G.B.Shaw (association copy)

Not Known.

Published by Not Known, 1933

About this Item

An original photograph, with a prior album mount, 8.5 x 10.0 cm (see Image). Showing the playwrite with a bevy of Polynesian flower-decked young woman. We suggest Hawaii, as the image shows the women in Lei. During the decade of the 1930's, Shaw traveled widely and frequently. Most of his journeys were with Charlotte; she enjoyed voyages on ocean liners, and he found peace to write during the long spells at sea. Shaw met an enthusiastic welcome in South Africa in 1932, despite his strong remarks about the racial divisions of the country. But, in December 1932 the couple embarked on a round-the-world cruise. In March 1933 they arrived at San Francisco, to begin Shaw's first visit to the US. Our image must have been taken on the Pacific leg of this voyage, possibly April 1933. Shaw would have been 77 at the time, which agrees well with our image. We show an enlarged section in Image 2 attached. We have found no listing of this GBS image. [See also our ABE Shaw listing: # 007076 "A G.B.S. Scrapbook"]. Seller Inventory # 007155

Bibliographic Details

Title: G.B.Shaw (association copy)

Publisher: Not Known

Publication Date: 1933

Binding: No Binding

Condition: Fine