The Complete Plays of Bernard Shaw
London: Constable and Co., 1931. First Edition. Small 4to. 1131 pp. Bound by Bayntun in handsome three-quarter green morocco over green cloth boards; gilt ruling and lettering; marbled endpapers. A fine and lovely copy. Item #20994
George Bernard Shaw (1856 – 1950) 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. He wrote more than sixty plays, including major works such as Man and Superman (1902), Pygmalion (1912) and Saint Joan (1923), all included in this work. With a range incorporating both contemporary satire and historical allegory, Shaw became the leading dramatist of his generation, and in 1925 was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.
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