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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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.
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9.5 x 6.5", white cloth, 925pp, covers rubbed, extremities worn and soiled, hinges loose, bottom edge of textblock soiled, foredge of text block toned, in a rubbed, edge-worn/torn, spine darkened dustjacket. Contains two copies of the pamphlet prospectus.
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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.