{"product_id":"george-bernard-shaw-fabian-essays-socialism-london-1889-124145","title":"Fabian Essays in Socialism.","description":"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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"SHAW, George Bernard (editor).","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57732583588215,"sku":"124145","price":250.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0733\/4694\/1233\/files\/124145_01.jpg?v=1794333272","url":"https:\/\/shapero.com\/products\/george-bernard-shaw-fabian-essays-socialism-london-1889-124145","provider":"Shapero Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}