The Flowers of Friendship: Letters Written to Gertrude Stein
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1953. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. [7], viii-xxvi, [5], 4-403, [2], ii-xiii, [1] pp. Blue cloth with a gold decoration on the front board and gold lettering on the spine; blue topstain. Price of $5.00 on the front flap of the dust jacket. Jacket designed by Alvin Lustig. Illustrated with five plates (photographs of Stein and places she lived) and with one full-page drawing. A collection of 450 letters written to Gertrude Stein, from famous artists and scientists like William James, Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, Sylvia Beach, Ernest Hemingway, Richard Wright, John Dewey, William Carlos Williams, and more. Near Fine / Near Fine. Item #000010911
Fading to the topstain; jacket has a few traces of edge wear.
Price: $40.00