Lot 558
Shaw (George Bernard) The Intelligent Woman's Guide to Socialism and Capitalism, signed presentation copy from the author to John Drinkwater's wife, 1928 & others, Shaw, including 2 inscribed by him (6)
Hammer Price: £2,400
Description
Shaw (George Bernard) The Intelligent Woman's Guide to Socialism and Capitalism, signed presentation copy from the author "to Daisy Kennedy, for the edification of John Drinkwater..." inscribed on half-title, John Drinkwater's copy with his bookplate, original decorative cloth, t.e.g., others uncut, 1928; Ellen Terry and Bernard Shaw: A Correspondence, edited by Christopher St.John, signed and inscribed by Shaw to Mrs. Dreyer with additional inscription from the editor to Mrs. Dreyer's grand-daughter and autograph of Ellen Terry pasted in on half-title, original cloth, dust-jacket, preserved in cloth folder and morocco-backed slip-case (spine rubbed), New York, 1931; Heartbreak House..., signed and inscribed by the author to Mrs. Sam Brooks on half-title, with loosely-inserted A.L.s. to Shaw requesting his autograph, annotated by him "Then why collect mine? G.Bernard Shaw 22/2/18" in ink, original cloth, dust-jacket, 1919; and 3 others by Shaw including a limited edition of the second, 8vo (6)
⁂ Daisy Kennedy (1893-1981), an Australian-born concert violinist, married John Drinkwater in 1924.
Description
Shaw (George Bernard) The Intelligent Woman's Guide to Socialism and Capitalism, signed presentation copy from the author "to Daisy Kennedy, for the edification of John Drinkwater..." inscribed on half-title, John Drinkwater's copy with his bookplate, original decorative cloth, t.e.g., others uncut, 1928; Ellen Terry and Bernard Shaw: A Correspondence, edited by Christopher St.John, signed and inscribed by Shaw to Mrs. Dreyer with additional inscription from the editor to Mrs. Dreyer's grand-daughter and autograph of Ellen Terry pasted in on half-title, original cloth, dust-jacket, preserved in cloth folder and morocco-backed slip-case (spine rubbed), New York, 1931; Heartbreak House..., signed and inscribed by the author to Mrs. Sam Brooks on half-title, with loosely-inserted A.L.s. to Shaw requesting his autograph, annotated by him "Then why collect mine? G.Bernard Shaw 22/2/18" in ink, original cloth, dust-jacket, 1919; and 3 others by Shaw including a limited edition of the second, 8vo (6)
⁂ Daisy Kennedy (1893-1981), an Australian-born concert violinist, married John Drinkwater in 1924.
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