The Adventures of The Black Girl in Her Search For God First Edition
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"'Where is God?' Said the black girl to the missionary who had converted her?": First edition of George Bernard Shaw's The Adventures of The Black Girl in Her Search For God; Inscribed by him and wife Charlotte to Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. and his wife Eleanor
SHAW, George Bernard.
The Adventures of The Black Girl in Her Search For God.
Constable & Company Limited: London, 1932.
First edition of George Bernard Shaw's short story collection, including the satirical allegorical title story: The Adventures of The Black Girl in Her Search For God. Octavo, original illustrated boards, pictorial endpapers, designed and illustrated with engravings by John Farleigh. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "To Eleanor and Theodore Roosevelt this Visiting Card after a memorable day at Government House, Manila from Charlotte F. Shaw and G. Bernard Shaw 9th February 1933." Mr. and Mrs. George Bernard Shaw stopped at Manila on a round-the-world cruise where they were invited to lunch with Theodore Roosevelt Jr., the eldest son of Theodore Roosevelt, and his wife Eleanor Butler Alexander-Roosevelt where they enjoyed lunch and Shaw assisted in editing one of Theodore's reports to the war department. Laid is is a small copy of a selection of pages from Eleanor Butler Alexander-Roosevelt's 1959 autobiography 'Day Before Yesterday' which describes the visit in detail and also mentions the occasion upon which they received the current inscribed volume in the mail after the Shaw's visit. In near fine condition. In the original glassine which is in very good condition. Rare and desirable with exceptional provenance.
Price: $4,000.00 Item Number: 96134
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"'WHERE IS GOD?' SAID THE BLACK GIRL TO THE MISSIONARY WHO HAD CONVERTED HER?": FIRST EDITION OF GEORGE BERNARD SHAW'S THE ADVENTURES OF THE BLACK GIRL IN HER SEARCH FOR GOD
SHAW, George Bernard.
The Adventures of The Black Girl in Her Search For God.
London: Constable & Company Limited, 1932.
First edition of Shaw's controversial 20th century retelling of Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress. Octavo, original pictorial boards, pictorial endpapers, illustrated with wood-cut engravings by John Farleigh. In near fine condition with light rubbing to the extremities. Small bookplate to the pastedown.
Price: $150.00 Item Number: 137188

