Beautifully bound 1920s edition of Shaw's play that pits an idealist poet against a practical cleric for a woman's affections — in attractive Art Deco fine binding.
Very good plus.
Price: $375.00
The second of Shaw's "Plays Pleasant" trilogy, CANDIDA was first published in 1898. The play did not prove to be particularly popular in London, but found more fertile ground in New York in 1904, with Shaw himself remarking on the "Candidamania" that swept the city. The play saw a revival in 1924, which again captivated audiences, and was still running when this edition of the play was published.
The unsigned binding of this copy exhibits a strong and prescient design sensibility: the motif embodies the Art Deco style of the late '20s, but would also not look out of place on a 21st century fine binding. A lovely copy.
Later edition. London: Constable and Company Ltd, 1927. 7'' x 4.5''. Contemporary full brick red goatskin with linear gilt tooling, five raised bands. Top edge gilt, others uncut. 78, [4] pages, paginated 73-152. Boards with a hint of bowing at outer edges, a touch of soil; mild rubbing to gilt. Edges of textblock with scattered foxing, occasional foxing to margins of leaves.
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