Available Copies from Independent Booksellers
Stein, Gertrude. The World is Round. William R. Scott, New York, 1939.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Hardcover in Near-Fine condition in a fair dust jacket, 4to, 67 pages. Black paper-covered boards with text in white (Rose is a Rose), tan shelf-back with titles in gold, illustrations by Clement Hurd white and black on orange leaves. Second edition. Light wear, bottom edges worn, dust jacket worn and torn with loss, dj splitting at hinges. Bookseller accession no.: 22939.
Seller: Ulysses Books, Michael L. Muilenberg, Bookseller, Trumansburg, NY, U.S.A.
STEIN, Gertrude. The World Is Round. William R. Scott, New York, 1939.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition. Quarto. Illustrations by Clement Hurd. Papercovered boards. Ownership signature of George Whitney Martin, boards rubbed and scuffed, a near very good copy lacking the dust jacket.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
STEIN, Gertrude; HURD, Clement (Pictures). The World is Round. William R. Scott Inc., 1939.
Price: US$64.14 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: FIRST US EDITION. Small 4to, pp. [iv], 67, [1], incl. Hurd's charming illustrations in white and navy. Cream buckram spine, lettered in blue, navy paper boards, upper board lettered in white. Endpapers plus first and final pages white, text block pink, lettered in navy (at Stein's insistence). Externally shabby: worn, significant losses to spine ends, corners rounded. Endpapers and dedication page toned, liquid stain to top margins of first few leaves, grubby fingers marks, else, clean and tight. Fair. A binder's copy of Stein's only children's book, which had been helped into print by Margaret Wise Brown (whose own writing was influenced by Stein). Brown (1910-1952) had been hired in 1938 as W. R. Scott's first editor and tasked with recruiting contemporary authors to write children's books (she would herself go on to be a prolific and celebrated children's author). Stein, who was already at work on The World is Round, accepted with certain demands. While the book was printed in blue ink on pink paper, the publisher insisted on an in-house illustrator, rather than Stein's choice of Francis Rose. Clement Hurd (1908-1988) and Brown would go on to work successfully together. The World is Round follows Rose, a girl seeking her place in the world. In a press statement for her book, Stein advised readers: "Don't bother about the commas which aren't there, read the words. Don't worry about the sense that is there, read the words. If you have any trouble, read faster and faster until you don't." A limited edition of 350 copies, signed by both Gertrude Stein and Clement Hurd, was issued in a slip case.
Seller: Quair Books PBFA, Leeds, United Kingdom
Price: US$67.50 + shipping
Description: Larger Octavo; G/fair; black spine with pinkish beige text; second edition; dust jacket exterior shows slight age toning; detached at front joint; partially missing lower spine; otherwise few chips to edges; age toning inside dj along spine; fragile; cloth exterior has mild exterior wear; some toning to spine; sturdy boards; rubbing wear to edges, mostly to fore corners; textblock exterior edges have reddish toning; previous owner's bookplate to front pastedown; mild offsetting to endpapers; cracking to gutter to pp 28-29; interior pages colored salmon red; illustrated; pp 67. 1354379. FP New Rockville Stock.
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.
STEIN, GERTRUDE. THE WORLD IS ROUND. WILLIAM R. SCOTT, New York, U.S.A., 1939.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Hardcover, 8 x 10 1/4", 67 printed pages, heavier stock paper in bright Pink!, illustrated by CLEMENT HURD, lithographed by Le Huray & Co., stating Second Edition, Copyright 1939 . The darkblue board covers show small remnants of scotch tape, new black cloth spine, some scratches, the pink interior is in fine condition, embossed name of former owner on title. Condition in summary - covers good, interior fine
Seller: Billy Books, Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A.
STEIN, Gertrude and Clement Hurd, Illustrator. The World is Round. William R. Scott, New York, 1939.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Small quarto. 8 x 10.5 in. 67 pp. Very good in original blue boards and cream-colored binding that have toning and slight rubbing, and a good illustrated dust jacket that is price-clipped and has a few cuts and creases along the upper and lower edges. The front free endpaper has a tape mark. The remaining pages are bight pink and free of markings.
