--- product_id: 1702832 title: "Tender Buttons: The Corrected Centennial Edition" price: "₱1830" currency: PHP in_stock: true reviews_count: 12 url: https://www.desertcart.ph/products/1702832-tender-buttons-the-corrected-centennial-edition store_origin: PH region: Philippines --- # Tender Buttons: The Corrected Centennial Edition **Price:** ₱1830 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Tender Buttons: The Corrected Centennial Edition - **How much does it cost?** ₱1830 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.ph](https://www.desertcart.ph/products/1702832-tender-buttons-the-corrected-centennial-edition) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Tender Buttons: The Corrected Centennial Edition [Stein, Gertrude, Perlow, Seth, Spahr, Juliana] on desertcart.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Tender Buttons: The Corrected Centennial Edition Review: Tender Buttons is deliberate gibberish. - Not much more can be said with certainty about Gertrude Stein’s experimental book, which remains as defiant and divisive today as it was when first published in 1914. Stein destroys syntax and disregards grammatical conventions in favor of incoherent prose, offbeat poetry, and unsavory literary cubism. Although the work is divided into an admittedly satisfying three sections, with each part implementing a respectably sturdy structure, the chaotic content and grotesque style remains internally consistent throughout. The result is an exhausting slog of inscrutable word salad, a frustrating and sometimes infuriating read from front to back as no clear purpose emerges. However, although Tender Buttons is pain-inducing nonsense, its painstaking senselessness is not so easily forgotten. Its revolutionary form and disruptive creativity has a psychological stickiness that persists beyond its pages and makes Stein’s work significant despite its inaccessibility. Review: GertrudeandAlice would approve! - As the owner of the very hard to find 1914 first edition (and at least 15 other editions, both in English and in translation), I must commend City Lights Publishers for this significant and historic edition! GertrudeandAlice were not happy with the printing and binding of the first edition, which is a very fragile hardcover. Even though some may find this printing not to their liking, it is a quality paperback which, with its annotations and informational essays, will make this modernist, literary milestone accessible to a wide readership. GertrudeandAlice would approve! PS For book collectors, books with uncut pages are often more valuable! ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #71,990 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #26 in LGBTQ+ Poetry (Books) #121 in Literary Criticism & Theory #155 in Poetry by Women | | Customer Reviews | 4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars (63) | | Dimensions | 5 x 0.5 x 7.5 inches | | Edition | Reprint,Centennial | | ISBN-10 | 0872866351 | | ISBN-13 | 978-0872866355 | | Item Weight | 2.31 pounds | | Language | English | | Print length | 134 pages | | Publication date | April 8, 2014 | | Publisher | City Lights Publishers | ## Images ![Tender Buttons: The Corrected Centennial Edition - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71ah4MkWzuL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Tender Buttons is deliberate gibberish. *by L***S on November 30, 2021* Not much more can be said with certainty about Gertrude Stein’s experimental book, which remains as defiant and divisive today as it was when first published in 1914. Stein destroys syntax and disregards grammatical conventions in favor of incoherent prose, offbeat poetry, and unsavory literary cubism. Although the work is divided into an admittedly satisfying three sections, with each part implementing a respectably sturdy structure, the chaotic content and grotesque style remains internally consistent throughout. The result is an exhausting slog of inscrutable word salad, a frustrating and sometimes infuriating read from front to back as no clear purpose emerges. However, although Tender Buttons is pain-inducing nonsense, its painstaking senselessness is not so easily forgotten. Its revolutionary form and disruptive creativity has a psychological stickiness that persists beyond its pages and makes Stein’s work significant despite its inaccessibility. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ GertrudeandAlice would approve! *by P***N on April 7, 2014* As the owner of the very hard to find 1914 first edition (and at least 15 other editions, both in English and in translation), I must commend City Lights Publishers for this significant and historic edition! GertrudeandAlice were not happy with the printing and binding of the first edition, which is a very fragile hardcover. Even though some may find this printing not to their liking, it is a quality paperback which, with its annotations and informational essays, will make this modernist, literary milestone accessible to a wide readership. GertrudeandAlice would approve! PS For book collectors, books with uncut pages are often more valuable! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ True Creativity *by P***S on August 7, 2017* Stein gets five stars for trying to create a new poetry, much like trying to create a new novel. Later imitators have a much easier job than the original creator. Stein is far from perfect in this work and sometimes it outright fails, but it's challenging and more creative than 99% of the stuff that is someone trying to write a better poem or novel. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.ph/products/1702832-tender-buttons-the-corrected-centennial-edition](https://www.desertcart.ph/products/1702832-tender-buttons-the-corrected-centennial-edition) --- *Product available on Desertcart Philippines* *Store origin: PH* *Last updated: 2026-05-24*