Prefaces of Bernard Shaw

Shaw, Bernard. Prefaces of Bernard Shaw. London: Constable and Company Limited, 1934. First edition. Octavo. VIII, 802pp. 3/4 crushed morocco over cloth, with gold lettering and decoration on spine. Gilt edge. Printed compliments slip, dated by Shaw, laid on free front endpaper. Book marker and decorative title-page. Fascinating work of a writer well known for his challenging prefaces he wrote to his plays and books. These prefaces, forming a series of pamphlets and essays on current political and social problems, are quite journalistic in character, and cover a period of nearly 30 years of Shaw’s life. Abrasion on binding with spine edges rubbed and partly worn on top. Minor rubbing and soiling to covers. Text in English. Binding in overall good, interior in very good condition. g. Hardcover. (23516) $95