Shaw Bernard John Farleigh (89 results)

Hardcover. Condition: VG+. John Farleigh (illustrator). First US Edition. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, black cloth boards with white text on front and spine. Exterior shows a few smudge marks and only very light wear to corners. Internal binding is good and text pages are tight. No hinge issues, no handwriting, no signatures, no bookplates, no library markings etc. Pages are clean with no issues noted.

Couverture souple. Condition: Assez bon. John Farleigh (illustrator). 96 p. 19 cm. Some general wear and rubbing to cover. Underlined text and pencil marks on several pages, otherwise a tigh, clean copy.

Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. Illustrated by Farleigh, John (illustrator). Reprint; Third Printing. Nice tight copy, no names or marks inside, appears unread. Cover artwork and illustrated throughout with the original wood engravings by John Farleigh. ; Penguin Modern Classics; B&W Illustrations; 352 pages; Shaw's alegorical tale in the manner of Voltaire's "Candide". In her search for the true God, the black girl encounters a series of old gentlemen, before eventually settling down with an Irish socialist.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. No Jacket. Farleigh, John (illustrator). 1st Edition. In green cloth with light rubbing.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. John Farleigh (illustrator). White lettering on black covers. 8vo, 75pp. Name written on the half-title page. Bottom edge warped.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Good Condition. Wood Engravings By John Farleigh (illustrator). 217pp. Content clean, bright and sound.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Condition: Very Good. Hardcover, black cloth stamped in white, 84 pages. Decorative woodcut on endpapers. Internally bright and clean. Illustrated throughout with beautiful woodcut engravings by John Farleigh. Designed by Farleigh. No dust jacket. Clean copy. Record # 375151.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. John Farleigh (illustrator). Beautiful black and white engravings. 74pp. Black and White Decorative lining papers. Black cloth boards with white title on spine and front board. No dust jacket. Two colorful book plates. Maroon hi-lighted throughout and with minor ink interesting commentary. Minor spots on boards. Hardcover.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. John Farleigh (illustrator). First Edition. Black cloth with white lettering on spine and cover. Lacking DJ. Fine woodcut plates and endpapers. Light foxing thruout text and plates.

Condition: Fine unmarked. 8th printing. A gem of satire about a modern Candide. Bright tight clean crisp PB copy. 96 pp, b/w illus. MM paperback in glossy color illus wraps.

Soft Cover. Condition: Very Good Minus. Illustrated By John Farleigh (illustrator). No Edition Stated. More than 15 B&W illustrations by John Farleigh which were in the original edition. An innocent and forthright young girl wanders out into the world to find the God mentioned in her Bible. Wear at edges, some creases, rubbed, light interior browning. Size: 4 1/4" x 7". PAPERBACK.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. John Farleigh (illustrator). Hardcover 11 by 7 1/2 inches, 260 pages. Handsome wood engarvings by John Farleigh who also signed the volume. Covers have slight wear to corners and spine ends. Spine is sun darkened. Leather spine labled is worn with i/4 inch hole. Leather pastedown on front cover has gilt lettering and illustration and very little wear. Hinges tight and pages clean.

12Mo Softcover. Condition: Good. 6th Ptg. 96pp. Text and artwork is clean on unmarked, uncreased pages. Hinges are intact, textblock is square with pointed corners. Moderate overall shelf/timewear, coverwear, cover creasing and sunning, light foxing on inner covers and textblock edges.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. John Farleigh (Illustrator) (illustrator). First Edition, 2nd Impression. Text/As New; showing sporadic light brown spotting (acidic paper reaction) to front & rear endpapers. Vintage 1932, First Edition, 2nd Printing. Illustrated black boards/NF w/light rubs to leading edges. DJ/None. Illustrated endpapers. Discolored PO label to front cover verso. Novella. Written in 1932 while visiting South Africa by Irish playwright & 1925 Nobel winner Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950) w/engravings from John Farleigh (1900 - 1965). 75 pgs. Story of an intelligent black girl, converted to Christianity by insubstantial missionary teachings, sets out, in search of God. Her journey, adventures & encounters ultimately leads her to a secular conclusion. Given the 1930s, the story, fortified by complementary illustrations (found risque by some), so offended conservative Christians that the book was banned in Ireland by the Board of Censors.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: None. Farleigh, John (illustrator). 1st US Edition. New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1933. First US edition. 8 1/4 x 5 1/4 inches: pp. 76, (4). Black cloth boards with titles on front panel and spine in white gilt. With engravings by John Farleigh. Light edge and corner wear, rubbing. Some soiling on boards. Name written on upper edge of page across from half title page - ink bled through onto half title page. Some light foxing. Text is unmarked. Binding tight.

John Farleigh (illustrator). In 1933, the great Irish writer George Bernard Shaw made his one and only visit to the United States, and addressed a gathering of the Academy of Political Science in New York. He made the speech entitled "The Political Madhouse in America and Nearer Home". In it, rather than use flattery to persuade, he used ridicule, shock and irritation to create change. As many in the room were insulted, the speech caused a stir and his publisher immediately printed and marketed the transcript. This is a first edition of that transcript. It is just 63 pages. Bright blue cover with taped spine (it was published with a taped spine). The name of the artist who designed all of Shaw's books, John Farleigh, is printed on the cover. It's printed on thick, stiff paper. The spine of the book has been split (see photo). But, aside from that, and a little fading to the right side of the cover, this book is in mint condition.

