A Continuing Checklist of Shaviana

I. Works by Shaw

Shaw, Bernard. The Admirable Bashville. Murrieta, California: Classic Books, 2001. Not seen. One of a number of Shaw titles, including nondramatic pieces, listed in Books in Print as reprints presented in a series as "Collected Works of Bernard Shaw," paperbound. Some titles are given volume numbers (up to volume 15). The source edition is not named. Ordering address: Classic Books, P.O. Box 130, Murrieta, CA, 92564-0130. Phone: 888-265-3547. Editorial mailing: Michael Francis, 26111 Ynez Rd., Suite C13, Temecula, CA, 92592.

———. Arms and the Man. See Widowers' Houses, below.

———. Back to Methuselah. See Admirable Bashville, above.

———. Bernard Shaw's The Quintessence of Ibsenism and Related Wriltings. See Admirable Bashville, above.

———. Candida. See Widowers' Houses, below.

———. Captain Brassbound's Conversion. See Devil's Disciple, below.

———. Caesar and Cleopatra. See Devil's Disciple, below.

———. Cashel Byron's Profession. See Admirable_Bashville, above.

———. The Common Sense of Municipal Trading. See Admirable Bashville, above.

———. The Dark Lady of the Sonnets. See Misalliance, below.

———. The Devil's Disciple, Caesar and Cleopatra, and Captain Brassbound's Conversion. See Admirable Bashville, above.

———. The Doctor's Dilemma, Getting Married, and The Shewing-Up of Blanco Posnet. See Admirable Bashville, above.

———. Fanny's First Play. See Misalliance, below.

———. Fanny's First Play and Millionairess in Shaw and His Contemporaries: Four Plays. Edited by Denis William Johnston. Oakville, Ontario: Mosaic Press, 2001. Not seen. The other plays are James Barrie's Peter Pan as adapted by Christopher Newton, and St. John Hankin's Return of the Prodigal. Includes essays by Ronald Bryden, Leonard Conelly, and Alan Andrews.

———. "George Bernard Shaw." Autograph letter of one and one-half pages, signed, of 14 August 1909, to Mrs. St John Hankin, giving advice on translations of her husband's plays. Remember When Auctions, Inc. Auction Catalogue #49 (31 January 2001), item 1075, $600-800. Small almost readable picture of the letter and some additional excerpts from it are provided.

———. "George Bernard Shaw." Autograph letter, signed, of 16 March 1911, to George Heyer of the Shakespeare National Theatre, over the prospect of a meeting advised by Heyer that might be attended by Ellen Terry. Alexander Autographs, Inc., mail, phone, and fax bid auction catalogue (closing: 21 April 2001), item 1149, $250-350.

———. "George Bernard Shaw." A three-page manuscript of Shavian remarks on World War I and the nature of war, in a secretary's hand, corrected in Shaw's hand, undated. Alexander Autographs, Inc., mail, phone, and fax bid auction catalogue (closing: 21 April 2001), item 385, $400-600. An excerpt of about 75 words is provided.

———. "George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950)." Autograph letter, signed, of 19 November 1911, to George Heyer of the Shakespeare National Theatre, inquiring of Heyer "anything you know about Cardiff." Alexander Autographs, Inc., mail, phone, and fax bid auction catalogue (closing: 21 April 2001), item 1148, $250-350.

———. "George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950)." A head and shoulders 5 3 7 signed self-portrait in pencil, undated. Alexander Autographs, Inc., mail, phone, and fax bid auction catalogue (closing: 21 April 2001), item 384, $600-800. A 3 3 4 picture of the drawing is provided.

———. "George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950)." A signature, "G. Bernard Shaw," clipped from a check, mounted on a card, with a 1928 transmittal letter from his secretary. Remember When Auctions, Inc. Auction Catalog #49 (31 January 2001), item 1073, $100-150.

———. "George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) Autograph Letter Signed." Two pages, dated 19 June 1920, signed "G. Bernard Shaw," addressee not named in auction text, but containing "incredible" content related to autograph collecting. EAC Gallery (Roslyn Heights, New York) phone auction catalogue (ending: 23 August 2001), item 200, minimum bid: $1,000. Partial unreadable pictures of the pages and short excerpts are provided.

———. "George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) Autograph Letter Signed." Postcard, dated 10 June 1940, signed "GBS," on "the news from Italy." EAC Gallery...