Lawrence Public Library

The adventures of the black girl in her search for God, [Bernard Shaw]

Designed and engraved by John Farleigh"Printed in Great Britain by R. & R. Clark, Limited, Edinburgh."--Half-title versoPublisher's illustrated black boards; repeating designs, different on back cover and on endpapersRBC copy 1: Binding: Publisher's illustrated black boards. Illustrated bookplate on verso of first prelim. page signed: Archibald Henderson. Ms. notes of Henderson on recto of half-title., NcURBC copy 2: Binding: Publisher's illustrated black boards. Illustrated bookplate on front flyleaf verso signed: Archibald Henderson. Inscription on recto of first prelim. page: Jane Ba[ttle][?] 1932., NcURBC copy 3: Binding: Publisher's illustrated black boards; dust jacket. Owner's inscription on recto of first prelim. page dated 16 Dec. 1932., NcURBC copy 4: Binding: Publisher's illustrated black boards; housed in later black cloth slipcase. On half-title: pen-and-ink drawing of a small Afro-American girl reading a book, with presentation inscription [to Shaw]: "Here is the favourite piccaninny reading the book. John Farleigh"; beneath is Shaw's own presentation inscription to "Bronwen" on her wedding day, regretting he cannot attend, and signed "G. Bernard Shaw Ayot St Lawrence. 24/4/33". Slipcase contains two insertions relating to Blackwell Rare Books, Oxford: postcard and bookseller's description of this volume., NcU

First edition.

33001503

74, [3] p., ill., 21 cm.

(OCoLC)30066293