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Matisse Picasso & Gertrude Stein. 1ST ED, LIMITED ISSUE, PRESENTATION COPY 1933

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AUTHOR: STEIN, Gertrude. TITLE: Matisse Picasso And Gertrude Stein With Two Shorter Stories. PUBLISHER: Paris: Maurice Darantiere for the Plain Edition, 1933. DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION, LIMITED ISSUE, PRESENTATION COPY. 1 vol., 7-1/4" x 5-1/2", one of 500 copies. inscribed by Stein on the front blank endleaf and dated Oct 20, 1933, original brown printed wrappers, with the original card slipcase. CONDITION: Hinges fine, internally clean and bright, FINE, some toning to the slipcase, back corner bumped otherwise VERY GOOD+. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Inscribed shortly before she returned to America after a thirty-year absence. Scarce inscribed. RBH locate only 5 other inscribed copies in the last 50 years. This was the last of the titles printed under Stein and Toklas' Plain Edition imprint.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 7.25 in (18.42 cm)Width: 5.5 in (13.97 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
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  • Date of Manufacture:
    1933
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use.
  • Seller Location:
    Hillsborough, NJ
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU6214242730782

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