Language: English
Published by The Vanguard Press, New York, 1956
ISBN 10: 1299263569 ISBN 13: 9781299263567
Condition: Fair. Clare Winsten (illustrator). Acceptable condition. Poor dust jacket. Reading Copy. Covers detatched, but present. Writing inside.
Hardcover. Clare Winsten (illustrator). 55pp., illus. Very good plus condition, covers bright, text clean and binding tight / lightly chipped dust jacket neatly reinforced at bottom edge.
Published by The Vanguard Press (1956), New York, 1956
Seller: Ray Boas, Bookseller - Established 1980, Walpole, NH, U.S.A.
HC. ill. by Clare Winsten (illustrator). 55pp Written in 1878 when Shaw was 21, Dorothea is an imaginary young lady of 5, and Shaw addresses her with "the romantic affection of a parent, tempered by the rational interest of an experimental philosopher." good+ w/good+ dustjacket (hardcover).
Published by The Vanguard Press, New York, 1956
Seller: Sekkes Consultants, North Dighton, MA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: very good. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. Clare Winsten (illustrator). first edition. 'A Practical System of Moral Education for Females' was the first serious literary effort of the young Shaw. With pencil portraits were drawn in the late 1940s when the artist Clare Winsten (b.1894) and her husband Stephen were neighbours of George Bernard Shaw in Ayot St. Lawrence in Hertfordshire. A very good clean hardback in unclipped dustwrapper. book.
Published by Berlin : S. Fischer, 1926
Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
First Edition. Very good copy in the original title-blocked, decorative cloth. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Slight spine lean. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 402 pages; Physical description: 402p. ; 21cm. Translated by Siegfried Trebitsch. Translation of John Bull's Other Island and Heartbreak House. Subjects: English literature -- Translation into German. 1 Kg.
Published by Potsdam : Gustav Kiepemheuer Verlag, 1927
Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
2nd Edition (?). Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Gilt tooling on spine. Top edge gilt. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 528 pages; Description: 528p. 19cm. Subjects: English literature -- Irish authors -- Novels -- Translation into German. Translation of 'The Irrational knot'. Series: Bernard Shaw / Romane. Language: German. 1 Kg.
Published by Constable, 1949
Seller: CMG Books and Art, Toronto, ON, Canada
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Decorative cloth covers (no dust jacket as published). U.S. orders are shipped from N.Y. state.
Published by The Vanguard Press, 1956
Seller: The Book House, Inc. - St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Cover. Winsten, Clare (illustrator). Very Good Hardcover, no dustjacket, illustrated by Clare Winsten.
Language: English
Published by Hutchinson, London, 1946
Seller: The Raven and the Writing Desk, Ruawai, NORTH, New Zealand
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fair - Worn. No Jacket. Clare winsten and Other Artists and Photographers (illustrator). First.
Published by Berlin : S. Fischer, 1926
Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Ireland
First Edition
First Edition. Very good copy in the original title-blocked, decorative cloth. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Slight spine lean. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 402 pages; Physical description: 402p. ; 21cm. Translated by Siegfried Trebitsch. Translation of John Bull's Other Island and Heartbreak House. Subjects: English literature -- Translation into German. 1 Kg.
Published by Potsdam : Gustav Kiepemheuer Verlag, 1927
Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Ireland
2nd Edition (?). Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Gilt tooling on spine. Top edge gilt. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 528 pages; Description: 528p. 19cm. Subjects: English literature -- Irish authors -- Novels -- Translation into German. Translation of 'The Irrational knot'. Series: Bernard Shaw / Romane. Language: German. 1 Kg.
Published by Constable & Co., (London), 1949
Seller: Entropy Books, Ferndale, MI, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Quarter vellum gilt with illustrated cloth-covered boards, 4to., 54, (3) pages. One of 1,000 numbered copies well printed by R. & R. Clark. A near fine copy with minimal wear, in archival mylar.
Published by Constable & Co., (London), 1949
Seller: Entropy Books, Ferndale, MI, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Quarter vellum gilt with illustrated cloth-covered boards, 4to., 54, (3) pages. One of 1,000 numbered copies well printed by R. & R. Clark. A near fine copy with minimal wear, in archival mylar.
Published by Phoenix House Ltd., London, 1956
Seller: Shady Nook Books, Scarborough, United Kingdom
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Clare Winsten (illustrator). 1st Edition. Library rebound. Ex-library with usual collection of stamps and plates. Rubbed at edges, clean inside. Illustrated throughout with b&w drawings.
Published by NY, 1956
Seller: Heartwood Books and Art, Fort Lauderdale, FL, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Clare Winsten (illustrator). First U.S. edition. First U.S. edition, 1956. Black and white illustrations by Clare Winsten. Shaw's first serious work, written at twenty-one years of age, 1878.
Published by Constable and Company Limited, London, 1949
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Illustrated by Clare Winsten (illustrator). First Edition. Pictures by Clare Winsten. (London): Constable & Co., 1949. First Edition. No. 519 of 1000 copies [total edition 1025]. 12½ x 19 in. 54,[4]p. Parchment back & pictorial beige cloth colored in green, spine letters gilt, top edges gilt. Book in fine condition. Uncommon plain paper dj soiled and worn, tears, few tape repairs. Color-illustrated title page, 19 portrait sketches.; 20 illustrations; 143 pages.
Published by Vanguard Press, 1956, 1956
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Hbk 55pp full-page illustrations in b+w dj slightly shelfworn and chipped at lower spine now in protective sleeve prev owner's name on front flyleaf otherwise a very good clean tight unmarked copy.
