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Pentimento by Lillian Hellman ➤ Little, Brown & Co 1973 First Edition
Pentimento by Lillian Hellman Little, Brown & Co 1973 First Edition
Title: Pentimento
Author: Lillian Hellman
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Little, Brown & Co 1973
Edition: FirstEdition
ISBN 10: 0316355208
Size: 5.5 X 9.5 X 1.25 * 297 pages
Synopsis: The second volume of Hellman's memoirs."Pentimento is when old paint has lost its color & other artwork shows thru." widely praised follow-up to her National Book Award-winning first volume of memoirs, An Unfinished Woman, the legendary playwright Lillian Hellman looks back at some of the people who, wittingly or unwittingly, exerted profound influence on her development as a woman and a writer.
“Old paint on canvas, as it ages, sometimes becomes transparent. When that happens it is possible, in some pictures, to see the original lines: a tree will how through a woman's dress, a child makes way for a dog, a large boat is no longer on an open sea. That is called pentimento because the painter "repented," changed his mind. Perhaps it would be as well to say that the old conception, replaced by a later choice, is a way of seeing and then seeing again.
That is all I mean about the people in this book. The paint has aged now and I wanted to see what was there for me once, what is there for me now.†― Lillian Hellman
Overall Condition: Good ++ It has trivial wear to the cover and no holes or tears. The dust jacket is not included. The binding has minimal wear. The pages are undamaged with no creasing or tearing, not many small inked comments in text, no highlighting of text, and scant writing in the margins. There are no missing pages; see images.
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Title: Pentimento
Author: Lillian Hellman
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Little, Brown & Co 1973
Edition: FirstEdition
ISBN 10: 0316355208
Size: 5.5 X 9.5 X 1.25 * 297 pages
Synopsis: The second volume of Hellman's memoirs."Pentimento is when old paint has lost its color & other artwork shows thru." widely praised follow-up to her National Book Award-winning first volume of memoirs, An Unfinished Woman, the legendary playwright Lillian Hellman looks back at some of the people who, wittingly or unwittingly, exerted profound influence on her development as a woman and a writer.
“Old paint on canvas, as it ages, sometimes becomes transparent. When that happens it is possible, in some pictures, to see the original lines: a tree will how through a woman's dress, a child makes way for a dog, a large boat is no longer on an open sea. That is called pentimento because the painter "repented," changed his mind. Perhaps it would be as well to say that the old conception, replaced by a later choice, is a way of seeing and then seeing again.
That is all I mean about the people in this book. The paint has aged now and I wanted to see what was there for me once, what is there for me now.†― Lillian Hellman
Overall Condition: Good ++ It has trivial wear to the cover and no holes or tears. The dust jacket is not included. The binding has minimal wear. The pages are undamaged with no creasing or tearing, not many small inked comments in text, no highlighting of text, and scant writing in the margins. There are no missing pages; see images.
Secure shipping bubble-wrapped in a new box.
2026--U.S. shipping for this (Two Pounds Media Mail) is $5.22 with tracking.
Multiple items will be combined for the lowest shipping price.
For buyers outside the U.S. please contact me to arrange shipping.
(PLEASE CONTACT ME BEFORE MAKING ANY PAYMENT FROM OUTSIDE THE U.S.)
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Just about all the books are USED books. Some have been used more gently than others. Some have been in libraries and have typical library extras. Some are so old and/or interesting that they are being offered for the sake of preservation regardless of the condition they are in. If the condition of the book is very important to you, please feel free to click the 'Ask seller a question' link and I will tell you more.
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