GOOD to VERY GOOD CONDITION

 

This sale is for a large size vintage hardback edition entitled “The Plays of John Galsworthy,” by John Galsworthy (1867-1933).

 

It was published by Duckworth, of London, and is the May 1935 fourth impression of the October 1929 FIRST EDITION.

 

The 27 plays include:

 

·       The Silver Box - play hinged on unequal treatment before the law, depending on social class

·       Joy - a study of a young woman's attempts to cope with the inadequacies of her parents

·       Strife - depicts the struggle of workers in a Cornish tin mine against exploitation by the employers

·       The Eldest Son – theme is the repression of women both in the family and society

·       Justice: A Tragedy - attacks the use of solitary confinement in prisons

·       The Fugitive - depicts a marriage collapsing from the couple’s incompatibility

·       The Mob - focuses on jingoism and the politics and morality of war

·       The Skin Game – which depicted the clash between old and new money, attempted blackmail, and the effect of unrestrained capitalism on the lives of ordinary people

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…and much more…

 

The book measures 8.75 inches x 6 inches x 2 inches and has 1,149 pages.  

 

The book is in good, neat condition for its age, with minor wear to the original cloth hardback cover, with a previous owner’s prize plate at the front and a little foxing near the covers and to the rims, with no other ink or pencil markings in the book. The binding is good with no loose or missing pages.  There is no dust-jacket.

 

A wonderful vintage edition.

 

COMBINED POSTAGE - ALL BIDDERS: We offer 20% off the total postage & packing/‘shipping’ for additional items after the cost of the heaviest book – please wait for a combined invoice.

 

Please click on “View Sellers Other Items” towards the top right hand side of this page for other vintage editions. 

 

Buyer to pay postage & packing HEAVY BOOK!

For UK Postage: 2nd Class/Parcels = £4.95;

or 1st Class = £5.70

 

European Union Postage: = 8.95 GB Pounds

 

USA Postage: Air Mail (USA) = 18.35 GB Pounds

 

Airmail to Australia & New Zealand = 18.75 GB Pounds

 

Rest of the World Postage: Air Mail (Anywhere else in the World excluding USA, Australia & New Zealand) = 14.85 GB Pounds. 

 

Surface Mail (Anywhere in the World) = 18.50 GB Pounds

 

Unwinsbooks have held down shipping prices from 2013-2020 in spite of small increases in postage costs.  However, Royal Mail Prices dramatically changed on 1 July 2020, as a result of exceptional cost increases outside of their control, so we are reluctantly having to pass on pricing increases for parcels being sent overseas (primarily USA, New Zealand, Australia and the Rest of the World). 

 

These costs are a direct result of: 

 

 

 

“Royal Mail, always aim to deliver the best value international services. We fully recognise that these changes are significant. This was a decision we reluctantly took but is necessary in view of the increased costs borne by Royal Mail.”

 

If the Royal Mail reduce their charges in the future (in particular what they term “Temporary Air Carrier Supplement Pricing”) unwinsbooks will reduce the international costs accordingly.

 

Unwinsbooks always obtain a proof of postage receipt from the Royal Mail.  Packages over Royal Mail size rules may be sent by courier (customer will be informed).

 

Goods will be WELL PACKAGED by Unwins Books and dispatched once payment has cleared.

 

PAYMENT FOR UK BIDDERS: By Paypal, UK cheque, or postal order. 

 

POSTAGE UK BIDDERS:  If you require registered post - "sign for" - then this will be an extra £1.10 per package (UK purchasers only).

 

PAYMENT FOR OVERSEAS BIDDERS: By Paypal Only.  Sorry, but overseas (non UK) personal checks and International Money Orders are NOT accepted due to huge bank charges.

 

POSTAGE OVERSEAS BIDDERS:  Please note that Surface Mail is very slow (6 to 12 weeks).