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About this title: One of Bernard Shaw's most glittering comedies, "Arms and the Man" is a burlesque of Victorian attitudes to heroism, war and empire. In the contrast between Bluntschli, the mercenary soldier, and the brave leader, Sergius, the true nature of valour is revealed. Shaw mocks deluded idealism in Candida, when a young poet becomes infatuated with the wife of a Socialist preacher. "The Man of Destiny" is a witty war of words between Napoleon and a 'strange lady', while in the exuberant farce "You Never Can Tell" a divided family is reunited by chance. Although Shaw intended "Plays Pleasant" to be ...
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Plays Pleasant
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George Shaw
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin UK
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13: 9780140450200
ISBN: 0140450203
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Plays Pleasant (Penguin Classics)
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George Bernard Shaw
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Binding: Softcover
Description: 1962. Paperback. 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Shipped to over one million satisfied book lovers. Read with Experienced Books. Good condition, showing modest signs of wear. BINDING IS PAPERBACK; Some aging/yellowing of text pages. Substantial discoloration/sunfade of cover/spine. Some discoloration/sunfade of cover/spine. Some rubbing on cover. Cover has some wear on edges. Previous owner's name or address or stamp on front end paper or inside front cover. read more
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Plays Pleasant: Arms and the Man, Candida, Man of Destiny, You Never Can Tell
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Shaw, George Bernard
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Binding: Soft Cover
Publisher: Penguin Books, London, UK
Date Published: 1988
ISBN-13: 9780140437942
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Plays Pleasant (Penguin Classics)
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George Bernard Shaw; Editor-Dan H. Laurence; Introduction-W. J. McCormack
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Date Published: 2003-08-26
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Plays Pleasant and Unpleasant Volume II
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Shaw, George B.
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Bretano's, 1919
Description: Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. heavy foxing on edges, otherwise sporadic foxing, creased and darkened on spine. read more
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Plays Pleasant
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George Bernard Shaw, Bernard Shaw
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Binding: Softcover
ISBN-13: 9780140437942
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Plays Pleasant (Includes Arms and the Man; Candida; Man of Destiny; You Never Can Tell. )
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Shaw, Bernard (Also Writes As George Bernard Shaw)
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Edition: later printing.
Binding: Mass market paperback
Publisher: Penguin Plays PL4
Date Published: 1962
ISBN-13: 9780140437942
ISBN: 0140437940
Description: Good to very good. (Mass market paperback) Cover separation on the hinge to the spine. Also writes as George Bernard Shaw. Includes Arms and the Man, Candida, The Man of Destiny & You Never Can Tell. (Drama) read more
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Plays Pleasant
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Shaw George Bernard
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Penguin, London
Date Published: 1961
Description: Very Good. Near Fine Prev owner's rubber stamp top & bottom edges and 1st page. o/w fine. read more
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Plays Pleasant (Includes Arms and the Man; Candida; Man of Destiny; You Never Can Tell. )
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Shaw, Bernard (Also Writes As George Bernard Shaw)
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Edition: 12th printing.
Binding: Mass market paperback
Publisher: Penguin Plays PL4
Date Published: 1963
ISBN-13: 9780140437942
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Description: Near very good. (Mass market paperback) Also writes as George Bernard Shaw. Includes Arms and the Man, Candida, The Man of Destiny & You Never Can Tell. (Drama) read more
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Plays Pleasant
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George Bernard Shaw, Bernard Shaw
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ISBN-13: 9780140437942
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Plays Pleasant (Includes Arms and the Man; Candida; Man of Destiny; You Never Can Tell. )
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Shaw, Bernard (Also Writes As George Bernard Shaw)
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Edition: 14th printing.
