The Adventures Of the Black Girl In Her Search For God

Constable & Company Limited: London, 1932. First edition of George Bernard Shaw's short story collection, including the satirical allegorical title story: The Adventures of The Black Girl in Her Search For God. Octavo, original illustrated boards, pictorial endpapers, designed and illustrated with engravings by John Farleigh. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "To Eleanor and… Read more

London, Constable & Company Limited, 1932.. First illustrated Edition; 8vo; pp. 78 (last blank); illustrated endpapers, illustrated title page, numerous other engravings throughout the text, original illustrated papered boards, very good copy. A book of short stories. The title story is a satirical allegory relating the experiences of an African black girl, freshly converted to Christianity, who takes literally… Read more

London, Constable & Company Limited [1932]., 1932. First edition (so stated; "December, 1932"). 8vo. Illustrated with 19 wood engravings by John Farleigh (4 are full page). Original black pictorial boards (small spots on top edge). Fine. No signatures or bookplates. No foxing.. F. Hardcover.

Paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items.

London: Constable & Co, 1932. Hardback. Very Good. 8.5" by 5.5". John Farleigh. A controversial collection of short stories from George Bernard Shaw, illustrated throughout with the engravings of John Farleigh. A curious collection of short stories from playwright, polemicist and political activist George Bernard Shaw. The title tale is a satirical allegory relaying the experiences of an… Read more

London: Constable and Co, 1932. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 210x135x10mm. FARLEIGH, JOHN. 210x135x10mm+214g . . Constable and Co. London. 1932. First Edition. 1st Printing. . Pp74. Illustrated matt hard boards. . Spine has losses. board edges worn. Beautiful decorated endpapers. Foxing to pages: Image is ALWAYS of the ACTUAL BOOK: Book and or Jacket may have… Read more

New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1933. First edition. 17 illustrations by John Farleigh. 8vo, publisher’s original black cloth, lettered in white on upper cover and spine. 75 pp. An attractive copy, showing very well, the textblock and illustrations clean and tight, some very light mellowing. George Bernard… Read more

Hesperus Press. Used - Very Good. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Capricorn Books, 1959. Paperback. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Dodd, Mead & Co., New York: (1933)., 1933 75p. Wonderful black and white engravings by John Farleigh. Decorated title page. Decorative paste downs and end papers. 8vo. Original full black cloth binding. Original dust jacket with haunting drawing of a young girl. DJ worn with some chipping. Still, a nice Copy. BLKAM 2. Hardcover.

Constable, 1932-01-01. Hardcover. Good. 1.0152 in x 20.8122 in x 13.4518 in. Copyright George Bernard Shaw 1932. Hardback. Clean copy, sound binding.

London: Constable & Company Ltd., 1932. Numerous exquisitely beautiful b/w illustartions, bookplate of John William Bridge on FEP. Wear along spine, head of spine beginning to detach from boards and has been reinforced with tape, lightly rubbed corners of cover, age spotting to FEP, half-title page and BEP, minor age spotting on some pages, otherwise text and illustrations are clean,… Read more

London: Constable & Co, 1932. 1st. hardback. Near fine, 1st edition, no d/j, illustrations printed directly to boards (good, with slight bumping at base). Pages tight (though slight stretching around pp48-9) and unmarked. Very good copy.. 8vo: crown (200 x 140 / 8"" x 5_""). Short stories inspired by Shaw's 1932 visit to South Africa, with the title… Read more

First edition hardcover, published by Dodd, Maed, 1933. No dust jacket. Satirical allegory on Religion, about the title character's search for God. Woodcut engravings by John Farleigh. 75 pages, 5-1/4" X 8-1/4". Includes the essay by Shaw in which he writes about Religion and The Bible at the end of the book. Sturdy black cloth covered boards, with… Read more

New York: Dodd, Mead & Company. Fair with no dust jacket. 1933. Hardcover. No dj; 8 vo; 75 pages. .

New York: Dodd, 1933. Octavo, pp. [1-6] 7-74 [75] [76: blank] [77: colophon] [78-80: blank] [note: last leaf is a blank], illustrations by John Farleigh, original black cloth, front and spine panels stamped in white, pictorial endpapers. First U.S. edition. Barron (ed), Fantasy Literature 3-319. Bleiler (1978), p. 178. Reginald 12966. Early owner's signature on recto of half title… Read more

London: Constable, 1932 (500 gram rate) excellent copy, slightest wear to corner tips showing as white to the black, clean decorative endpapers, slight foxing or browning to prelims, uncommonly tidy copy in the pictorial papered boards, 75pp socialist allegory (500 grams). First Edition. Decorative Boards. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by John Farleigh. 12mo - over 6? - 7?… Read more

Dodd, Mead, 1933. Hardcover. VG / VG -. Hard cover in shelfworn dust jacket

London: Constable & Company, 1933. 75pp. Illustrated paper boards. Previous owner's name and date (25/12/33) bottom LH corner of first blank page, otherwise unmarked. A very tidy copy although paper along spine of covers missing thus exposing netting - book still fully firm.. Reprint. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo.