Lot 654
Shaw, George Bernard (1856-1950) Irish playwright and literary critic; the only person to win both the Nobel Prize for Literature (1925) and an Oscar (1938). Autograph letter signed with initials ("GBS"), on his printed postcard, 5½ x 3½ in., Ayot Saint Lawrence, Welwyn, Herts., 18 Feb. 1948. Responding to a request (present) to say something nice about Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman, Shaw writes, "C-B was not up my street. I never met him, and have no excuse for pretending to write about him." Fine. Matted with a photo and the letter Shaw is answering and framed to an overall size of 16½ x 15¼ in.
Estimated Value $600 - 800.
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