MacMillan Publishing Company, 1972-08-01. Paperback. Very Good. 7x5x0. Very good stiff paper wraps; light rubbing along edges; light stain on back; foxing on top page edge. Binding tight; contents clean and unmarked except for previous owner's stamp on 1st page. 189pp. Index. All items carefully packed to avoid damage from moisture and rough handling.

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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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Bookseller: Imperial Books and Collectibles (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 036902
Title: Flappers and Philosophers
Author: Fitzgerald, F. Scott
Format/Binding: Paperback
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Quantity Available: 1
ISBN 10: 0684129582
ISBN 13: 9780684129587
Publisher: MacMillan Publishing Company
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1972-08-01
Size: 7x5x0
X weight: 10 oz

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Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.