The Informer by O'flaherty, Liam - 1935

Garden City Publishing Company. Star Books. New York. Circa 1931. EARLY U. S. EDITION. Inscribed by Shaw. 8vo.(8.4 x 5.7 inches). Shaw has inscribed the half title page; " Inscribed to Mr. Robert F. de Graaf. G. Bernard Shaw. 14th November 1931. I vehemently repudiate the portrait on the jacket. It has the horrible quality of being very like somebody else - I cannot for the life of me remember whom. You should have picked out something more impressive. No intelligent Woman would trust a man with a face like that." A fine clean copy of the book in publishers cloth and the original silver, black and white dustwrapper with portrait illustration of Shaw to front panel, designed by Robert De Graaf. Minor rubbing and a couple of small chips to extremities but overall a very good example indeed. Housed in a grey cloth covered clam-shell case with grey leather label, lettered in gilt.

The Roycroft Printing Shop. New York. 1896. First edition, pirated by Elbert Hubbard, founder of the Roycroft movement. 8vo. Inscribed by the author on the title page, "I repudiate all responsibility for this bowdlerised piracy. Elbert Hubbard, who perpetrated it, is dead. Why not bury it with him? G. Bernard Shaw. 27/5/22." Additionally inscribed by Hubbard on the front free endpaper, "To Leonard D. Abbott with all good wishes from his friend Elbert Hubbard." Original cloth-backed boards. Housed in a blue half morocco slipcase and chemise. A fine copy.

Philadelphia: The John C. Winston Company, 1959. First Edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition, first printing. Signed by the author and inscribed to a previous owner on the title page. Bound in publisher's green cloth with spine titles in dark blue. Near Fine with light edge wear and light toning to cloth, light insecting to edge of page block. In a Near Fine dust jacket with price intact, though with a small ink notation near price on flap and faint surface indents to front panel, else a very lovely example. Scarce signed.

New York: Boni & Liveright, 1928. Hardcover, purple paper, white cloth spine, slipcase but missing glassine. Very Good in Good slipcase/No Jacket. Signed, limited edition in slipcase, presentation copy. Purple paper is faded, and there are some small ink (?) spots on back cover, as well as a small smudge on the bottom corner of the limitation page. SIGNED limitation page with 'Dorothy Parker' in blue ink, states �this edition limited to 275 copies, of which 250 are for sale.� This copy is numbered in the same blue ink as 322, and the word �Presentation� in black ink follows. 75 pages, many unopened, printed on Boni & Liveright watermarked paper. Slipcase worn and faded, all edges rubbed, splitting at top and bottom. Label affixed to slipcase states �Autographed Edition. This edition is limited to 275 numbered copies. Each copy is signed by the author.� At the upper right corner is the number 322 in ink, mirroring the number on the limitation page of the volume. From the family of T. R. Smith, who… Read More

Timken Publishers, January 1991. Limited. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Signed and numbered on the colophon by Guy Davenport. Number 88 of only 100 copies signed and numbered by Guy Davenport and with a Meatyard photograph of Merton laid in, numbered 88/100 and noted on verso with estate stamp that the print is from the original 1967 Meatyard negative and printed in 1990 by his son Christopher. Photograph is approximately 8 x 10 inches (sheet size). Book is in full green cloth, gilt spine title, in publisher's gilt titled matching slipcase, no dust jacket as issued. All in pristine shape.

Garden City Publishing Company. Star Books. New York. Circa 1931. EARLY U. S. EDITION. Inscribed by Shaw. 8vo.(8.4 x 5.7 inches). Shaw has inscribed the half title page; " Inscribed to Mr. Robert F. de Graaf. G. Bernard Shaw. 14th November 1931. I vehemently repudiate the portrait on the jacket. It has the horrible quality of being very like somebody else - I cannot for the life of me remember whom. You should have picked out something more impressive. No intelligent Woman would trust a man with a face like that." A fine clean copy of the book in publishers cloth and the original silver, black and white dustwrapper with portrait illustration of Shaw to front panel, designed by Robert De Graaf. Minor rubbing and a couple of small chips to extremities but overall a very good example indeed. Housed in a grey cloth covered clam-shell case with grey leather label, lettered in gilt.

The Roycroft Printing Shop. New York. 1896. First edition, pirated by Elbert Hubbard, founder of the Roycroft movement. 8vo. Inscribed by the author on the title page, "I repudiate all responsibility for this bowdlerised piracy. Elbert Hubbard, who perpetrated it, is dead. Why not bury it with him? G. Bernard Shaw. 27/5/22." Additionally inscribed by Hubbard on the front free endpaper, "To Leonard D. Abbott with all good wishes from his friend Elbert Hubbard." Original cloth-backed boards. Housed in a blue half morocco slipcase and chemise. A fine copy.

Philadelphia: The John C. Winston Company, 1959. First Edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition, first printing. Signed by the author and inscribed to a previous owner on the title page. Bound in publisher's green cloth with spine titles in dark blue. Near Fine with light edge wear and light toning to cloth, light insecting to edge of page block. In a Near Fine dust jacket with price intact, though with a small ink notation near price on flap and faint surface indents to front panel, else a very lovely example. Scarce signed.

New York: Boni & Liveright, 1928. Hardcover, purple paper, white cloth spine, slipcase but missing glassine. Very Good in Good slipcase/No Jacket. Signed, limited edition in slipcase, presentation copy. Purple paper is faded, and there are some small ink (?) spots on back cover, as well as a small smudge on the bottom corner of the limitation page. SIGNED limitation page with 'Dorothy Parker' in blue ink, states �this edition limited to 275 copies, of which 250 are for sale.� This copy is numbered in the same blue ink as 322, and the word �Presentation� in black ink follows. 75 pages, many unopened, printed on Boni & Liveright watermarked paper. Slipcase worn and faded, all edges rubbed, splitting at top and bottom. Label affixed to slipcase states �Autographed Edition. This edition is limited to 275 numbered copies. Each copy is signed by the author.� At the upper right corner is the number 322 in ink, mirroring the number on the limitation page of the volume. From the family of T. R. Smith, who… Read More

Timken Publishers, January 1991. Limited. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Signed and numbered on the colophon by Guy Davenport. Number 88 of only 100 copies signed and numbered by Guy Davenport and with a Meatyard photograph of Merton laid in, numbered 88/100 and noted on verso with estate stamp that the print is from the original 1967 Meatyard negative and printed in 1990 by his son Christopher. Photograph is approximately 8 x 10 inches (sheet size). Book is in full green cloth, gilt spine title, in publisher's gilt titled matching slipcase, no dust jacket as issued. All in pristine shape.