AN UNSOCIAL SOCIALIST (ML# 15.1, TRUE FIRST BONI and LIVERIGHT EDITION, July 1917)

SHAW, GEORGE BERNARD aka Bernard Shaw (1856-1950), Written by: Known, at his insistence, simply as Bernard Shaw, was an Irish playwright, critic, polemicist and political activist. His influence on Western theatre, culture and politics extended from the 1880s to his death and beyond.

Published by New York: Boni & Liveright, Inc./The Modern Library Edition. First Edition July 1917, C2 Catalog ,18 Titles

About this Item

SHEPARDSON BOOKSTALL, 20 YEARS OF EXCELLENCE. TRUE FIRST, EXTREMELY RARE FINE SURVIVING BOOK OF A VERY POPULAR AUTHOR: Covered in Dark Green Leathette; has green marble endpapers; Spine 1; Gold BL logo on front and gold title and author name on spine; July 1917 C2 catalog listing 18 titles at front. STORY: Sidney Trefusis is a proselytizing socialist. Armed with irony and paradox, he is determined to overthrow a society riddled with class and sexual exploitation. Henrietta, his adoring wife, 'loves' him: he must abandon her. Son of a millionaire, he gives up everything to pose as an 'umble peasant'. But when this unsocial socialist goes to work as a gardener in the vicinity of a girls' school he meets his match - for Agatha Wylie is a new kind of woman. Seller Inventory # 2215

Bibliographic Details

Title: AN UNSOCIAL SOCIALIST (ML# 15.1, TRUE FIRST ...

Publisher: New York: Boni & Liveright, Inc./The Modern Library Edition. First Edition July 1917, C2 Catalog ,18 Titles

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

Edition: 1st Edition