The Beautiful and Damned
by FITZGERALD, F. Scott
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Palm Springs, California, United States
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About This Item
New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1922., 1922. First edition ("March, 1922"), second issue with Scribner's seal on the copyright page and 2 pages of advertisements at the end. 8vo. Full dark green cloth, gilt stamped spine, blindstamped upper cover, foredge uncut (light foxing at edges, spine faded). Good-very good. 449 pages + 2 pages of F. Scott Fitzgerald Scribner's books. No dust jacket. No signatures or bookplates.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket.
Synopsis
First published in 1922, The Beautiful and the Damned followed Fitzgerald's impeccable debut, This Side of Paradise , thus securing his place in the tradition of great American novelists. Embellished with the author's lyrical prose, here is the story of Harvard-educated, aspiring aesthete Anthony Patch and his beautiful wife, Gloria. As they await the inheritance of his grandfather's fortune, their reckless marriage sways under the influence of alcohol and avarice. A devastating look at the nouveau riche, and the New York nightlife, as well as the ruinous effects of wild ambition, The Beautiful and the Damned achieved stature as one of Fitzgerald's most accomplished novels. Its distinction as a classic endures to this day.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Houle Rare Books & Autographs
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 229942
- Title
- The Beautiful and Damned
- Author
- FITZGERALD, F. Scott
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1922.
- Date Published
- 1922
- Bookseller catalogs
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