SHAW, George Bernard (editor).
Fabian Essays in Socialism. By G. Bernard Shaw, Sidney Webb, William Clarke, Sydney Olivier, Annie Besant, Graham Wallas, and Hubert Bland. edited by G. Bernard Shaw.
London, The Fabian Society, 1889.
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The first edition of this collection of essays examining the economic, historical and moral basis of socialism, its ideological positions regarding property and industry, the transition towards a social democratic state, and its future implementation.
The collection was edited by the Dublin-born playwright George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950), who was a founding member of the Fabian Society, which came into being in 1884 to advocate for the implementation of socialism in Britain. Other contributors include Sidney Webb, William Clarke, Sydney Olivier, Graham Wallas, Anne Besant, and Hubert Bland.
First edition, first impression; 8vo (23 x 15.5 cm); frontispiece, occasional minor spotting, loose Christie's valuation letter to front; publisher's stamped green cloth, uncut edges, extremities a little rubbed, very good; vii, 233, [1]pp.
The collection was edited by the Dublin-born playwright George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950), who was a founding member of the Fabian Society, which came into being in 1884 to advocate for the implementation of socialism in Britain. Other contributors include Sidney Webb, William Clarke, Sydney Olivier, Graham Wallas, Anne Besant, and Hubert Bland.
First edition, first impression; 8vo (23 x 15.5 cm); frontispiece, occasional minor spotting, loose Christie's valuation letter to front; publisher's stamped green cloth, uncut edges, extremities a little rubbed, very good; vii, 233, [1]pp.
Stock code 124145
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Fabian Essays in Socialism.
Regular price
£250.00
Sale price
£250.00
Regular price
HOBBES, Thomas.
The Art of Rhetoric,
1681.
First appearance of Hobbes' A Dialogue between a Phylosopher and a Studen.
£5,000.00
