Books

1933. First Edition. (STEIN, Gertrude). The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas. New York: Harcourt, Brace, 1934. Octavo, original blue cloth, original dust jacket. $3000.First edition of Stein's mischievous ""memoir of that exciting period when Cubism was being invented in paint and a new manner of writing was being patented in words"" (Janet Flanner), with frontispiece after a photograph by Man Ray and 14 full-page illustrations, in scarce original dust jacket.Stein ""was at the cultural heart of Paris for more than four decades. She provided vital patronage for Matisse and Picasso… and the Saturday evening gatherings where she played hostess to those in the know have become legendary… Written in the form of an autobiography of Stein's life partner, the book is in actual fact her own memoir. But given the cast of characters, which range from Matisse, Picasso and Braque to Hemingway, Fitzgerald and Ezra Pound, it has proved a lasting tribute to a uniquely vibrant and creative…

An autobiography written by Gertrude Stein using the voice of her life partner, Alice B. Toklas, recounting their lives together in Paris.