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Published by Dover Publications, 1975
ISBN 10: 0486231445ISBN 13: 9780486231440
Seller: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
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Paperback. Condition: Used: Good.
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Published by Sun & Moon Press, 2000
ISBN 10: 1557132046ISBN 13: 9781557132048
Seller: ZBK Books, Carlstadt, NJ, U.S.A.
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Condition: very_good. No highlighting, markings or writing. Pages and cover clean and intact. Used book in very good conditions. Minor cosmetic defects may be present. May include library marks.
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Published by Dover Publications Inc., New York, 2018
ISBN 10: 0486828425ISBN 13: 9780486828428
Seller: Grand Eagle Retail, Wilmington, DE, U.S.A.
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. An excellent introduction to the unique voice of Gertrude Stein - as well as a treat for her fans - this 1931 book presents the modernist author's thoughts on the art and craft of writing. Stein's experimental style reflects her love of refrain and rhyme, her dismissal of the conventional significance of words, and an imaginative approach to language that continues to inspire writers and readers. AUTHOR: "America is my country," declared expatriate Gertrude Stein (18791946), "but Paris is my hometown." In addition to writing novels, stories, plays, and poems, Stein conducted a Parisian salon that was frequented by an international array of avant-garde artists and authors. An excellent introduction to the unique voice of Gertrude Stein and a treat for her fans, this 1931 book presents the modernist author's thoughts on the art and craft of writing. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
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Softcover, 396 pages; very good condition; light toning to white covers around spine, no internal marks. Foreign shipping will be extra.
Published by Dover. Reprint, New York, 1975
Seller: Badger Books, Woollahra, NSW, Australia
Softcover/Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 'A sentence is not as emotional as a paragraph is', thoughts on writing, 391pp; preface and introduction by Patricia Meyerowitz; first published in Paris in 1931. Pictorial wrappers. Sunned on spine. Very good. book.
Published by Sun & Moon Press, Los Angeles, 1995
Seller: Bibliodisia Books, IOBA, MWABA, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: Fine. First Sun & Moon Press Edition. First issued in in Paris in 1931 and now very rare, this first Sun & Moon Press edition contains a new afterword by Douglas Messerli. A clean, unmarked, tight copy.
Published by Something Else Press, (West Glover VT), 1973
ISBN 10: 0871100967ISBN 13: 9780871100962
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Softcover. Condition: Near Fine. First American edition, wrappered issue. 395pp. Binding slightly cocked, lightly toned spine, near fine. Originally published in Paris in 1931.
Published by Something Else Press, 1973
Seller: Basement Seller 101, Cincinnati, OH, U.S.A.
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good.
Published by Something Else Press, 1973
Seller: Ripping Yarns, London, United Kingdom
Book First Edition
Hardback. Condition: Good ++. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. First U.S. Edition. Olive coloured boards with green and red lettering / decoration to spine. Unclipped dustwrapper. Dust jacket bumped at edges with some creases to spine, a few small closed tears along top edge. A little sun faded at spine. Dust jacket now in removeable clear protective sleeve. Boards bumped at edges and spine, faded at margins. A small water stain to bottom right front corner. Fading to first and rear endpapers. Page edges roughcut to two sides of textblock. Top edge dust stained. Contents very good, clean and tight.
Published by Plain Edition by the Darantiere Press, Paris, 1931
Seller: B Street Books, ABAA and ILAB, San Mateo, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. The first edition of Stein's work on the craft of writing was published with a print run of 1,000 copies in Paris, the third of her Plain Edition books. A previous owner attempted to secure the paper label with tape, leaving it crooked, discolored, and with the upper right corner torn. Slight darkening of the spine, wear to the corners and upper edge of front board. Inspired by Stein, an early reader has written the line "SINCERITIES STIFLED DOWN NARROW OPENINGS" in small block capitals along the upper edge of the rear endpaper. 395pp, 6.5 x 4.5".
Published by Paris: Plain Edition, 1931, 1931
Seller: James Arsenault & Company, ABAA, Arrowsic, ME, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. 16 mo (6.75" x 4.5"), half dark gray over light gray paper, original paper label at spine. CONDITION: Near-fine, light foxing at endpapers and pastedowns, light dust spots to text-block, top edge of rear cover lightly bumped. Stated first edition. One thousand copies were printed by the Darantiere Press at Dijon, France.
Published by Plain Editions, Paris, 1931
Seller: Compass Rose Books, ABAA-ILAB, Kensington, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. First Edition. Limited Edition. 1000 copies. A Fine copy in two-toned dull pale grey paper covered boards, spine label, without dustwrapper as issued. Offset spotting to endpapers and first few leaves. 395pp. Q15035.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First edition. 1,000 copies printed. Title on discolored paper label on spine. Foxing on two endpapers and on page edges, but very little or none on page faces. Covers and spine are original light gray, with a few spots and a faint stain. Book covered with mylar. Interior unmarked. Binding tight, square.
