Piguet Hôtel des Ventes
2211
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FITZGERALD (Francis Scott). The Beautiful and the Damned. Ne…
See original version (French)
2211
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FITZGERALD (Francis Scott). The Beautiful and the Damned. Ne…
See original version (French)
Estimate CHF 200 - CHF 300
Voluntary lot
Description
FITZGERALD (Francis Scott). The Beautiful and the Damned. New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1922. In-8° bound in publisher's green full cloth, smooth spine with gilt title, cold-stamped title to upper board. First printing of the first edition, without the publisher's stamp on the copyright page, of Fitzgerald's second novel, partly autobiographical, which explores New York café society and the American East Coast elite during the Jazz Age. A charming copy in good condition.
Good condition
Binding: Transparent protective dust jacket
Minor linear indentation to bottom board without missing or tearing
Minor rubbing to tail of spine
Pages :
Tail edge with traces of rubbing and slight soiling
Old superficial crease in margin of last third of pages
Binding slightly fragile in some sections
Old and discreet corner crease on p.17-18
FITZGERALD (Francis Scott). The Beautiful and the Damned. New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1922. 8vo. publisher's green cloth. First edition and first state without the Scribner's seal on copyright page of Fitzgerald's second novel. Good condition
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About the sale
ONLINE 2092 to 2674 - Books and manuscripts - Paintings and sculptures
Auction location
Auction time
06/10/2026 at 10:00 AM
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