STEIN, Gertrude. The World is Round. New York: William R. Scott, Inc., 1939. FIRST EDITION, LIMITED ISSUE one of 250 copies SIGNED BY STEIN AND HURD.
Sale 1023 - The Library of Jack Charles Davis, Sold to Support Charitable Institutions
May 3, 2022
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STEIN, Gertrude (1874-1946). The World is Round. New York: William R. Scott, Inc., 1939.
4to. Printed in blue and white on rose paper throughout, illustrations by Clement Hurd. Original gilt-lettered white boards (some minor soiling to spine, hinges, and boards); original blue slipcase (rubbed). Provenance: Sold Gotham Bookmart (label on rear pastedown).
FIRST EDITION, LIMITED ISSUE one of 250 copies SIGNED BY STEIN AND HURD on a flyleaf tipped in. Stein's only children's book tells the story of a little girl named Rose who is trying to find her place in a “world that was round and you could go on it around and around.”
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