First Printing - Saint Joan: A Chronicle Play in Six Scenes and an Epilogue by Bernard Shaw (1924) Vintage Hardcover Book
First Printing - Saint Joan: A Chronicle Play in Six Scenes and an Epilogue by Bernard Shaw (1924) Vintage Hardcover Book
“The truth sticks in our throats with all the sauces it is served with: it will never go down until we take it without any sauce at all.”
Shaw’s play about 15th-century French military figure Joan of Arc—described as one of his only tragedies.
Author: Bernard Shaw
Title: Saint Joan: A Chronicle Play in Six Scenes and an Epilogue
Edition: First American Edition, first printing
Published: New York: Brentano’s, 1924
Physical Description: Hardcover; Octavo; 163p
Condition: Dust jacket not present. Boards and spine mostly clean with bumping to corners, edge wear, rubbing to surfaces, and crushing at spine ends. Binding solid with a hint of rolling. Hinges and joints all strong. Pages tanned with areas of foxing. Bookseller stamp on back paste-down.
Comments: Solid copy