Pygmalion by Bernard Shaw – Penguin Books 1949 Reprint
$15.00
Pygmalion by Bernard Shaw.
A vintage Penguin Books edition of Shaw’s famous play about phonetics professor Henry Higgins and Cockney flower seller Eliza Doolittle. Sharp, funny and enduring, the play examines class, language, social mobility and personal independence.
Author: Bernard Shaw
Publisher: Penguin Books
Year: 1949
Edition: Reprint of the Penguin film-version edition first published in 1941; reprinted 1946 and 1949
Format: Paperback
Original price: One shilling and sixpence
Condition: Good vintage used condition. The classic orange-and-cream Penguin cover remains attractive, with light rubbing, age-toning, minor handling marks and edge wear. Interior pages are age-toned with scattered small marks consistent with age. Please inspect both photographs carefully as they form part of the condition description.
A pleasing early Penguin edition of one of Shaw’s best-known plays, appealing to collectors of vintage Penguin paperbacks and classic drama.
Book details
- Title
- Pygmalion
- Authors
- Bernard Shaw
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Language
- English
- Binding
- Paperback
- Subjects
- books, books > fiction-literature > classics > other, cla003, classics, fiction, humour, penguin books, satire, shopfloor
Collections: ALL BOOKS, ALL PRODUCTS, Books > Fiction-literature > Classics > Other, CLASSICS, FICTION BOOKS, HUMOUR & SATIRE
Type: Book
Category: BOOKS, Books > Fiction-literature > Classics > Other, CLA003, CLASSICS, FICTION, HUMOUR, PENGUIN BOOKS, SATIRE, SHOPFLOOR
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