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Fitzgerald, F. Scott.
Estimate
2,500 - 3,500 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Taps at Reveille. New York: Scribner's, 1935
- paper
8vo (187 x 135mm.), first edition, first state, publisher's green linen-like green cloth, spine gilt-lettered, pictorial dust-jacket by Doris Spiegel, rubberstamped price (measuring 3/16 in. high) on front flap, dust-jacket spine faded, some wear to extremities and spine ends
Literature
Bruccoli A18.I.a1
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing where appropriate.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
This is the fourth and largest collection of the author's short stories and the last book to be published in his lifetime. Taps at Reveille was issued in March 1935 in an edition of 5,100 copies; there was no second printing. The volume contains eighteen stories: eight Basil and Josephine tales, plus ten others, including two of his very finest: "Crazy Sunday" and "Babylon Revisited".