Pygmalion; Candida. With an Introduction by Alan Strachan and illustrations by Clarke Hutton Avon, Connecticut: The Limited Editions Club, 1974.
One of 2,000 numbered copies signed by the illustrator. This being copy no. 860.
Tall Octavo. [xvi], 1-169, [1, blank], [1, signed limitation page], [1, blank] pp. With eight inserted plates. Publisher's half linen over decorated cloth boards, gilt-lettered burgundy leather label to spine. A fine copy, with original slipcase. Slipcase is split along top and bottom edges, but still solid.
George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950) was a popular Irish playwright and Nobel Laureate. A prominent political activist and ardent socialist, many of his writings deal with the prevailing social problems of his day. Shaw's blend of drama, comedy, and social commentary made him one of the most popular authors of his time, as well as the first person to win both a Nobel Prize for Literature and an Oscar (for the adaptation of his play Pygmalion).
Newman & Wiche, 478.
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