Sale 18BP02 | Lot 166

FITZGERALD, F. SCOTT Tales Of The Jazz Age.

Catalogue: Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
FITZGERALD, F. SCOTT  Tales Of The Jazz Age.

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Lot 166
FITZGERALD, F. SCOTT Tales Of The Jazz Age.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1922. First edition, first issue with "Published September, 1922," the Scribner's seal to the copyright page and "and" for "an" on p. 232 and no type batter throughout. Publisher's bluish green cloth, in dust jacket with design by John Held. Jr. 317 pp. A bright copy of the volume with a short marginal tear to one contents leaf and slightly rough edges to the following leaves where opened, the jacket with two old horizontal strengthening strips along the length of the jacket verso and upper panel fold, the lower panel fold verso with a later tissue repair, small losses at spine tip touching the "T" in the title, the upper panel with small losses also touching the "T" in the title and the "F" in the author's name, this with a small manuscript infill to the below support, a few other short closed tears.
A sound copy in an unrestored first state dust jacket of Fitzgerald's second book of stories. Bruccoli A9.I.a (revised edition, 1987).


Estimate: $5,000 - $8,000
Sold for $9,375 (includes buyer's premium)

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Estimate: $5,000 - $8,000
Sold for $9,375 (includes buyer's premium)

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