THE LOVE OF THE LAST TYCOON: A WESTERN. The Cambridge Edition of the Works of F. Scott Fitzgerald. Edited by Matthew J. Bruccoli by Fitzgerald, F. Scott - 1993

U.S.A.: Cambridge University Press, 1993. Full wine color cloth with gilt facsimile signature on front cover, gilt titled spine. Near fine in near fine dust jacket. This critical edition of The Love of the Last Tycoon utilizes Fitzgerald's manuscript drafts, revised typescripts, and working notes to establish the first authoritative text of the work. This volume includes a detailed history of the gestation, composition, and publication of the novel; full textual apparatus with editorial notes; facsimiles of the drafts; and explanatory notes on topical allusions and historical references for contemporary readers. The reconstruction of Fitzgerald's plan for the thirteen unwritten episodes is particularly useful. F. Scott Fitzgerald's incomplete masterpiece is restored to its 1940 state, and thus made fully accessible for the first time.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.