Original photograph of Gertrude Stein, 1935

by Gertrude Stein, subject

$425 · Offered by Royal Books

New York: Acme News Pictures, 1935. Vintage press photograph of novelist, poet, and playwright Gertrude Stein preparing to return to Paris by ocean liner on May 4, 1935. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso, along with the stamps of the Philadelphia Inquirer and its library. Stein arrived in America in October of 1934 after a 30-year absence, promptly embarking on a six-month lecture tour of the country. The tour proved successful, earning her a

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