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Fitzgerald, F. Scott
Estimate
70,000 - 100,000 USD
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Description
The Great Gatsby. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1925
In 8s (7 1/2 x 5 1/4 in.; 191 x 133 mm). Blueish-green cloth, front cover blind-lettered, spine gilt-lettered, plain endpapers and edges; minor soiling, a few tiny abraisions to front cover. Original dust jacket after a design by F. Cugat; jacket worn, torn, and chipped with loss to the author's middle name, but completely unrstored.
In 8s (7 1/2 x 5 1/4 in.; 191 x 133 mm). Blueish-green cloth, front cover blind-lettered, spine gilt-lettered, plain endpapers and edges; minor soiling, a few tiny abraisions to front cover. Original dust jacket after a design by F. Cugat; jacket worn, torn, and chipped with loss to the author's middle name, but completely unrstored.
Literature
Bruccoli A11.1.a Connolly, The Modern Movement 48
Catalogue Note
First edition, first printing of the text and of the dust jacket, with the handcorrected J in jay Gastby on the back panel.