Seller: Bagatelle Books, IOBA, Asheville, NC, U.S.A.
Stein, Gertrude and Clement Hurd, Illustrator. The World is Round. William R. Scott, New York, 1939.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Ex- Library. Usual library markings. Edgwear and rubbing to both the dustjacket and book - protected in a Mylar sleeve. See image. NOT priced-clipped. ; Tight binding and clean, unmarked interior. First Edition copy that is scarce at this price. ; Ex-Library; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 67 pages
Seller: Bookshelf of Maine, Franklin, ME, U.S.A.
Stein, Gertrude. THE WORLD IS ROUND. William R. Scott, 1939.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: ; Quarter cream cloth cover with blue boards is toned, frayed along top and bottom edge, and lacking backstrip but clean. Boards and spine are straight. Binding is tight. End sheets and paste downs toned with gift inscription on front end sheet. Pages are clean and near pristine. Dust jacket is split in two, lacking spine panel with heavy chipping at extremities and light soiling and toning. Publisher's price of $2.50 on DJ flap. DJ protected by a brand new, clear, acid-free mylar cover. We add mylar covers to all books with DJs to preserve the DJs and add luster to magnify their beauty. (If pictured, shown without the mylar cover for an accurate representation of dust jacket. ) ; 0 pages
Seller: Sage Rare & Collectible Books, IOBA, Livonia, MI, U.S.A.
Stein, Gertrude.. The World is Round. Objects, Food, Rooms.. New York William R Scott ( ), 1939.
Price: US$165.36 + shipping
Description: 4°. 67 pp. With Pictures by Clement Hurd. Original boards with dust jacket. First Edition. - Front cover at foot with staines of water. Jacket clipped and edgewear with short chips and tears. Front with brown spot. Gewicht (Gramm): 510
Seller: Müller & Gräff e.K., Stuttgart, Germany
Stein, Gertrude. The World Is Round. William R. Scott, Inc., New York, 1939.
Price: US$195.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 67pp. Blue boards, white spine. Scuffing to the extremities, foxing to the spine edges, endpapers. Internally, the pink, illustrated text block is like new. The price-clipped pictorial blue, pink and white dust jacket is intact with scuffing along the extremities and a 1/2" chip on the side of the lower spine."Written in her unique prose style, Gertrude Stein's The World Is Round chronicles the adventures of a young girl named Rose-A whimsical tale that delights in wordplay and sound while exploring the ideas of personal identity and individuality."
Seller: The Chatham Bookseller, Madison, NJ, U.S.A.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Cream and dark blue boards, lettered in white on the front and in gilt to the spine. Former owner name and date to the front free endpaper. Booksellers ticket to the front pastedown. Minor bumps to the lower fore corners. The hinges show some minor discoloration from old binder's glue. The dust jacket has a stain to the verso of the upper spine. This does not show through to the exterior. Also a pinhole to this same area. Very minor wear to the upper corners. Original price of $2.50 to the front flap. Very minor other wear. Overall an excellent copy. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall
Seller: Scott Emerson Books, ABAA, El Cajon, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$264.58 + shipping
Description: Mit Illustrationen, 67 Seiten, EA. Schönes Exemplar Sprache: Englisch 4°, heller OPp mit Pergamin Umschlag
Seller: Antiquariat Im Baldreit, Baden-Baden, Germany
Price: US$350.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 67 pages. 4to. Very Scarce w/ DJ. Jacket unclipped. Illustrated by Clement Hurd. Stated First Edition on copyright page. Pink page leafs with dark blue text, dark blue and white illustrations. Dark blue cloth boards with white cloth spine. gilt title along spine, "a rose is a rose is a rose" printed in white on front cover. Heavy shelfwear to DJ: scuffing along edges and covers, many small tears and small missing pieces along edges, light spine tanning, 3-inch tear running down spine edge of front cover. DJ in mylar. Previous owner's short inscription on front free endpaper. Light scuffing and tanning along cloth board edges, gilt lettering along spine is lightly scuffed. Otherwise, volume is tightly bound with clean and crisp pages. No marks. Volume is in Very Good condition. DJ in Fair-plus condition.
