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279pp. Blue cloth boards, gilt titles on spine and front board. Binding tight, slight spine lean, corner wear. Spine ends show wear, with missing cloth at head of spine and chipping at spine foot. Previous owner's name on FFEP in black ink. Pages otherwise clean and unmarked. From the initial edition of 500 copies printed at Stein's own expense with The Grafton Press, a vanity outfit. Contains three discrete fictional narratives, all set in Baltimore. Stein's first published book, despite previously completed work which wouldn't find its way into print until years later. From the library of the film critic Michael Feingold.

A novel consisting of three separate stories, exploring the lives and experiences of three women.