MRS. STEVENS HEARS THE MERMAIDS SINGING,; a novel
by SARTON, May
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Lanesborough, Massachusetts, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
NY: Norton, 1965. First Edition. 8vo, pp. 220. A very good copy in a price-clipped dj that shows some marginal wear. Former owner's bookplate on the front paste down. Tipped to the front e.p. is Sarton's 1963 Christmas poem "The House in Winter," signed by Sarton with "warm regards". Grier p. 136: "Important Lesbian Novel"; Blouin p. 32. Her most famous novel: about a struggling artist who confronts the question of having to "dare to be" herself "however frightening and strange that self may be." In this book, Sarton first revealed her homosexuality to her reading public and the book was panned on publication. In later years, however, it has been rediscovered by the Gay Movement and taken as an example of female, and lesbian, empowerment. It was reissued in 1974 with an introduction by Carolyn Heilbrun.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Second Life Books Inc (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 28121
- Title
- MRS. STEVENS HEARS THE MERMAIDS SINGING,; a novel
- Author
- SARTON, May
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Norton
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1965
- Keywords
- lesbian
Terms of Sale
Second Life Books Inc
Books returnable within 10 days.
About the Seller
Second Life Books Inc
Biblio member since 2008
Lanesborough, Massachusetts
About Second Life Books Inc
Established on 1972, we sell used and rare books. We are members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Assoc. of America, the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers and the Massachusetts and Rhode Island Booksellers .
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- E.P.
- The double leaves bound into a book at the front and rear after ...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...