Original Wraps. Condition: Good. Bernard Shaw (illustrator). First Thus. 16p. illus. Bottom spine chipped, previous owners stamp o/w sound.

Black cloth, no dust jacket. Condition: Near fine. Designed and engraved by John Farleigh (illustrator). First edition, first printing.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Hardcover without Dust Jacket. First printing, (no additional printing noted in colophon). 8 1/4 x 5 3/8 inches. Bound in black boards with title information to cover and spine in white. With beautiful black/white end papers and engravings throughout. With bookplate to inside front cover and name and date to first blank page. FINE. All corners pointed. Binding firm and square. Without tears, creases, bumps or chips. Not marked and very clean and bright. All books carefully wrapped and sent boxed.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. John Farleigh (illustrator). First Edition Thus. 1st edition thus. Hardbound in dust jacket. Original illustrations by John Farleigh. Fading to dust jacket & wear to edges of dust jacket, otherwise very good.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Designed and engraved by John Farleigh (illustrator). Firmly bound, illustrated back card boards. Scuffing on the ends of the spine. Marks on the end papers and on some pages. No jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. Dust Jacket Condition: Missing. First Edition. 1st printing, first state copy with 'Genises' for 'Genesis' on pg. 59. 75 pages. Designed and engraved by John Farleigh. Published in America by Dodd, Mead, & Company, New York, 1933. Printed by Vail-Ballou Press of Binghamton, NY. With illustrated endpapers and woodcuts throughout. No dust jacket, otherwise in very good condition. Text unmarked and clean, pages bright and crisp. Binding is tight, sturdy, and square. Light bit of wear to head and heel of spine and back cover has a small whitish mark near bottom, overall shelfwear is very minor and exterior looks quite nice. From a private home collection. Ships same or next business day from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. John Farleigh (illustrator). 1st Edition. Dodd, Mead and Company, New York, New York, USA, 1933. First Printing (with misspelling of "Genesis" as "Genises" in illustration on page 59 - first issue point) of First American Edition. Good plus Condition. No Dust Jacket. Copiously illustrated with mildly risque engravings by John Farleigh. Text Block is clean, white, tight, and straight, with no markings of any kind, except for former owner's name, etc., on verso of FFEP with minor foxing, a slight cant, and decorative endpapers. Binding is full black cloth with white title and author to front cover and spine, with some smudges to covers, corners mostly square with but worn, and minor wear to spine ends. No Dust Jacket. See photos. 75 pages. 5 3/8" x 8 1/4". Satirical allegory about religion, race and sex, in the manner of Voltaire's Candide. The reaction was outrage which spurred five reprints and writings by others with variations on the title.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Oversized hardcover. Copyright 1939. 260 pages. SIGNED by artist John Farleigh. Copy number 476 of 1500 Limited Editions Club copies. Green cloth over boards. Gold stamping on spine and front cover. In very good condition. Some fading to spine and along edges of covers. One small stain at top of back cover. Binding is tight. Corners are square. Very slight toning to pages. Pastedowns and endpapers have some toning and foxing. Pages are otherwise clean. Overall, a very good and clean signed copy. Please e-mail us with questions or to request photos. This is an oversized (and overweight) book. Extra shipping charges may be required for international or priority delivery. Signed by Illustrator(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Designed and Engraved by John Farleigh (illustrator). 75 pages. 21 cm. Pictorial black boards with white lettering to front board. End-papers illustrated with black and white patterns. Illustrated with black and white woodcut engravings. First edition December 1932, Reprinted December 1932. Spine back-strip is missing. Else a crisp and fresh book.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. John Farleigh (illustrator). 1st Edition, 5th impression, Some wear to covers and spine, mainly edges and corners, corners bumped and worn, top and bottom of spine bumped and worn, sides of spine worn, internally in good condition, pages crisp and clear.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. With Wood Engravings By John Farleigh (illustrator). Reprint. Forward leaning mcrimson cloth with gilt titles and top closed page edges.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Farleigh, John (illustrator). 5th or later Edition. Sixth Impression; With the original illustrations; Clean, tight, unmarked; slight wear to edges; $1.15 price; cover is of an older man in a suit with short pants, red hair and beard and moustache, looking at a naked, bald black woman; covers are brown with white titles; spine straight and uncreased; very minimal wear; A gem of satire, this late prose work by Shaw illustrates the philosophical penetration of the mature GBS. A modern Candide, an innocent and forthright young girl, wanders out into the world to find the God mentioned in her Bible. She finds many gods, among which are the Gods of Genesis, of Job, of Ecclesiastes, and Mohammed, Pavlov (upon whom she performs an experiment in conditioned reflexes), the "Square Root of Myna's Sex," and the Artist. In this edition are included the more than fifteen superb woodcut illustrations by John Farleigh which were included in the original edition.

Cloth. Condition: Good. Farleigh, John (illustrator). First American Edition. New York: Dodd Mead, 1933. First American edition. 8vo. Cloth binding, 75 pp. Designed and engraved by John Farleigh. Decorated endpapers. John Farleigh, also known as Frederick William Charles Farleigh, was an English wood-engraver, noted for his illustrations of George Bernard Shaw's work The Adventures of the Black Girl in Her Search for God, which caused controversy when released due to the religious, sexual and racial themes within the writing and John Farleigh's complementary (and risqué) wood engravings commissioned by Shaw for the book. Repaired cracking along spine. Previous owner bookplate. Solid copy. Good.