[Rarebooks] FS: Paul Lemperly's copy of George Bernard Shaw's CAPTAIN BRASSBOUND'S CONVERSION, 1906

Charles Agvent agvent at erols.com
Wed May 28 09:16:21 EDT 2008


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SHAW,  George  Bernard.   CAPTAIN  BRASSBOUND'S  CONVERSION:   AN
ADVENTURE.  London: Archibald Constable & Co Ltd 1906. First  Edition.
Original  green  printed wraps over stiff paper; 98  pages  (paginated
214-308;  followed  by four pages of ads). The First Separate  Edition
(issued  as  The Dramatic Works of Bernard Shaw, No.  10);  originally
published  in  1901 with two other plays as THREE PLAYS FOR  PURITANS.
Not  in  Laurence.  Owner name in pencil on front endpaper: W.  H.  B.
Somerset  dated  25/10/07. With the bookplate of noted collector  Paul
Lemperly  on  the  front  inside   cover.  Near  Fine  with  excellent
provenance.                                                    $250.00

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