Fine Books and Manuscripts, Including Americana

F. Scott Fitzgerald The Great Gatsby. New York: Scribner's, 1925 8vo. Publisher's green cloth, a fine copy in a first issue dust-jacket; jacket panel folds, spine, and edges restored with minor loss and some relettering of imprint and recoloring to spine, rear panel separated at fold, edge chipping. Half morocco case. First edition and a prime candidate for the Great American Novel. Gatsby is widely regarded as Fitzgerald's masterpiece, though the original sales were very disappointing in comparison to his earlier bestsellers. The work barely paid back his advance from Scribner's. Fitzgerald himself was clear on his feelings of its merits, "I think my novel is about the best American novel ever written" (Letters p. 166). Certainly few since have disputed Cyril Connolly's estimation of it as "one of the half-dozen best American novels ... it remains a prose poem of delight and sadness which has by now introduced two generations to the romance of America ..." The dust jacket for Gatsby has achieved a near legendary status as well, not only for the image but for the great difficulty in obtaining an unworn or unrestored example. Gatsby's design by Xavier Cugat's brother, Francis, has become inextricably linked to the novel's tone, with a depth that few, if any, other wrapper designs have managed. Fitzgerald's comment to his editor Maxwell Perkins ("For Christ's sake don't give anyone that jacket you're saving for me. I've written it into the book.") has long intrigued readers as a reference to one of the novels most evocative images, that of a "girl whose disembodied face floated along the dark cornices and blinding signs." REFERENCE: Bruccoli A11.I.a; Connolly 48

View 1 of Lot 1119: Fitzgerald, F. Scott | The Great Gatsby; first edition in a first issue dust-jacket

fitzgerald, f. scott | the great gatsby; first edition in a first issue dust-jacket

The Library of Dr. Rodney P. Swantko

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.

View 1 of Lot 15: Fitzgerald, F. Scott | The Great Gatsby; first edition, inscribed to Zelda's sister and her husband

fitzgerald, f. scott | the great gatsby; first edition, inscribed to zelda's sister and her husband

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Urruty Gustavo The Spring With Gatsby (from the Series New York. « Manhattan 90s ») signed, titled, dated 1994, numbered 1/7, signed with artist’s initials and dated 2022 on the reverse photographic print mounted on aluminum 33 x 50 cm ; 13 x 19 11/16 in. 37,2 x 54,3 cm ; 14 5/8 x 21 3/8 in. Conceived in 1994 and executed in 2022, this work is number 1 from an edition of 7. This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity delivered by the artist. ________________________________________________________ Urruty Gustavo The Spring With Gatsby (from the Series New York. « Manhattan 90s ») ﻿ signé, titré, daté 1994, numéroté 1/7, signé des initiales de l'artiste et daté 2022 au dos tirage photographique monté sur aluminium 33 x 50 cm ; 13 x 19 11/16 in. 37,2 x 54,3 cm ; 14 5/8 x 21 3/8 in. Conçue en 1994 et exécutée en 2022, cette oeuvre est le numéro 1 d'une édition en 7 exemplaires. Cette oeuvre est accompagnée d'un certificat d'authenticité de l'artiste.

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the spring with gatsby (from the series new york. « manhattan 90s »)

Fine Books and Manuscripts, Including the Olympic Manifesto

The Property of a Gentleman FITZGERALD, F. SCOTT The Great Gatsby. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1925 8vo. Minor toning. Publisher's green cloth, upper cover lettered in blind, spine gilt; minor rubbing, cocked. Facsimile jacket. First edition of a prime candidate for the Great American Novel, with an ownership inscription dated "St. Paul | 1925," the birthplace of the author "So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past." ﻿ REFERENCE: Bruccoli A11.I.a

fitzgerald, f. scott | the great gatsby. new york: charles scribner's sons, 1925

Fine Books and Manuscripts, Including Americana. Part 1

[Fitzgerald, F. Scott — The Great Gatsby]

[Fitzgerald, F. Scott — The Great Gatsby] An original draft of the cover art (marked "ARTIST PROOF") for The Great Gatsby, dated "NOV 1924" Single sheet (240 x 490 mm). Ink, pencil, and watercolor on artists' paper, with manuscript annotations in ink and pencil; old folds, dampstaining along lower margin not affecting image, remnants of adhesive presumably where once mounted, one or two short splits to folds not affecting image.

