Nobel Prize–winning Irish dramatist and critic (1856–1950) who takes a place among the most distinguished and influential literary figures of his time. Vintage glossy 3.25 x 5.5 photo affixed to its original 3.75 x 8.5 cardboard mount, signed on the mount in fountain pen (slightly extending onto photo), “G. Bernard Shaw, 1/3/33.” On the lower part of the mount, below the image, Shaw has also penned an amusing and characteristic “autobiographical” note: “Bernard Shaw, who was born in Ireland 76 years ago, is what is called a Great Man because, though he is just like anyone else, he has written a great many famous plays and books, and because nobody every believed the things he wrote in the newspapers until they all turned out to be true twenty years later. He hates being asked for his autograph.” In fine condition overall, with a few creases and surface marks to photo, and light soiling to mount. The writing is clear and distinct throughout. An exceptional, one-of-a-kind relic from the literary giant! R&R COA.
