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2212 - FITZGERALD (F. Scott). The Great Gatsby. New York, Charles S…
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Estimate CHF 2,000 - CHF 3,000
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FITZGERALD (F. Scott). The Great Gatsby. New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1925. In-8° bound in publisher's green full cloth, smooth spine with gilt title, cold-stamped title on upper board. First printing of the first edition of this monument to American literature. Set between Long Island and Manhattan, and inspired by the social milieu that Fitzgerald frequented in Great Neck (1922-1924), Gatsby the Magnificent depicts, through Nick Carraway, the drift of the American dream. Reworked several times, the novel did not take its final form until after the author had settled on the Riviera in 1924. Critically acclaimed on publication, it did not achieve the commercial success it was hoped for. Very good condition Bruccoli, A11.1.a. Very good condition Binding: Very good condition with minimal and superficial traces of light sunning to the lower board. Pages : Very slight and discreet oxidation of the paper. Minimal and discreet foxing in the upper margin of the first few pages. Small stain on false title (c. 0.5 cm) PANTHEON OF MODERN AMERICAN LITERATURE Remarkable collection of some of the greatest names in twentieth-century American literature in first-edition first editions. FITZGERALD (F. Scott). The Great Gatsby. New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1925. 8vo. in original publisher's blue-green cloth, stamped in blind and in gilt. First edition and first state of Fitzgerald's masterpiece, considered the epitome of the Jazz Age in American literature. Very good copy Bruccoli A11.1.a. Very good condition. Binding: In very good condition, faint smudges and touches of wear to boards to the lower board. Pages: Very slight and unobtrusive paper oxidation. Minimal and discreet foxing to the upper margins of the first few leaves. A small stain to the half-title (c. 0.5 cm).
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Auction time 06/10/2026 at 10:00 AM
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