Gertrude Stein: In Words and Pictures : A Photobiography

Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 1994. First Edition. Softcover (Photographic). Very Good Condition. Illustrator: Photographic. A Lifelong Passion for Sentences: Introductory Thoughts on Gertrude Stein by editor, sources for quotes, select bibliography, photo and text credits, acknowledgements, biographical note and index. The text is illustrated with numerous black-and-white photographs and the occasional reproduction of documents. Photographic paperback binding with black, red and white coloured titles to the front panel and red and black coloured titles to the back strip. Black and white photograph of editor to the lower right-hand corner of the rear panel. Throughout her life Gertrude Stein posed for many photographs – by friends by family and famous photographers such as Cecil Beaton and Man Ray. She was as interested in being seen as she was famous for her words. The editor has chosen 360 photographs from throughout her life, including her companion Alice B. Toklas, and, the famous people that surrounded them throughout their sojourn in both America and France. Minor creasing of the book corners with rubbing of the book edges and panels stop a little fading of the back strip with very light age toning of the text block edges. Full number line. Size: Square Octarvo. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Photography; United States / France; Literature & Literary. ISBN: 0945575998. ISBN/EAN: 9780945575993. Inventory No: 0290197. . 9780945575993