Things As They Are

Things as They Are by Gertrude Stein. 1950 Banyan Press, first edition, #273 of 516, 88 pages. Stein wrote this novel in 1903 while she was at university but it was published posthumously by Alice Toklas. Condition: Good. Bump and tearing to front board, see photo. Tanning to boards. some warping to page ends. "The last month of Adele's life had been… Read more about this item

Pawlet, Vermont:: The Banyan Press,, 1950.. First edition; No. 169 of 516 copies.. publisher's gray cloth with printed paper label on spine.. Sunning to label, with one tiny chip, not affecting any of the lettering; otherwise the cloth has just the slightest of rubbing to the top of the spine. Much nicer than usually seen.. 8vo,. … Read more about this item

Pawlet, Vermont: The Banyan Press,, 1950. First edition, number 82 of 516 copies, "set by hand in Bodoni face and printed on Ingres d'Arches" (colophon); this copy has the publisher's prospectus loosely inserted. Stein originally wrote this three-part novel in 1903 under the title Quod Erat Demonstrandum, but it was not published until after her death. This was the… Read more about this item

Good. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition, 40 of 516 copies printed. Includes the previous owner's bookplate and a letter to the previous owner from the bookseller. There is some wear to the outside, specifically at the corners and a 1/2 inch tear at the top of the spine. Pages 71-87 are folded at the bottom corner. Text… Read more about this item