Saint Joan
by Shaw, Bernard
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+ in Very Good+ DJ
- Seller
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London, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London:: Constable & Co Ltd,, 1924. First edition. Cloth. Very Good+ in Very Good+ DJ. Deckled. Discolouring to ffep and rfep. Heavy discolouring to dj. Previous owner has covered in adhesive.
Synopsis
One of Shaw's most unusual and enduringly popular plays. With SAINT JOAN (1923) Shaw reached the height of his fame and Joan is one of his finest creations; forceful, vital, and rebelling against the values that surround her. The play distils Shaw's views on the subjects of politics, religion and creative evolution.
Reviews
On Oct 16 2010, ElectricEel said:
As usual, Shaw works very hard at shocking the reader/viewer. He claims that the first trial, at which Joan was convicted, was more than fair, while the postumous trial, at which she was rehabilitated, was a kangaroo court. But maybe he's right. He also makes it clear that we're all willing to defend Joan now that she's been dead a few hundred years, but that if she were to reappear, we modern liberals would be the first to join the lynch mob.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Primrose Hill Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4942
- Title
- Saint Joan
- Author
- Shaw, Bernard
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+ in Very Good+ DJ
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Constable & Co Ltd,
- Place of Publication
- London:
- Date Published
- 1924
- Bookseller catalogs
- Performing Arts; Plays;
Terms of Sale
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- RFEP
- The portion of the endpaper which is left loose after binding. The first loose page upon opening a book from the rear. It may be...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...