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Flappers and Philosophers
by Fitzgerald, F. Scott
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
-
Palm Desert, California, United States
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About This Item
New York : Scribners, 1920. A First Edition, First Printing 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine. Pages just slightly toned, else near fine, finely bound in recent full dark green morocco, raised bands with gilt title and decorations on spine. The spine and front board from the original binding bound in at the rear. A very nice copy of this first edition, in a very handsome binding.
Synopsis
Flappers and Philosophers was published in 1920 on the heels of Fitzgerald’s sensational debut, This Side of Paradise, and anticipated themes in The Great Gatsby. This iconic collection marks the writer’s entry into short fiction, and contains some of his most famous early stories, including “Bernice Bobs Her Hair,” “The Ice Palace,” “Head and Shoulders,” and “The Offshore Pirate.” In these pages we meet Fitzgerald’s trademark characters: the beautiful, headstrong young women and the dissolute, wandering young men who comprised what came to be called the Lost Generation. With their bobbed hair and dangling cigarettes, his characters are sophisticated, witty, and, above all, modern: the spoiled heiress who falls for her kidnapper, the intellectual student whose life is turned upside-down by a chorus girl, the feuding debutantes whose weapons are cutting words and a pair of scissors. An instant classic in its time, a confirmed part of the canon today, this collection evokes 1920s America through the eyes of a writer indelibly linked to that singular era. (Publisher Summary - Random House )
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Details
- Bookseller
- James Graham, Bookseller, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002895
- Title
- Flappers and Philosophers
- Author
- Fitzgerald, F. Scott
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- A First Edition, First Printing 1st Printing
- Publisher
- Scribners
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1920
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- jpg
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About the Seller
James Graham, Bookseller, ABAA
Biblio member since 2017
Palm Desert, California
About James Graham, Bookseller, ABAA
Specializing in Modern First Editions, including many signed copies
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
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