[Rarebooks] FS: G. B. Shaw: AN UNSOCIAL SOCIALIST, 1887

[Charles Agvent]

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SHAW,  George  Bernard.  AN   UNSOCIAL  SOCIALIST.  London:  Swan
Sonnenschein,  Lowrey  1887. First Edition. Decorated red  cloth  with
chocolate  brown  endpapers.  Laurence A4a: "Only 244 copies  seem  to
have  been  bound  in cloth." Bibliographically, the most  complex  of
Shaw's  publications  and one of his scarcest titles. The first  state
of  the  title  page has an error, and all but perhaps  a  handful  of
copies  have a cancel title page, as does this one. The first state of
the  binding  has the publisher's name misspelled on the spine and  is
bound  without  the  six-page  appendix; this  copy  has  the  correct
spelling  but  is without the appendix. Laurence states that  no  copy
with  the  error on the title page and the binding error was  located,
though  a few copies in a mixed state exist. This copy corresponds  to
Laurence's  Fifth Issue. Pencil name of John Wise on half-title  page.
Gilt  on spine and front cover very strong and covers bright with  the
spine  a  bit darkened. Someone has clumsily repaired the front  hinge
by  applying  glue in the gutter with the result that the  front  free
endpaper  is  attached  at the gutter about a half inch to  the  front
pastedown,  really  the  only defect of note to this copy.  A  bright,
clean copy. Very Good and scarce.                             $1000.00

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