FITZGERALD, F. SCOTT | Flappers and Philosophers. New York: Scribner's, 1920

FITZGERALD, F. SCOTT

Flappers and Philosophers. New York: Scribner's, 1920

8vo. Original green cloth with gilt spine title; spine faded, one page a little roughly opened.

First edition, inscribed by the author to Sylvia Garini.

Following on the big success of This Side of Paradise, which was published in March 1920 and which made Fitzgerald famous almost overnight, Scribner’s issued Flappers and Philosophers, the author’s first collection of short stories, some six months later. Five thousand copies were published on 10 September 1920, in a dust jacket inspired by “Bernice Bobs Her Hair,” Fitzgerald’s first story to capture national attention. The collection of eight stories, all culled from 1920 magazine appearances, also includes two of Fitzgerald’s best: “The Ice Palace” and “The Offshore Pirate.” Despite mixed reviews, the book sold well: by November 1922 there were six printings totaling 15,325 copies.

Presentation copies of this second book are relatively uncommon; in fact it is the scarcest of Fitzgerald’s works to be found inscribed.

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