Seller: Russian Hill Bookstore, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$350.00 + shipping
Description: Handsomely bound in blue paper-coverd boards stamped in a circle of white lettering; and vellum-style spine stamped brightly in gold. Very clean and tight throughout, virtually unread. With a touch of wear to the corners and one small bump at the top of the rear boards. With a charming bookplate on the front paste-down. In a striking, complete dust jacket with the original price of $2.50 at the top of the inside front flap. Light edge-wear along the folds and uniform wear and light chipping along the top edges of the jacket on the front and rear panels. Overall, a charming and collectible copy of Stein's classic children's book. Gertrude Stein (1874 1946) was an American novelist, poet, playwright, and art collector. Born in the Allegheny West neighborhood of Pittsburgh, and raised in Oakland, California, Stein moved toParis in 1903, and made France her home for the remainder of her life. She hosted a Paris salon, where the leading figures of modernism in literature and art, such as Pablo Picasso, Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Sinclair Lewis,Ezra Pound, Sherwood Anderson and Henri Matisse, would meet. In 1933, Stein published a quasi-memoir of her Paris years, The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas, written in the voice of Alice B. Toklas, her life partner. The book became a literary bestseller and vaulted Stein from the relative obscurity of the cult-literature scene into the limelight of mainstream attention.[2] Two quotes from her works have become widely known: "Rose is a rose is a rose is a rose,"[3] and "there is no there there", with the latter often taken to be a reference to her childhood home of Oakland. Her books include Q.E.D. (1903), about a lesbian romantic affair involving several of Stein's friends, Fernhurst, a fictional story about a love triangle,Three Lives (190506), and The Making of Americans (19021911). InTender Buttons (1914), Stein commented on lesbian sexuality.[4] Her activities during World War II have been the subject of analysis and commentary. As a Jew living in Nazi-occupied France, Stein may have only been able to sustain her lifestyle as an art collector, and indeed to ensure her physical safety, through the protection of the powerful Vichy government official and Nazi collaborator Bernard Faÿ. After the war ended, Stein expressed admiration for another Nazi collaborator, Vichy leader Marshal Pétain. Some have argued that certain accounts of Stein's wartime activities have amounted to a "witch hunt". (Wikipedia) First Edition with "First Edition" on the copyright page.
Seller: Brainerd Phillipson Rare Books, Holliston, MA, U.S.A.
Price: US$500.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition. Near fine in very good+ or better dust jacket. (67pp. ) (8 1/4" X 10 1/4") (Clear tape mends inside dust jacket. Light shelf-wear at spine ends. Traces of mild rubbing at edges. ) A bonafide classic. ; 8 1/4" X 10 1/4"; 67 pages
Seller: WAVERLEY BOOKS ABAA, Santa Monica, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$750.00 + shipping
Description: First Edition. Rose wonders who she is, asking herself if she would still be Rose if her name were not Rose, and goes on a journey in search of herself. This copy with original wood block Christmas card by Hurd laid in. Near Fine in nearly Very Good modestly edge worn dustjacket, few short closed tears and nicking.
Seller: Yesterday's Gallery, ABAA, East Woodstock, CT, U.S.A.
Price: US$750.00 + shipping
Description: First Edition. Rose wonders who she is, asking herself if she would still be Rose if her name were not Rose, and goes on a journey in search of herself. This copy with original wood block Christmas card by Hurd laid in. Near Fine in nearly Very Good modestly edge worn dustjacket, few short closed tears and nicking.
Seller: Babylon Revisited Rare Books, Northampton, MA, U.S.A.
Price: US$1500.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Signed limited first edition, one of 350 unnumbered copies signed by both Gertrude Stein and Clement Hurd, in publisher's slip case. Very Good with offsetting from binder's glue on front cover, spine toned and with a bruise at the center, in a Very Good slip case with surface scratches and wear along the extremities. Signed by both the author and illustrator, scarce.
Seller: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA, Portland, OR, U.S.A.