Man and Superman: Illustrated with Photographs from the Maurice Evans Production

SHAW, G. Bernard

Verlag: Dodd, Mead, U.S., 1948

Beschreibung

With the text reprinted from the 1935 omnibus edition, "Nine Plays" ("because the type is much larger", and it also explains why the book starts on page 485), this edition is published in conjunction with the Maurice Evans production of the play which ran in New York from October 1947 to June 1948. Evans starred in the play as John Tanner and also produced it and directed it (with George Schaefer). The book is illustrated with eight full page black & white photographs from that production, including a wonderful one of Evans and Shaw sitting and chatting. Inscribed and signed by Maurice Evans on the title page. This copy is very good. There is a bookseller's label to front pastedown, a couple of pages have been dogeared, and the edges are slightly browned, but a sound, sharp-cornered copy with no major flaws. The dust jacket, on the other hand, is a bit of a mess. The rear panel and the spine panel are essentially complete, but the front panel, with its photograph of Maurice Evans in character, is detached, split half way up the flap fold, and has apparently been torn at some point and stuck back together with clear tape - not very well. I suppose that it looks borderline presentable behind the acetate. (By the way, apologies for the acetate glare in the photographs. If I took the acetate off to take the picture the dust jacket would fall apart! And the front board is not bowed as it appears - must be something to do with the angle of the photo.) JS. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 001567

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Man and Superman: Illustrated with ...

Verlag: Dodd, Mead, U.S.

Erscheinungsdatum: 1948

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Very Good

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good

Signiert: Signed by a contributor

Auflage: First edition thus