How To Write

Paris: Plain Editions, 1931. First printing. Very good.. 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… Read more about this item

Paris: Plain Edition, 1931. 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.

Paris: Plain Edition by the Darantiere Press, 1931. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good. 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… Read more about this item

Paris: Plain Editions, 1931. Hardcover. 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.

Paris: Plain Editions, 1931. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. 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.

E-358. Very Good. Hardcover. 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… Read more about this item

Paperback / softback. New.

Example Product Manufacturer, 1975-06-01. First Dover Paperback Printing, 1975. paperback. Used: Good.

Plain Editions, Paris, 1931. hardcover. Very Good. 7x5x1. 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.

Something Else Press, 1973. First Edition. . Hardback. Good ++/Good. 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… Read more about this item

UsedGood. moderate shelf wear, creased spine

Dover Publications, 1975-06-01. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Paris: Plain Edition, 1931. 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.

(West Glover VT): Something Else Press, 1973. Softcover. Near Fine. First American edition, wrappered issue. 395pp. Binding slightly cocked, lightly toned spine, near fine. Originally published in Paris in 1931.

Something Else Press, 1973. Paperback. Very Good. 7x5x1.

Dover Publications, 2018-11-14. Paperback. New.

Dover Publications, 2018-11-14. Paperback. Used: Good.

Los Angeles: Sun & Moon Press, 1995. First Sun & Moon Press Edition. Paperback. Fine. Octavo. 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.

Sun & Moon Press, 2000-03-01. Paperback. Good.

Dover Publications, 2018-11-14. Paperback. Like New.