FOUR SAINTS IN THREE ACTS. An Opera to be Sung.
by Stein Gertrude
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Newburyport, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
New York: Random House, 1934. First edition. 8vo, publisher's original black cloth lettered in gilt. 57 pp. A handsome copy of the book, generally very good, the dustjacket has some edgewear and some chipping, a larger chip to the jacket's spine panel. FIRST EDITION. "Gertrude Stein's strange and baffling prose cadences provide a challenge to reader and publisher alike. Random House accepts the challenge and offers the text of Miss Stein's most disturbing and inciting work." - from dustjacket blurb.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Buddenbrooks, Inc. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 28835
- Title
- FOUR SAINTS IN THREE ACTS. An Opera to be Sung.
- Author
- Stein Gertrude
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1934
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Buddenbrooks, Inc.
Biblio member since 2009
Newburyport, Massachusetts
About Buddenbrooks, Inc.
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Blurb
- The blurb refers to the commentary that appears on the dust jacket flaps or the rear of the dustjacket. In the case of a...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...