Books with author Shaw Bernard 1856-1950

First edition, First issue with "Genesis" spelled wrong on page 59. Bound in black cloth with white lettering. John Farleigh illustrations through-out. A Near Fine copy, with tiny rub marks at the corners. Black cloth is bright, clean, white lettering is not rubbed. Dj has a 1cm chip near the base of the spine ,tiny frays at the head of the spine & small chips to the corners of the rear panel .A Nice copy in an average dj.

Arms and the Man is a comedy by George Bernard Shaw, whose title comes from the opening words of Virgil's Aeneid, in Latin: Arma virumque cano ("Of arms and the man I sing").The play was first produced on 21 April 1894 at the Avenue Theatre and published in 1898 as part of Shaw's Plays Pleasant volume, which also included Candida, You Never Can Tell, and The Man of Destiny. Arms and the Man was one of Shaw's first commercial successes. He was called onto stage after the curtain, where he received enthusiastic applause. Amidst the cheers, one audience member booed. Shaw replied, in characteristic fashion, "My dear fellow, I quite agree with you, but what are we two against so many?"