Binding: Mass market paperback
Publisher: Penguin Plays PL4
Date Published: 1965
ISBN-13: 9780140437942
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Description: Very good. (Mass market paperback) Also writes as George Bernard Shaw. Includes Arms and the Man, Candida, The Man of Destiny & You Never Can Tell. (Drama) read more
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Plays Pleasant
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Shaw, George Bernard, and Shaw, Bernard, and Laurence, Dan H (Editor)
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Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Penguin Books
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13: 9780140437942
ISBN: 0140437940
Description: New. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 336 p. Penguin Classics. New read more
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Plays Pleasant (Penguin Classics)
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Shaw, George Bernard
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Binding: PAPERBACK
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ISBN-13: 9780140437942
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Plays Pleasant (Penguin Classics)
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Shaw, George Bernard
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Binding: PAPERBACK
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ISBN-13: 9780140437942
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Plays Pleasant
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Shaw George Bernard
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Books, UK
Date Published: 1949
Description: Used; Good in None as Published jacket. 12mo-over 6.75"-7.75" tall. Penguin paperback 1949 early first reprint in very good condition for age, cover a little darkened, light wear to base of spine, internally very good. read more
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Plays: Pleasant and Unpleasant the Second Volume Containing the Four Pleasant Plays
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Shaw, George Bernard
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Edition: Later Printing
Binding: Hard Cover
Publisher: Constable and Company Ltd, London
Date Published: 1929
Description: Very Good. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. Putty coloured cloth with gold spine titles, 320pp, [4]pp ads. This book first appeared in 1898 and contains the text for ARMS AND THE MAN; CANDIDA; THE MAN OF DESTINY and YOU CAN NEVER TELL. Owner's name and addresss to the endpaper, clean, tight VG; no Dj. (1.5 lbs FO 6/7. read more
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Plays Pleasant: Arms and the Man; Candida; the Man of Destiny; You Never Can Tell
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George Bernard Shaw, Dan H. Lawrence
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Date Published: 1987
ISBN-13: 9780140450200
ISBN: 0140450203
Description: Good. All in good condition; read more
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Plays Pleasant (Includes Arms and the Man; Candida; Man of Destiny; You Never Can Tell. )
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Shaw, Bernard (Also Writes As George Bernard Shaw)
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Edition: 3rd printing.
Binding: Mass market paperback
Publisher: Penguin 560
Date Published: 1951
ISBN-13: 9780140437942
ISBN: 0140437940
Description: Very good. (Mass market paperback) Also writes as George Bernard Shaw. Includes Arms and the Man, Candida, The Man of Destiny & You Never Can Tell. (Drama) read more
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Plays Pleasant
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Shaw, Bernard (Also Writes As George Bernard Shaw)
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Edition: 2nd printing.
Binding: Mass market paperback
Publisher: Penguin 560
Date Published: 1949
ISBN-13: 9780140437942
ISBN: 0140437940
Description: Very good. (Mass market paperback) Also writes as George Bernard Shaw. (Drama) read more
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Plays Pleasant
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George Shaw
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Penguin UK
Date Published: 1988
ISBN-13: 9780140450200
ISBN: 0140450203
Description: Very Good. Almost like new, but for the remainder mark on bottom edge. read more
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Plays Pleasant and Unpleasant. Three Unpleasant Plays
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Shaw, George Bernard
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Binding: wraps
Publisher: Bernard Tauchnitz, Leipzig
Date Published: [nd]
Description: Near VG. 16. 5 cm. , 295, Collection of British and American authors, 4471. Rear wrap ads dated Dec. 1928. read more
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Plays Pleasant and Unpleasant. the First Volume Containing Three Unpleasant Plays By Bernard Shaw
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Shaw, George Bernard
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Publisher: CONSTABLE & CO LTD, London
Date Published: 1947
Description: Good. Ex Library. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Ex School library with usual markings. Corners bumped. Spine ends frayed. Some small nicks in spine and slight slant. Interior clean. read more
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Plays Pleasant & Unpleasant: II Pleasant
by
George Bernard Shaw
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Binding: Unknown Binding
Publisher: Constable & Co
Date Published: 1921
Description: Good. Hardback, No dustcover; rest All in good condition; read more
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Plays: Pleasant and Unpleasant, Vol 2 Containing the Four Pleasant Plays
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Shaw, George Bernard
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: NY Brentano's 1909.
Description: Octavo, hardcover, black boards with paste-on on spine. Edgeweare to boards, hinge s cracked, else VG. 338 deckled pages. 19 page preface by Shaw. You Never Can Tell, Arms and the Man, Candida, and the Man of Destiny. read more
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Plays Pleasant & Unpleasant: Vol L: Unpleasant-3 Plays. Vol II: Pleasant-4 Plays) 200-300 Pages
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Shaw, George Bernard (Plays-2 Vol. Boxed Set)
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Description: Brentano's l905 2nd edition. Green linen 8vo. Quality books. Fine. Box, mild wear. Worthy set! read more
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