Published by London, 1956
Seller: Heartwood Books and Art, Fort Lauderdale, FL, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good Plus. Clare Winsten (illustrator). First edition. Phoenix, First British Edition, 1956. Pictorial boards and matching jacket. Illustrated with many full-page lithographic plates by Clare Winsten. 55 pages.
Published by Phoenix House, 1956
Seller: The Children's Bookshop, Hay on Wye, United Kingdom
First Edition
Condition: Very Good. Winsten, Clare (illustrator). 1st. Octavo. White pictorial paper-covered boards. Brown lettering on covers. Brown decoration on covers. 55 pages. Illustrated with pencil drawings. 'A Practical System of Moral Education for Females.' Covers clean and undamaged. Ownership label on front paste down. Contents are clean and unmarked.
Published by Constable Co
Seller: Hard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd., Dunedin, OTAGO, New Zealand
Association Member: IOBA
First Edition
first edition, hardcover imperal octavo (VG+), d/w (VG) ; all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples.Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.
Language: German
Published by Berlin : S. Fischer, 1926
Seller: Antiquariat Armebooks, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
hardcover. Condition: Gut. Seiten; S. Fischer - 1. Auf. 1926 : Bernard Shaw - gb - 9-5-4-L6 IN-8TI2-F8CH Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 500.
Published by Phoenix House, London England, 1956
Seller: The London Bookworm, East Sussex, United Kingdom
First Edition
Decorative Boards. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Clare Winsten (illustrator). First Edition. Hardback. Very slight shelf wear to top edge of D/J. Slight foxing to ennd inside covers. With a Note By Stephen Winsten. Unpublished! A brilliant excursion written by the twenty-one-year-old Bernard Shaw in the role of the Practical Philosopher; and given to his artist-friend Clare Winsten. This book will be a Chrstiams gift for thousands of 'girls' of all ages -, astonishingly mature, it abounds in the wit and the devastating observation detied to remain the chief weapon in the G.B.S. armoury. Illustrated with many full-page lithographic plates by Clare Winsten. Illustrated. 55 pp. Paperback. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions ,and all types of Academic Literature.).
Published by Phoenix House, London, 1956
Seller: Lazy Letters Books, Market Rasen, United Kingdom
First Edition
US$ 11.09
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Clare Winsten (illustrator). First Edition. Light shelf wear.
Published by Constable & Co 1949, 1949
Seller: Hard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd., Dunedin, OTAGO, New Zealand
Association Member: IOBA
First Edition
FIRST EDITION, quarto hardcover (VG): all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs. All online listings are held in Dunedin.
Published by Constable & Co, Edinburgh, 1949
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Very Good. Winsten, Clare (illustrator). First Edition. First edition, hardcover, no.502/1000 has light foxing to spine and boards, slight bowing to front board and some spots of soiling to first free endpage, otherwise a solid, sharp VG copy in Near VG plain dustjacket, which has multiple tears of varying sizes along edges, bumps with chips to spine ends and corners, a large hole near base of spine, and some spots of soiling and foxing.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. The boards are a bit marked and worn. Netting just visible at the front hinge. A few smudges. Soundly bound. No. 670 of 1025 copies. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
Language: English
Published by Phoenix House Ltd, London, 1956
Seller: Mammy Bears Books, Cedar Creek, QLD, Australia
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. WINSTEN, CLARE (illustrator). First Edition. 210x135x12mm+196g . . Phoenix House Ltd. London. 1956. First Edition. 1st Printing. . Pp55. Hard illustrated matt boards in identical original dust jacket; clipped. Full page illustrations in the text. Published after Shaw's death. Corners, head and foot of spine knocked; top edges of boards have areas of wear.; endpapers browning; some page hinges show browning. Dust jacket has losses and is in overall poor condition. . . . . Domestic_tracked_OR_registered_flat_rate_FOR_THIS_ITEM_Within_Australia:_AU$11.20.
Language: English
Published by The Vanguard Press, New York, 1956
ISBN 10: 1299263569 ISBN 13: 9781299263567
Seller: SHIMEDIA, Brooklyn, NY, U.S.A.
Condition: New. Clare Winsten (illustrator). Satisfaction Guaranteed or your money back.
Published by Constable & Co, UK, 1949
Seller: Turtle Creek Books and Sheet Music, Mississauga, ON, Canada
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Winsten, Clare (illustrator). First Edition. Hardcover 1st thus in a limited edition, decorative cloth boards with vellum spine. Only 1025 copies of this delightfully illustrated edition were produced, 1000 numbered - THIS PARTICULAR COPY BEING NUMBER 139 - and 25 lettered A-Y. This copy is in fine shape - only presents a little bumping of the corners and a tiny amount of age toning confined primarily to the endpapers and prelims. A superior copy of this wonderful edition containing 19 plates by Winsten.
Published by Published by Phoenix House Ltd., London First Edition . 1956., 1956
Seller: Little Stour Books PBFA Member, Canterbury, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
First Edition
US$ 24.95
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketCondition: Fine. First edition hard back illustrated paper covered boards. 8¼'' x 5¼''. 55 pp. Illustrated with twenty-one full page black and white lithographic plates by Clare Winsten. Fine in Very Good dust wrapper with light shelf rubbing to lower panel, not price clipped. Member of the P.B.F.A. ENGLISH LITERATURE.