edition: First edition, Subject: English Literature Zaehnsdorf Fine Binding. Ful

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A REPUBLIC OF TEXAS MANUSCRIPT, TEXIAN VOLUNTEER GEORGE: A REPUBLIC OF TEXAS MANUSCRIPT, TEXIAN VOLUNTEER GEORGE BERNARD ERATH DISCHARGED FOR SERVICE BY GEORGE WASHINGTON BARNETT, ACKNOWLEDGED BY JOHN HENRY MOORE, SIGNED, SEPTEMBER 15, 1839, hand inscribed

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Bernard Shaw's Joan, 1st Ed. and Inscribed: Heading: Author: Shaw, Bernard Title: Saint Joan: a Chronicle Play in Six Scenes and an Epilogue. Place Published: London Publisher:Constable and Company Ltd. Date Published: 1924 Desc

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* SHAW, George Bernard (1856-1950). Autograph letter signed ("G. Bernard Shaw"), to Morley Dainow Jr. St. Lawrence, 6 September 1924.

1 page, 12mo postcard with Shaw's sepia-toned photograph, creased touching letters in the signature, slight surface chipping to the photograph., addressed by Shaw, some minor creasing. "You know (or ought to) my views as to the necessity of discovering some method of measuring capacity which will enable us to form panels of persons eligible for election to or selection for (A) Diplomacy and Finance Departments, B Home Departments on a national scale, C municipalities, & so on….Can you do anything in that direction?"

Estimate $ 400-600

Property from the Robert L. McKay Collection, North Tustin, California

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SHAW, George Bernard (1856-1950).

Name: SHAW, George Bernard (1856-1950).
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Price: 275 USD
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