THIS SIDE OF PARADISE
by F. SCOTT FITZGERALD
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
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West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
This Side of Paradise
was the first novel (1920) of the American writer F Scott Fitzgerald (1896-1940). It is about the morality of American youth in the aftermath of World War I; it explores the theme of love warped by greed and status-seeking.
Scribner's was always Fitzgerald's publisher; after his death, in 1948, Scribner's reprinted all of his works, all in this black and blue theme. This copy is one of those books.
It does not appear to have been read. It is in pristine condition.
Note: From this set, also listed here, I have The Last Tycoon. I also have Tender is the Night, from the same year and in the same design but with a gloss finish. f you want them all, send me a message.
Scribner's was always Fitzgerald's publisher; after his death, in 1948, Scribner's reprinted all of his works, all in this black and blue theme. This copy is one of those books.
It does not appear to have been read. It is in pristine condition.
Note: From this set, also listed here, I have The Last Tycoon. I also have Tender is the Night, from the same year and in the same design but with a gloss finish. f you want them all, send me a message.
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
- Louise Aird (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1142
- Title
- THIS SIDE OF PARADISE
- Author
- F. SCOTT FITZGERALD
- Format/Binding
- Perfect
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Scribner's
- Place of Publication
- United States
- Date Published
- 1948
- Pages
- 255
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Amory Blaine
- Bookseller catalogs
- American Society; American Fiction;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Louise Aird
Biblio member since 2019
West Vancouver, British Columbia
About Louise Aird
Private individual who has been collecting books for 40 years.
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