THE DOCTOR'S DILEMMA. Getting Married, and The Shewing-up of Blanco Posnet. Inscribed by Shaw to the Actor Robert Loraine

Shaw, George Bernard

Published by Constable and Company, London, 1911

About this Item

First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Shaw. Shaw, George Bernard. THE DOCTOR'S DILEMMA. Getting Married, & The Shewing-up of Blanco Posnet. Inscribed. London: Constable & Co., 1911. Sm. 8vo., 407pp., pale green cloth, gilt, t.e.g. A very good or better example of the first edition, first printing. Three plays in one volume, including a list of other works by Shaw at the end of the book. This copy inscribed on the half-title in black fountain pen: "To Robert Loraine / from Bernard Shaw. / 23rd Feb. 1911". Laurence Loraine [1876-1935] was a man of action: actor-manager, soldier, aviator, Fabian and of course, a close friend to Shaw - perhaps best known as an actor he's seen most commonly on holiday with the Shaws and Harley Granville-Barker or at Fabian events. Loraine and Shaw shared political affiliations and a passion for theatre: it was Loraine who premiered as the lead in Man and Superman on Broadway, the production was massively successful and launched Shaw as a force to be reckoned with in the United States. A significant association copy.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: THE DOCTOR'S DILEMMA. Getting Married, and The Shewing-up of Blanco Posnet. Inscribed by Shaw to the Actor Robert Loraine
• Publisher: Constable and Company, London
• Publication Date: 1911
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
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  • Presentation & Inscribed Copies
  • Theatre
  • Shaw, George Bernard
  • Association & Dedication Copies