The Making of Americans: The Hersland Family
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1934. Hardcover. First abridged edition with "first edition" on the copyright page. One of Stein's 'hermetic' works: "The story of an American family, of their descendants and their friends" (jacket).
American novelist, poet, art collector, and playwright Gertrude Stein (1874 - 1946) hosted the Paris salon, a meeting place for modernist artists and authors. She attended Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in 1897 at a time when men dominated the field. While at Hopkins, she had an 'erotic awakening' and became infatuated with political activist, Mary Bookstaver and her female lover. The failed love triangle led to Stein and her brother moving to Paris, beginning an incredible modern art collection, publishing novels, and cultivating the Paris salon.
Bound in pink cloth boards with black title to spine and front cover. Slightly rolled spine, cloth faded where the dust jacket is missing pieces, otherwise very good condition. In rubbed, soiled, unevenly faded dust jacket missing good-sized pieces. The jacket is red with white title to spine and front panels. 416 pages. LIT/102716. Very Good / Good.
Item #30146
Price: $225.00