
AUDIOBOOKS \| NEW BOOKS OF NOTE \| BARGAIN BOOKS \| RARE & OUT-OF-PRINT BOOKS

» advanced search

BOOKS by Gertrude Stein

Page 1 of 5

sort by

1	Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas more books like this by Gertrude Stein Gertrude Stein writes about herself from the point of view of her partner, Alice B. Toklas. In a tone that is at once conversational, revealing, witty, and gossipy, Stein exposes a generation of writers and artists who comprised her salon in Paris, including Matisse, Picasso, Hemingway, Ezra Pound, Fitzgerald, Louis Bromfield, Sherwood Anderson, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Three Lives more books like this by Gertrude Stein The revered intellect and feminist Gertrude Stein brings readers an intriguing portrait of three immigrant women, whose subjugation through poverty and cultural and racial discrimination forced them to become domestic workers to survive. This Enriched Classics edition supplements the original text with a revealing Introduction and notes that ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Selected Writings of Gertrude Stein more books like this by Gertrude Stein, Carl Van Vechten (Editor) This huge, classic anthology of writings is from every period and every mannner of Gertrude Stein's long and illustrious career. see all copies from $4.27! new only from $30.37! \| first editions
4	Tender Buttons more books like this by Gertrude Stein First published in 1914, TENDER BUTTONS is considered by many to be one of the greatest works of experimental writing in this century. Divided into three sections--Objects, Food, and Rooms--the prose poems that make up the work are beautiful but notoriously obscure, more committed to grammatical and musical innovation than to conventional sense ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.34! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Picasso more books like this by Gertrude Stein Intimate, revealing memoir of Picasso as man and artist by influential literary figure. Highly readable amalgam of biographical fact, artistic and aesthetic comments. One of Stein's most accessible works. 61 black-and-white illustrations. Index. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.95! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Everybody's Autobiography more books like this by Gertrude Stein In 1934, Gertrude Stein traveled around the United States for six months to celebrate the successful staging of her opera, FOUR SAINTS IN THREE ACTS, and to conduct a lecture tour. Though she had been absent from her homeland for 30 years, Stein was greeted as a revered celebrity; her visit was front-page news, and her lectures were packed. She ... see all copies from $2.75! new only from $22.94! \| first editions
7	The making of Americans, being a history of a familys progress more books like this by Gertrude Stein In this book, her extremely eccentric magnum opus, 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 attempts to analyze "every kind there is of men ... see all copies from $4.84! new only from $10.33! \| first editions \| SVS
8	The world is round. more books like this by Gertrude Stein Based on the imagined adventures of a young neighbor in the French farming community of Bilignin, this book tells the story of Rose, a little girl determined to find her place in the world. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions
9	Three Lives and Tender Buttons more books like this by Gertrude Stein Two of Stein's most recognizable works are together in one volume. "Three Lives, " Stein's most accessible work, is the psychological portrait of three immigrant women and their lives in a new country. "Tender Buttons" is a collection of prose poems which employ repetitive sentences and simple language to build images. Original. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.95! \| SVS
10	Geography and Plays more books like this by Gertrude Stein Generous collection of works -- dating from 1910-1920 -- reveals Stein as a philosopher, poet, portraitist, dramatist and short story writer, as the investigator of the nature of language, and much more. see all copies from $4.47! new only from $7.35! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11	Paris France more books like this by Gertrude Stein see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.20! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	A Novel of Thank You more books like this by Gertrude Stein Gertrude Stein's own assessment of herself and her writing, composed in the mid-1920s, explores the nature of narrative. This work also includes scenes and characters from her own daily life, including the expatriate artists and writers who comprised her circle in France, her lifelong companion Alice B. Toklas, and people she met on her travels- ... see all copies from $4.00! new only from $7.95! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	How to write more books like this by Gertrude Stein Not a traditional writing manual, this book is another of Stein's poetic experiments in prose. The chapters embody rather than explain the principles of writing she advocates in her lectures and essays. see all copies from $7.25! new only from $8.42! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Lucy Church Amiably more books like this by Gertrude Stein -- First paperback edition. -- Both a detailed account of time spent in the country and a masterpiece of experimental "landscape" writing, Stein's long out of print novel explores the interlocking nature of the human and natural worlds, the fluid boundaries of identity, and the ways in which language can be used for description. -- First published ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.15! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Last Operas and Plays more books like this by Gertrude Stein In the more than seventy-five plays Gertrude Stein wrote between 1913 and 1946, she envisioned a new dramaturgy, beginning with her pictorial conception of a play as a landscape. This book makes available many of Stein's most important and most- produced works. see all copies from $6.32! new only from $15.77! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Mrs. Reynolds more books like this by Gertrude Stein see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.17! \| first editions
17	Wars I have seen more books like this by Gertrude Stein see all copies from $18.00! first editions
18	Lectures in America more books like this by Gertrude Stein see all copies from $2.50! first editions
19 view cover	Baby Precious Always Shines: Selected Love Notes Between Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas more books like this by Kay Turner (Editor) This volume presents a selection of intimate notes between the famous modernist duo Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas, who lived together from 1910 to 1946. Accompanied by photos, receipts, and the odd scraps of domesticity that build up over the years, the playful, innovative voice that earned Stein a place in literary history discusses the ... see all copies from $5.21! new only from $9.67! \| first editions
20	America and Alfred Stieglitz: A Collective Portrait more books like this by Alfred Stieglitz, Gertrude Stein, Waldo Frank (Editor) see all copies from $2.95! first editions
21	Blood on the dining-room floor more books like this by Gertrude Stein see all copies from $6.54! new only from $19.23! \| first editions
22	Dear Sammy: Letters from Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas more books like this by Gertrude Stein see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions
23 view cover	Three Lives and Q.E.D. more books like this by Gertrude Stein, Marianne DeKoven (Editor) This Norton Critical Edition includes both "Three Lives" and "Q.E.D.," first published in 1909 and 1950, respectively. "Three Lives" is comprised of the stories "The Good Anna," "Melanchtha," and "The Gentle Lena." "Melanchtha" is an adaptation of "Q.E.D.," Stein's first completed novel, which remained unpublished until four years after her death. ... see all copies from $3.38! new only from $6.00! \| SVS
24 view cover	Ida more books like this by Gertrude Stein This is the story of Ida, whose life consists mainly of resting, because she is always tired; of talking to herself; and of getting married, time after time. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $36.45! \| first editions
25 view cover	Fernhurst, Q.E.D., and Other Early Writings more books like this by Gertrude Stein see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.95! \| first editions \| SVS

Page 1 of 5: 1 2 3 4 5 Next>

Browse authors

Browse subjects

Our Money-Back Guarantee

We guarantee every item's condition, as described on Alibris. If you are not satisfied that an item is as described, return your purchase for a refund.

		You'll find it at Alibris! Log in here. Over 60 million used, new, and out-of-print books!
		YOUR CART 0 items \| ACCOUNT \| WISHLIST \| HELP