View 1 of Lot 1011: [Fitzgerald, F. Scott — The Great Gatsby] | “So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.”

[fitzgerald, f. scott — the great gatsby] | “so we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.”

A Life & Legacy: The Joanne Woodward & Paul Newman Collection

F. Scott Fitzgerald The Great Gatsby. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1925 8vo. Half-title; some spotting and toning. Rebound in full burgundy morocco, spine with raised bands in six compartments, second and fourth gilt-lettered, others with gilt fleur-de-lis device, spectacles embossed on upper cover. In matching clamshell case.

View 1 of Lot 194: F. Scott Fitzgerald | "The Great Gatsby," first edition

f. scott fitzgerald | "the great gatsby," first edition

The Maurice Neville Collection of Modern Literature (Part III)

Small 8vo. Original gilt-stamped flexible blue cloth; spine faded. Publisher's illustrated jacket with reminder stamp; minor wear at spine ends.

the great gatsby. the modern library, 1934

first edition, first printing (six earlier textual variants present on pp.60, 119, 165, 165, 205 and 211), 8vo, original dark green cloth lettered in gilt on spine and in blind on upper cover, dust-jacket designed by francis cugat in first printing (lower-case "j" in "jay Gatsby" corrected by hand), collector's brown cloth folding box, head and foot of spine slightly bumped, extremities of dust-jacket frayed with minor loss

the great gatsby. new york: charles scribner's sons, 1925

first edition, second printing (six textual variants corrected on pp.60, 119, 165, 165, 205 and 211), presentation copy inscribed by the author ("For Walter Bruington | from an unknown admirer | F. Scott Fitzgerald | Autumn 1940") on front free endpaper, 8vo, original dark green cloth lettered in gilt on spine and in blind on upper cover, dust-jacket in second state (upper-case "J" in "Jay Gatsby" but no reviews on flaps and back), collector's blue morocco-backed folding box, foot of spine slightly bumped, dust-jacket worn with adhesive-tape repairs, some loss, tears and minor colour restoration

English Literature, History, Children&#39;s Books and Illustrations

8vo, first edition, first printing (six earlier textual variants present on pp.60, 119, 205 and 211), Scribner's seal on copyright page, original dark green cloth lettered in gilt on spine and in blind on upper cover

The Great Gatsby. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1925, first edition, first printing (correct issue points present: publisher's seal on imprint page, p.60 "chatter" (line 16),  p.119 "northern" (line 22),  p.205 "sick in tired" (lines 9-10) and p. 211 "Union Street Station" (lines 7-8)), original dark green cloth lettered in gilt on spine and in blind on upper cover, remnants of dust-jacket (comprising most of upper panel and description of book from lower panel), some soiling, library stamps, recased with repairs to foot of spine, new front free endpapers, some soiling to binding; The Great Gatsby. Shelton, Connecticut: The First Edition Library, [undated], facsimile edition, inscribed by the actress karen black, original black cloth, dust-jacket--both 8vo (2 vol.)

two editions of the great gatsby, comprising:

The Library of an English Bibliophile, Part II

8vo (178 x 130 mm.), first French edition, copy 321 of 415 numbered copies, photographic frontispiece, publisher's printed wrappers, edges uncut, blue buckram folding-case with printed spine label, minimal wear

gatsby le magnifique. traduit de l'anglais par victor llona. paris: simon kra, (1926]

English Literature, History, Children’s Books and Illustrations

8vo, FIRST FRENCH EDITION, no.168 of 415 numbered copies, photographic frontispiece, original wrappers printed in black and blue, edges uncut

gatsby le magnifique. trauduit de l'anglais par victor llona. paris: simon kra, 1926

Fine Books and Manuscripts Including Americana

8vo. Original blind and gilt-stamped green cloth in original dust jacket with the "J" on rear panel hand-corrected; a fine copy of the book in a jacket showing restoration to spine, edges and bottom of the front panel, but an attractive copy. Morocco folding case.

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