Gertrude Stein.
 
The Conference Press: 1940. Octavo. First limited edition. This is copy number 74 out of 50 (miraculous, we know) that have been signed by Stein on the limitation page. "Editorial Copy" stamped on the limitation page. Small Gotham Book Mart sticker on the inside of the rear board. Edges of the boards lightly faded. Unclipped jacket is edge worn and lightly soiled. Very good.
 
“At any moment when you are you, you are you without the memory of yourself because if you remember yourself while you are you, you are not for the purposes of creating you.”