The Library of Dr. Rodney P. Swantko

The Library of Dr. Rodney P. Swantko

Fitzgerald, F. Scott | The Great Gatsby; first edition, inscribed to Zelda's sister and her husband

Auction Closed

June 26, 02:59 PM GMT

Estimate

180,000 - 250,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

Fitzgerald, F. Scott

The Great Gatsby. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1925


8vo. Publisher's linen-grain dark green cloth, spine lettered in gilt and upper cover in blind; a few light stains to lower cover, lower corners bumped, front hinge a little tender, small abrasion on front pastedown. First state pictorial dust jacket by Francis Cugat, with lower case 'j" in Jay Gatsby corrected by hand in blue ink; an unrestored example with edgewear and fraying at ends of spine and corners, panels lightly scuffed. Housed in a green slipcase with folding cloth chemise.

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