Back to Methuselah.  with a Preface by Mr. Shaw and with Wood Engravings by John Farleigh  New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1939.

One of 1,500 numbered copies signed by the illustrator. This being copy no. 1316.

Quarto. [ii], [lviii], [1]-260, [1, blank], [1, signed limitation page], [2, blank] pp. Publisher's full lime-green natural linen, gilt-lettered brown leather label to spine, gilt stamped green leather label to front cover, top edge stained green, black and white wood engraved frontispiece. Gold sticker to back pastedown reads 'Philip C. Duschnes/ Rare Books/ New York'. Spine sunned, with small tear, still a very good copy. With original slipcase. Slipcase is sunned and slightly worn, with one corner split, but still solid.

First edition of this classic work. Back to Methuselah consists of five linked plays that combine to present a parable of evolution from the Garden of Eden to the year 31920.

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).

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