Sixteen Self Sketches

London: Constable and Company, 1949. First edition. Wood-engraved frontispiece portrait after M. Pikov. 1 vols. 8vo. Red cloth, gilt spine (unlettered); rear hinge cracked. First edition. Wood-engraved frontispiece portrait after M. Pikov. 1 vols. 8vo. "First Complete Copy / Printers' binding ... " A UNIQUE copy, inscribed on the fly leaf by the printer, William Maxwell: "First Complete… Read more about this item

New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1949. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First American edition. Octavo. 207pp. Gift inscription on front fly, a bit of wear and a tiny stain at the crown, near fine in an aggressively price-clipped, about very good dust jacket with general wear, and toning and splashmarks at the spine. Laurence A259b.

New York: Dodd, Mead & Co, 1949. A Shavian autobiography by the man who refused to write his autobiography. An uncommon title by one of the greatest authors of the XXth century. This is a Near Fine copy of the First Edition. Bright red cloth binding with gilt lettering (reproduction of GBS signature on front cover). Clean and fresh text;… Read more about this item

London: Constable, 1949. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. 8vo. Frontis., x., 133 pp. + plates, illus. First printed for Standard Edition of the Works of Bernard Shaw. Previous owner's signature, some underlining and marginalia in red pencil. Mild edgewear to book. Jacket is chipped and rubbed, with a dampstain and an adhesive stain on the front, spine darkened.… Read more about this item