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BACK TO METHUSELAH. A METABIOLOGICAL PENTATEUCH
de SHAW, [George] Bernard
- Usado
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Very good.
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New Haven, Connecticut, United States
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London: Constable and Company Ltd, 1921. First edition. Very good.. Thick octavo. Pale green cloth, gilt spine. xci,[1],267,[1] pp. Light shelf wear at lower spine, endsheets toned, else a very good copy, without a dust jacket.
This title has a lengthy preface by Bernard Shaw entitled "The Infidel Half Century," followed by a series of five plays "In the Beginning: B.C. 4004" (In the Garden of Eden); "The Gospel of the Brothers Barnabas: Present Day"; "The Thing Happens: A.D. 2170"; "Tragedy of an Elderly Gentleman: A.D. 3000"; and "As Far as Thought Can Reach: A.D. 31,920". The plays were first performed in 1922 by the New York Theatre Guild at the Garrick Theatre.
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- Título
- BACK TO METHUSELAH. A METABIOLOGICAL PENTATEUCH
- Autor
- SHAW, [George] Bernard
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Very good.
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First edition
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- Constable and Company Ltd
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1921
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- Shelf Wear
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