Shaw, Irwin - The Gentle People: A Brooklyn Fable

New York: Random House, (1939). (1939). New York: Random House, (1939). (1939). Good. - Octavo, tan cloth titled in gilt within gilt-framed black rectangles on the front cover & spine. The head of the spine is slightly darkened & chipped & the titling on the spine is a bit faded. The dust jacket is lightly rubbed with its rear panel darkened & lightly soiled & the head of its spine chipped. The edges of the dust jacket flaps are darkened. [x] & 212 pages. Illustrated with 2 black-and-white plates, including a frontispiece. The page edges are slightly darkened. The front edges of 2 rear leaves are chipped and there is a tear along the front edge of 1 rear blank. Good.

First edition.

This play in three acts was Shaw's second book. The play opened at the Belasco Theatre on January 5, 1939, produced by the Group Theatre and directed by Harold Clurman. Good .

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