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This Side of Paradise
by F. Scott Fitzgerald
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
-
Waccabuc, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1920. Cloth. Near Fine. A very sharp, well-preserved copy of the April, 1920 true 1st edition of F. Scott Fitzgerald's first published book. Tight and Near Fine in its dark-green cloth, with bright, very lightly-dimmed gilt-titling along the spine. Internally, clean as could be, with no writing or markings to speak of. Firmly-bound, clean, crisp boards. Only 3,000 copies of the 1st edition were printed and, as legend has it, these were sold out in 3 days, prompting a 2nd and even a 3rd printing to come out in the same month, April of 1920. (Facsimile dustjacket included).
Synopsis
This Side of Paradise is the debut novel of F. Scott Fitzgerald. Published in 1920, and taking its title from a line of the Rupert Brooke poem Tiare Tahiti, the book examines the lives and morality of post-World War I youth. Its protagonist, Amory Blaine, is an attractive Princeton University student who dabbles in literature and has the book's theme of love warped by greed and status-seeking.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Appledore Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 18604
- Title
- This Side of Paradise
- Author
- F. Scott Fitzgerald
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1920
- Keywords
- rare modern first editions, rare F. Scott Fitzgerald, rare author first books, rare F. Scott Fitzgerald first editions
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
Terms of Sale
Appledore Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Appledore Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2005
Waccabuc, New York
About Appledore Books, ABAA
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Glossary
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
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