In "The Making of Americans," Gertrude Stein sets out to tell "a history of a family's progress," radically reworking the traditional family saga novel to encompass her vision of personality and psychological relationships. As the history progresses over three generations, Stein also meditates on her own writing, on the making of "The Making of Americans," and on America.
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In "The Making of Americans," Gertrude Stein sets out to tell "a history of a family's progress," radically reworking the traditional family saga novel to encompass her vision of personality and psychological relationships. As the history progresses over three generations, Stein also meditates on her own writing, on the making of "The Making of Americans," and on America.
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Add this copy of The Making of Americans to cart. $307.00, good condition, Sold by Second Story Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Rockville, MD, UNITED STATES, published 1934 by Harcourt, Brace and Company.
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Seller's Description:
Book. Octavo, xxiii, 416 pages. In Good plus condition with a Good minus condition dust jacket. Dark red spine with black and white lettering faded to dark brown. Dust jacket is wrapped in a mylar covering, price is uncut "$3.00", has moderate shelving wear, large open tears along the extremities, small closed tears along the head and tail edges, and moderate age-toning throughout. Boards have mild wear along the head and tail edges, and moderate discoloration along the head edges, fore corners, and spine head and tail edges. Textblock is lightly splitting to gutter from page 96 to page 100, has mild bending wear along the tail fore corners of pages xxii-2, stains on the end-pages and pastedowns, mild wear along the edges, stains on the tail and fore edges, and moderate age-toning along the edges. DL consignment. Shelved Room C. 1393559. Special Collections.
Add this copy of The Making of Americans to cart. $757.00, Sold by Jeffrey Marks Rare Books, ABAA rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Rochester, NY, UNITED STATES, published 1925 by Three Mountains Press.
Edition:
1925, Three Mountains Press
Hardcover
Details:
Edition:
1st edition sheets; possibly one of 100 copies issued for America,
Publisher:
Three Mountains Press
Published:
1925
Language:
English
Alibris ID:
9462399603
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Front board neatly reattached, otherwise very attractive. 925 pp. 4to,
Add this copy of The Making of Americans to cart. $657.00, like new condition, Sold by Between the Covers-Rare Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Gloucester City, NJ, UNITED STATES, published 1934 by Harcourt, Brace & Company.
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Fine in Very Good jacket. First American edition. Neat initials else fine in a bright, very good plus dustwrapper with slight loss at the foot, and small nicks and tears at the crown. One of Stein's major works, an experimental novel, completed in 1911 but not published until much later.
Add this copy of The Making of Americans, Being a History of a Family's to cart. $77.00, good condition, Sold by Voyageur Book Shop rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Milwaukee, WI, UNITED STATES, published 1966 by Something Else Press.
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Good. No Jacket. 8vo-over 7¾-9¾" tall Complete Version. Wight cloth cover. Cover has stains. Gift inscription on free end paper. Some stain on the half title page. Clean text. D14.
