The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and Other Stories
by Fitzgerald, F. Scott
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 1435119487
- ISBN 13
- 9781435119482
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About This Item
New York: Fall River Press, 2009. Clean and tight and square. Sharp corners. Appears unread. First Edition with the full number line. Black boards with shiny green lettering on the spine. The dust jacket has a few spots of black on the inside lower edge of the spine that do not show through. The jacket is in new mylar... First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Fiction.
Synopsis
Today, F. Scott Fitzgerald is known for his novels, but in his lifetime, his fame stemmed from his prolific achievement as one of America's most gifted story writers. "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," a witty and fantastical satire about aging, is one of his most memorable stories. In 1860 Benjamin Button is born an old man and mysteriously begins aging backward. At the beginning of his life he is withered and worn, but as he continues to grow younger he embraces life -- he goes to war, runs a business, falls in love, has children, goes to college and prep school, and, as his mind begins to devolve, he attends kindergarten and eventually returns to the care of his nurse. This strange and haunting story embodies the sharp social insight that has made Fitzgerald one of the great voices in the history of American literature.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 046303
- Title
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and Other Stories
- Author
- Fitzgerald, F. Scott
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition Thus
- ISBN 10
- 1435119487
- ISBN 13
- 9781435119482
- Publisher
- Fall River Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2009
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- Fiction
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