Available Copies from Independent Booksellers
Price: US$65.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition. Wilson A26. Very good, spine slightly faded. Introduction by Thornton Wilder. Quite uncommon.
Seller: sonalsorises, los angeles, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Description: Black and white cloth over boards stamped in black and red on spine. Boards are clean with light shelfwear, ownership & pen marks and light offsetting front free endpaper, lower corner prelims creased but overall a very good tight copy in very good chipped and soiled dust jacket. Only 200 copies printed
Seller: Herland Books, Denver, CO, U.S.A.
Price: US$175.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: The first edition, published by Random House in 1936. While this title is uncommon, it would not appear to be as scarce as the purported number of copies sold would suggest ( 200 ). Bound in publisher's black and white cloth. Introduction by Thornton Wilder. A very good copy of the book with toning to the white cloth portions of the binding and a touch of wear to the edges. Dust jacket very good with chipping to the edges and darkening to the spine.
Seller: The Reluctant Bookseller, Albany, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$350.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Introd. by Thornton Wilder. Sq. 8vo, black & white cloth; d.w., spine faded, edge-chipped and with a few closed tears. (N.Y., 1936). First Edition. Only 200 copies were sold and it is believed that the remaining ones were pulped, which would account for the uncommon scarcity of this title. Wilson, A26.
Seller: Argosy Book Store, ABAA, ILAB, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$360.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, 207 pages; VG/G+; spine beige with red and black titling; dust jacket protected with a mylar covering, price uncut '$2.50', spine with some fading, chipping to all corners; "EH" on last line of copyright page; shelved case 10. One of 1000 copies, of which it is believed only 200 were sold and the rest destroyed, per Wilson. Wilson, A26; From the front flap: "This space is usually reserved for a brief description of a book's contents. In this case, I must admit frankly that I do not know what Miss Stein is talking about. I do not even understand the title. I admire Miss Stein tremendously and I like to publish her books, although most of the time I do not know what she is driving at. That Miss Stein tells me, is because I am dumb. I note that one of my partners and I are characters in this latest work of Miss Stein's. Both of us wish that we knew what she was saying about us. Both of us hope, too, that her faithful followers will make more of this book than we are able to! Bennet Cerf President Random House"; 1329891. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.
Price: US$400.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Introd. by Thornton Wilder. Sq. 8vo, black & white cloth (slightly yellowed & with a small chip); d.w., (spine darkened and lightly chipped). New York: Random House, (1936). First Edition. Only 200 copies were sold and it is believed that the remaining ones were pulped, which would account for the uncommon scarcity of this title. Wilson, A26.
Seller: Argosy Book Store, ABAA, ILAB, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$625.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Octavo, 207pp. Cream and black cloth, title in black on spine. First printing with "EH" noted on copyright page. Solid text block, faint toning to joints and spine, a touch of wear to top and bottom edge, fore edge dyed black, a near fine example. In publisher's first state dust jacket, $2.50 retail price on front flap, soiling to spine and covers, light chipping along flap folds, limited professional restoration to verso with previous tape marks visible, a very good example. (Wilson, A26a). Gertrude Stein (1874-1946) was an American poet, novelist, and playwright. She lived in Nazi-occupied France during World War II, surviving with the help of Vichy government leaders and Nazi collaborators. This novel was limited to 1,000 printings, with only 200 released for sale. A scarce work in very good condition.
Seller: The First Edition Rare Books, LLC, Cincinnati, OH, U.S.A.
Price: US$1500.00 + shipping
Description: First edition, one of 1000 copies. 207 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Wilson: "Less than 200 copies were sold and it is believed that the remaining copies were pulped, which would account for the uncommon scarity of such a comparatively recent book." Wilson A26 Black and white cloth. Fine in VG/F dj. Bookplate of Julian D. Beck
Seller: James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.