The Plays of John Galsworthy
London: Duckworth, 1929. First trade edition, first printing. Rebound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe in full blue calf, ruled in gilt, red morocco spine labels, spine decoratively stamped in gilt, aeg, floral inner dentelles stamped in gilt, Fantasy marbled endpaper, ribbon marker. Sixteenmo. [viii], 1150, [1]. 8.5" x 5.5" Spine and edges sunned to brown, spots of rubbing and wear to corners and edges, small nick to spine label, several light scratches to boards, sporadic and faint foxing throughout, else near fine. Item #238694
SOCIAL JUSTICE COMES TO THE STAGE
Victorian new money and social justice concerns find their home in John Galsworthy's plays. As the son of an upper-middle class lawyer married to an heiress, Galsworthy (1867-1933) spent his youth listening to his father worry about public perception and class. Galsworthy pursued law, bringing a variety of social issues to the forefront of his mind. He eventually put them to paper in pieces like his 1932 Nobel Prize winning The Forsyte Saga, crafting novels and plays that grappled with the dangers of convention, effects of poverty on the public, and the English prison system.
This copy was rebound by famous London bindery Sangorski & Sutcliffe in full blue calf with floral inner dentelles stamped in gilt and gorgeous marbled endpapers.
Price: $175.00