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Description: New York, Harcourt, Brace and Comp., 1933. 8°. VII, 1 Bl., 310 Seiten, 1 Bl. Mit 16 Tafeln. OLeinen mit OUmschlag Erste Ausgabe. Auf dem Vorsatz der eigenhändige Eintrag "Gertrude Stein / November 30 / 34 / Chicago". - Beiliegend: Toklas, Alice B., L.A.S. Paris VIII 1959, 1/2 Seite 8°. Mit gedruckter Adresse am Briefkopf. - An eine Miss Sherrill, die um Erlaubnis, zitieren zu dürfen angefragt hatte und die Alice Toklas an andere Personen, u.a. Carl van Vechten (G. Steins Nachlassverwalter) verweist. Außerdem entschuldigt sie sich für die verzögerte Antwort, bedingt durch ihre Abwesenheit von Paris. - Etwas zittrige Altersschrift. The book is signed on the fly leave by Stein "Gertrude Stein/November 30 / 34 / Chicago". - Enclosed: a handwritten-letter by Stein to Miss Sherrill with printed letter-head. Dustjacket with some signs of use (edges rubbed and some margin tears), otherwise a near fine copy. Sprache: Englisch. *** Bitte kontaktieren Sie mich immer BEVOR Sie bestellen! Für ausführliche Beschreibungen und Bilder sowie günstigere Versandoptionen kontaktieren Sie mich bitte per Email! Please contact me always BEFORE you order! For detailled descriptions and photos as well as cheaper shipping options please send an email! ***
Seller: Antiquariat CoBrA, Oberrohrbach, Austria
Stein, Gertrude. The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas.. Harcourt Brace and Company, New York, 1933.
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Description: First edition of Gertrude Stein's most famous work; one of the richest biographies ever written. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated from photographs. Inscribed by Gertrude Stein on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a very good dust jacket with some wear and tear. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. Signed first editions are uncommon. Largely to amuse herself, Gertrude Stein wrote The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas in 1932.using as a sounding board her companion Miss Toklas, who had been with her for twenty-five years. It has been said that the writing takes on very much Miss Toklas' conversational style, and while this is true the style is still a variant of Miss Stein's conversation style. .She usually insisted that writing is an entirely different thing from talking, and it is part of the miracle of this little scheme of objectification that she could by way of imitating Miss Toklas put in writing something of her own beautiful conversation. So that, aside from making a real present of her past, she created a figure of herself, established an identity a twin, a Doppelganger. The book is full of the most lucid and shapely anecdotes, told in a purer and more closely fitting prose. than even Gide or Hemingway have ever commanded" (Donald Sutherland). It was listed by Modern Library as one of the greatest English-language nonfiction books of the 20th century.
Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.
Stein, Gertrude. The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas. Harcourt Brace and Company, New York, 1933.
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Condition: Very Good
Description: Signed by Stein and Toklas on a laid-in postcard. Review Copy. Very Good in a Good jacket, unclipped (no price), faded at the spine, generally worn with multiple tears, chips, and creases. Blue buckram, faded at the edges, with silver gilt lettering on the spine and front board. Square and firmly bound with a blue topstain, clean internally. A nice review copy with the publisher's slip and a laid-in postcard/admission ticket from the Poetry Society of South Carolina. Stein delivered a lecture titled "Poetry and Grammar" at the club's meeting on February 13th, 1935.
Seller: Carpetbagger Books, Woodstock, IL, U.S.A.
Stein, Gertrude. The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas.. Harcourt, Brace and Company, New York, 1933.
Price: US$4800.00 + shipping
Description: First edition of Gertrude Steinâs most famous work; one of the richest biographies ever written. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper with a full page inscription, "For Amelia Henry Reinhardt, .it was in Oakland which is not near San Fernando and not at Pleasant Hill Gertrude Stein." The recipient, Aurelia Isabel Henry Reinhardt, was an American educator, activist, and prominent member and leader of numerous organizations. She was active in numerous local, national, and international organizations, lecturing and writing on topics including international cooperation, suffrage, and women's rights and was appointed president of Mills College in Oakland, California (the second oldest women's college on the West Coast) and the American Association of University Women. In near fine condition. With Reinhardt's bookplate to the pastedown featuring a portrait of Dante. Largely to amuse herself, Gertrude Stein wrote The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas in 1932.using as a sounding board her companion Miss Toklas, who had been with her for twenty-five years. It has been said that the writing takes on very much Miss Toklas' conversational style, and while this is true the style is still a variant of Miss Stein's conversation style. .She usually insisted that writing is an entirely different thing from talking, and it is part of the miracle of this little scheme of objectification that she could by way of imitating Miss Toklas put in writing something of her own beautiful conversation. So that, aside from making a real present of her past, she created a figure of herself, established an identity a twin, a Doppelganger. The book is full of the most lucid and shapely anecdotes, told in a purer and more closely fitting prose. than even Gide or Hemingway have ever commanded" (Donald Sutherland). It was listed by Modern Library as one of the greatest English-language nonfiction books of the 20th century.
Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.