Showing posts with label Gertrude Stein. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Gertrude Stein. Show all posts

Sunday, 13 July 2014

Rare Books

David McGimpsey is legendary for the great editions he comes across when secondhand bookshopping in Montreal. Here's a sample of his lucky finds. For more treasures, check out his tumblr page








Saturday, 3 December 2011

Ouch


Publisher A.C. Fifield's 1912 rejection of a manuscript by Gertrude Stein. Not only one of the best rejection letters ever, but also one of the cleverest acts of literary demolition.