Shaw Edited Christopher John (4 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good +. Second printing. 6 x 9 in. xlvii, 474 pgs. Blue cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine. Condition is GOOD+ ; corners and ends of spine slightly bumped and worn, stain on spine and partial front, spine darkened, small stain on back. Text clean, binding tight. Letters. RGR.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First illustrated edition. Large octavo. 434pp. Few faint ink marks to front board, else a near fine copy in near fine dust jacket with spine slightly faded with small chip on corners. First published without illustrations in 1931.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Hardcover with DJ. Rose red cloth with gold lettering on the cover and spine. 334 pages. Original DJ, faded gray with red border, with chips at the edges. Gutter is cracked at the half title page. On the half title page, there is a signature of G. Bernard Shaw, but I am embarrassed to admit that I can't tell whether it's pre-printed or unique to this book. My inclination is to say that it's pre-printed. I'm happy to send a photo. On the front endpaper there is a square sticker that says "Jack Palance Collection 2006" with a stylized portrait of the actor. Palance held an auction of more than 1,400 books as well as household items and memorabilia.

First Edition. Title printed in red and black One of 3,000 numbered copies Spine sunned, otherwise a very nice copy in somewhat rubbed slipcase with printed label numbered by hand Loosely inserted is a Typed Letter signed from the publishers about the division of the book's distribution between Great Britain and the United States. Green buckram gilt, top edge gilt, others uncut and partly unopened.