Fitzgerald, F. Scott

Original typescript of "My Lost City," n.p., late 1935–early 1936, 14 pages (11 1/8 x 8 1/2 in.; 283 x 216 mm) with numerous corrections and instructions in several editorial hands in ink and colored pencil, red rubberstamps of Harold Ober Assoc., blue rubberstamps dated 4 May 1951 from Cosmopolitan Editorial Dept., included with the essay is Ober's typed file copy of an undated letter from the author listing a few corrections.;  some browning, some minor fraying at edges, pin holes in upper left corners, file copy of corrections chipped, frayed at extremities.

Tate, F. Scott Fitzgerald A to Z, page 171

Original typescript of "My Lost City," n.p., late 1935–early 1936, 14 pages (11 1/8 x 8 1/2 in.; 283 x 216 mm) with numerous corrections and instructions in several editorial hands in ink and colored pencil, red rubberstamps of Harold Ober Assoc., blue rubberstamps dated 4 May 1951 from Cosmopolitan Editorial Dept., included with the essay is Ober's typed file copy of an undated letter from the author listing a few corrections.; some browning, some minor fraying at edges, pin holes in upper left corners, file copy of corrections chipped, frayed at extremities
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"My Lost City," Fitzgerald's melancholy account of his gradual disillusionment with New York City, was first collected in The Crack-Up (1945).  The typescript shows the editorial work of more than one hand.  It was re-printed in Cosmopolitan, July 1951.