The Adventures Of the Black Girl In Her Search For God

Constable,, [1932]. 8vo., First Edition, with decorative title, numerous illustrations (a number full-page) in the text and patterned endpapers; black pictorial boards printed and lettered in white, a near fine copy. SOLD WITH AN A.L.s. FROM THE AUTHOR TO H.N. HAWKER, DATED SEPTEMBER 1917 AND DECLINING A SUGGESTED ENGAGEMENT WITH CHARACTERISTIC WRY HUMOUR.

London: Constable & Company Limited, 1932 . First edition. Hardback. Very Good. 8.5" by 5.5". John Farleigh. The first edition, first impression of George Bernard Shaw's well renowned collection of satirical short stories. First edition of The Adventures Of The Black Girl In Her Search For God by George Bernard Shaw in the original publisher's paper covered… Read more about this item

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 about this item

London, Constable and Company Limited, 1932. Third Edition. Hardcover. Minor, scattered marginal foxing. Good copy in the original illustrated, paper-covered boards. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat edge-nicked and dust-toned as with age. Some wear around the spine cover edges. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description : 74 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 21 cm. Subjects… Read more about this item

London: Constable & Company Limited, 1932. First edition of Shaw's controversial 20th century retelling of Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress. Octavo, original pictorial boards, pictorial endpapers, illustrated with wood-cut engravings by John Farleigh. In near fine condition with light rubbing to the extremities. Small bookplate to the pastedown. The Black Girl, as protagonist in the present volume, serves the same purpose… Read more about this item

London : Constable & Company Limited. , 1932. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 8" by 5.5" . Not Stated. A first edition copy of this work by George Bernard Shaw, with illustrations throughout. The first edition. In the publisher's original cloth binding. With an engraved title page, four… Read more about this item

London, UK: Constable & Co, 1936. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Farleigh, John. 76pp. Quarter bound in black paper over black paper-covered boards, white titles on spine, black presentation case. Bumped spine ends and corners. Visible shelf wear. Illustrative Endpapers. Prelim pages starting to fox. Tiny little pinprick indentation to first few pages… Read more about this item

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 about this item

Constable and Company Ltd., 1932. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1932. Reprinted. 75 pages. No dust jacket. Illustrated paper covered boards with lettering. Contains black and white illustrations. Clean pages and illustrations with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Lettering is bright and clear. Minor… Read more about this item

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 about this item

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.

London: Constable & Company Limited, 1932. One of the most delightful books in the Shavian canon, due to the nineteen wood engravings by John Farleigh (1900-1965) that grace it. This is a Very Good (Plus) to Near Fine copy of the First Edition (December 1932). Illustrated paper-covered boards in black and white; white lettering on the front cover and spine.… Read more about this item

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.

Constable, [1932], 1932. Hardcover. Good. 1932. First Edition. 75 pages. No dust jacket. 'The Adventures of the Black Girl in Her Search for God'. Illustrated paper covered boards. Pages remain clear with minimal tanning and foxing, mild to end-papers and text-block edges. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Mild… Read more about this item

Constable, 1932. Hardcover. Very Good. in x in x in. Constable 1932 reprint. Pages clean and bright, inscription on second page, binding firm, minor shelf wear to cover.

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 about this item

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 about this item

Dodd, Mead & Company [1933], 0000. First Thus. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo 75pp A Good first American edition copy (rubbing to corners and edges, missing DJ) B/w Engravings By John Farleigh.

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 0.0. Hardcover.

New York: Dodd, Mead & Company. 1933. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good+ in boards. Foxing on text block edges. .