TRANSITION
1938WRCLIT83028Paris The Hague etc. 1938. Whole numbers 1-14 and 18 through 27 in 23 issues of 25 published bound up in eight volumes gilt cloth original wrappers and some cover slips bound in. Accompanied by two issues #15 and double number 16/7 in original wrappers and two supplements in original wrappers. A few wrappers show modest soiling those issues which inevitably show slight to a bit more than slight tanning to the text stock do so here some minor soiling and a few isolated spots to the cloth bindings tidemark at the toe of the spine of the volume containing 21/22/23 with some slight isolated rippling to some of the plates issues 15 and 16/17 lightly worn but unusually nice for these particular issues. Withal a good to largely very good or better run. A complete run of the most famous and influential expatriate literary periodical of its times edited by Eugene Jolas and various associate editors. This is a good association set with additions bound for and with the ownership signature in the second volume of poet/publisher James Laughlin who dedicated the premiere volume of his annual NEW DIRECTIONS IN PROSE & POETRY to "The Editors The Contributors & The Readers of TRANSITION who have begun successfully The Revolution of the Word." Issues number 1 and 6 are denoted second editions ie. printings with #1 now printing the correct order for Stein's "An Elucidation." Accompanied by the separate pamphlet printing of the corrected version of "An Elucidation" issued at Stein's insistence concurrent with the appearance of the first printing of issue #1. Also present is a fine copy of the supplement to issue #23 printing the collective "Testimony Against Gertrude Stein" in response to various slights errors or attacks made by her in THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF ALICE B. TOKLAS. Maria and Eugene Jolas Georges Braque Henri Matisse André Salmon and Tristan Tzara are the respondents. In addition to providing the forum for the serial publication of Joyce's WORK IN PROGRESS TRANSITION records a virtual who's who of the literary innovators of the times with the notable exception of Ezra Pound whose lack of affinity with one of the most frequent contributors may have led him to steer a separate course. WILSON & UPHILL A10 etc. SLOCUM & CAHOON C70. HANNEMAN C300 etc. hardcover books
