The World is Round
de STEIN, Gertrude; HURD, Clement (Pictures)
- Usado
- fair
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Fair
- Librería
-
Leeds, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Formas de pago aceptadas
Sobre este artículo
New York: William R. Scott Inc., 1939. Hardback. Fair. FIRST US EDITION. Small 4to, pp. [iv], 67, [1], incl. Hurd's charming illustrations in white and navy. Cream buckram spine, lettered in blue, navy paper boards, upper board lettered in white. Endpapers plus first and final pages white, text block pink, lettered in navy (at Stein's insistence). Externally shabby: worn, significant losses to spine ends, corners rounded. Endpapers and dedication page toned, liquid stain to top margins of first few leaves, grubby fingers marks, else, clean and tight. Fair. A binder's copy of Stein's only children's book, which had been helped into print by Margaret Wise Brown (whose own writing was influenced by Stein). Brown (1910-1952) had been hired in 1938 as W. R. Scott's first editor and tasked with recruiting contemporary authors to write children's books (she would herself go on to be a prolific and celebrated children's author). Stein, who was already at work on The World is Round, accepted with certain demands. While the book was printed in blue ink on pink paper, the publisher insisted on an in-house illustrator, rather than Stein's choice of Francis Rose. Clement Hurd (1908-1988) and Brown would go on to work successfully together. The World is Round follows Rose, a girl seeking her place in the world. In a press statement for her book, Stein advised readers: "Don't bother about the commas which aren't there, read the words. Don't worry about the sense that is there, read the words. If you have any trouble, read faster and faster until you don't." A limited edition of 350 copies, signed by both Gertrude Stein and Clement Hurd, was issued in a slip case.
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Detalles
- Librería
- Quair Books (GB)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 2713
- Título
- The World is Round
- Autor
- STEIN, Gertrude; HURD, Clement (Pictures)
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Hardback
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Fair
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- William R. Scott Inc.
- Lugar de publicación
- New York
- Fecha de publicación
- 1939
- Palabras clave
- Children's
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Illustrated Books; Modern Firsts;
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Quair Books
Miembro de Biblio desde 2019
Leeds, West Yorkshire
Sobre Quair Books
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- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Binder's Copy
- Binding copy refers to a book that desperately needs rebinding. The cover suffers from significant damage, or can be detached or...
- 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....
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Slip Case
- A protective sleeve, often made of decorative cardboard or leather which houses a book. It is open on one end, so as to allow...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....