George Bernard Shaw
by Chesterton G K
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair/No Jacket
- Seller
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Sidmouth, Devon, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: John Lane The Bodley Head, 1910 Copy in green cloth on boards with gilt title on cover and spine. Spine rubbed at head/foot. Spine is sunned. Corners bumped. Upper cover has light patch at base which appearts to have been where a lbel was originally attached. Crack in front hinge. Foxing to folio edges. Several light internal cracks. Clean text.
Synopsis
"Most people either say that they agree with Bernard Shaw or that they do not understand him. I am the only person who understands him, and I do not agree with him." -- G. K. C.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Balfour Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 030038
- Title
- George Bernard Shaw
- Author
- Chesterton G K
- Format/Binding
- Hardccover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John Lane The Bodley Head
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1910
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Keywords
- George Bernard Shaw Gilbert K Chesterton Biography
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