The Adventures Of the Black Girl In Her Search For God

Constable And Company Ltd, 1932. 1st. Hardback. Very Good. John Farleigh. First edition hardback, 1932, with no wrapper. In overall very good used condition with only minor signs of age, handling and storage - paper-covered boards slightly rubbed to edges with small chip to spine head. Internally clean. Binding tight; no annotation or inscriptions - owners signature to… Read more about this item

NY: Dodd, Mead & Co. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1933. First Edition. Hardcover. Black cloth titled in white. First edition. PO name twice and trace of shelfwear. The DJ in mylar is chipped to edge. Tight binding. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

London : Constable, 1932. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good copy in the original illustrated, paper-covered boards. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dulled and dust-toned as with age. Corners sharp with an overall tight, bright and clean impression. Physical description : 74 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 21 cm. Subjects : 1900-1999. Teenage girls, Black ; Fiction.… Read more about this item

London: Constable and Company Ltd, 1936. Leather. Near Fine. 8.5" by 5.5". Unamed. A scarce copy of this fictional work from Bernard Shaw, in a decorative leather binding. Fourteenth impression of the first edition. In a smart crushed morocco binding, bound by John Eves. Featuring various illustrations throughout the text, and… Read more about this item

Edinburgh: Constable, 1932. Hardcover. near fine. 1st Edition. 75pp. Octavo. Black paper covered boards with white lettering on spine and front cover with a subtle illustration of a girl. Very slight bumping to ends of spine and few small spots on front cover that are slightly darker. B/W decorative illustrated endpapers. Clean, tight text block with several illustrations… Read more about this item

This is a nice early copy of a classic vintage novel!

New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1933. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Book condition is Very Good; with a Very Good dust jacket. Rubbing and a few creases to jacket. A few tears to jacket edges. Text is clean and unmarked, illustrated, illustrated end papers. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.

New York: Dodd, Mead & Compnay, 1933. Book. Illus. by Illustrated from Wood Cuts By John Farleigh. Very Good. Hardcover. First US Edition,. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 74, (1), pict title page, full page and in text illustrations, patterned endpapers, spine ends of d.j. chipped with small losses, light wear to d.j. edges, corners,in protective mylar wrap,… Read more about this item

Signed on half title page by John Farleigh (illustrator) and dated 1933. Hard cover. Octavo. 75 pages. Illustrated boards and decorative end papers designed and engraved by John Farleigh. Engraved title page and nineteen further illustrations by Farleigh throughout the text. Edge wear and some chipping to outer hinges. Binding and text block tight. The "Adventures of the Black Girl in… Read more about this item

New York City: Dodd Mead & Co., 1933. First American Edition . Small Cloth with Dustjacket. Man & God once more with Shaw, this time its a black girl in search for God. A controversial book when published. The title page, superb endpapers and 19 beautiful wood engravings are by John Farleigh and are outstanding. Laid in the book… Read more about this item

New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1933. First US Edition . Hardcover. VG+. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. John Farleigh. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, black cloth boards with white text on front and spine. Exterior shows a few smudge marks and only very light wear to corners. Internal binding is good and text… Read more about this item

London: Constable and Company Limited, 1932. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. Presentation copy inscribed by Shaw to his friend Sydney Cockerell. Near Fine. Black paper on the boards, a few spots of rubbing at the edges and corners. Square, mostly firmly bound except for the over-opened front hinge, bookplate inside the front board, clean otherwise. Shaw's satirical novel… Read more about this item

London: Constable & Company, 1932. First edition, 8vo, 74-[76]pp., illustrations and dec. endpapers from engravings by John Farleigh; slight chipping at spine, else very good in paper-covered boards. Laurence A210a.

London: Constable & Co. Ltd, 1932. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. First impression. 8vo, 75pp. Black paper boards illustrated and lettered in white, in the original glassine. Bottom edges of boards rubbed, spine tips also rubbed at head and foot. Glassine jacket chipped at foot of spine, with some loss around head of spine. Overall a clean and… Read more about this item

London, England: Constable, 1932. First English Edition. Very Good condition.

New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1933. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First American edition. Near fine with a bit of bumping at the spine ends in very good dustwrapper with some small chips and tears.

London: Constable & Company Limited, 1932. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Pictorial boards and twenty woodblock illustrations within by John Farleigh. Illustrated paper over boards. Light foxing on the foredge, and a bit of rubbing at the extremities, very good or better without dustwrapper. An attractive copy.

New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1933. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Very Good/Poor. Woodcut Illustrations by John Farleigh. Black cloth with white titles. First American edition. The book is near fine with tight bindings, clean text with light even age-toning. The dust jacket has issues. Loss on rear panel; upper front edge… Read more about this item

London: Constable & Company Limited, 1932. Hardback. VG+. A nice bright copy. Clean and tight. 75pp.. Upper board just a little bowed. Original paper-covered pictorial boards, design and very attractive woodcut illustrations in monochrome by John Farleigh. End-papers and title page are particularly striking. Used; Very Good First published in December, 1932 and reprinted 3 times… Read more about this item

NY, Dodd, Mead [1933]. Hard Cover. 74, [1] pages, 1 leaf, illus.; 21 cm. Illustrated title-page and lining-papers. "Written by Bernard Shaw. Designed and engraved by John Farleigh ...and published in America ...1933" (leaf at end). "Dissatisfied with the teachings of respectable white missionaries, an African girl embarks upon her own quest for God and Truth. Journeying through the… Read more about this item