Publication Date: 1975
ISBN 10: 8535923233ISBN 13: 9788535923230
Seller: LibreriaElcosteño, Ciudad de Buenos Aires, BA, Argentina
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Tapa Blanda. Condition: Bien. IMAGENES: En caso que no exista imagen de tapa. no dude en solicitarla. Ejemplar Usado, puede (o no) contener signos de uso como firma, anotaciones o subrayados, consultenos para mayor informacion del estado.
Published by Plain Edition: Paris (1931), 1931
Seller: John K King Used & Rare Books, Detroit, MI, U.S.A.
First Edition
6.5 x 4.25", two-tone boards, 395pp, covers a little rubbed, spine ends bumped, eps discolored a bit from old cello cover else a nice copy of the FIRST EDITION. Limited to 1,000 copies. SCARCE.
Condition: Very good. First printing. First edition of one of Stein's best and most important works. Third title from Alice Toklas' imprint, which she founded to publish Stein's writings. Printed by the Darantiere Press. 6.5'' x 4''. Publisher's light-gray paper covered boards over gray paper spine with printed paper spine label. 395 pages. One of 1000 copies. Boards slightly bowed. Some moderate toning. Else clean and sound.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo. Published by Plain Editions, Paris, France. 1931. 395 pgs. Limited to 1000 copies. First Edition/First Printing. Bound in 1/2 grey cloth and paper covered cloth boards with title label present to the spine. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. First published in 1931, this volume offers Gertrude Stein's reflections on the art and craft of writing. Although written in her distinctive experimental style, the book is remarkably accessible and easy to read. The modernist author's characteristic humor is borne out by some of the chapter titles, "Saving the Sentence," "Arthur a Grammar," "Regular Regularly in Narrative," and "Finally George a Vocabulary." Stein's experimental style features elements such as disconnectedness, a love of refrain and rhyme, a search for rhythm and balance, a dislike of punctuation (especially the comma) , and a repetition of words and phrases. Those who are unfamiliar with her Stein's work or have found it difficult to understand will discover in How to Write an excellent entrée to a unique literary voice and an imaginative approach to language that continues to inspire writers and readers. EB; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.
Published by Plain Editions, Paris, 1931
ISBN 10: 0871100967ISBN 13: 9780871100962
Seller: Griffin Books, Stamford, CT, U.S.A.
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hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1931 Plain Edition Paris, two tone grey paper covered boards with paper spine label very well preserved under acrylic jacket. Tight and unmarked with the faintest of fox speckle to fore edge. 4.5" x 6.5" 395 pages. Limited to 1000 copies. A27 Please email for photos. Larger books or sets may require additional shipping charges. Books sent via US Postal.
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. First Edition. Limited to 1000 copies. Fine. Grey paper on the boards with a pastedown label on the spine. Square and firmly bound, clean internally. A remarkably tight and clean copy of Stein's third Plain Edition book, her idiosyncratic writing style guide.
Published by Plain Editions, Paris, 1931
ISBN 10: 0871100967ISBN 13: 9780871100962
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First edition. Papercovered boards with printed spine-label. One of 1000 copies. Modest chip on the spine label, corners bumped, a sound very good copy. Bookplate of the actress Ruth Gordon and her husband the writer and director Garson Kanin.
Published by Darantiere Press, Dijon, 1931
Seller: TBCL The Book Collector's Library, Montreal, QC, Canada
Association Member: IOBA
First Edition Signed
Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author. Presentation Copy. One of 1000 copies printed for Stein & Alice B. Toklas by Darantiere Press. First Edition. Very good or better, without dustwrapper as issued. Inscribed but not signed by Stein in a later hand, to John James, an American journalist living in France: "To John James / in Paris / May 46 / Happy Days". Wilson A17. Rarely Found Inscribed. Stiff Mylar custom fitted clear protective wrapper. An extremely good copy.
Published by Plain Edition, Paris, 1931
Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
First edition of Stein's experimental work on the craft of writing. Small octavo, original half cloth and boards, paper spine label. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "To Arthur from Gertrude Stein." In very good condition. Written in Stein's typical experimental style, How to Write embodies the novelist's unique approach to writing including her dislike of punctuation (particularly the comma), search for rhythm and balance, use of repetition, and dismissal of the conventional significance of words. Stein's approach to writing is truly impossible to summarize, yet undertones of humor persist, borne out immediately by some of the chapter titles: â Saving the Sentence,â â Arthur a Grammar,â â Regular Regularly in Narrative,â and â Finally George a Vocabulary.â .