Tales of the Jazz Age
by Fitzgerald, F. Scott
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- g
- Seller
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Santa Monica, California, United States
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About This Item
London: W. Collins Sons & Co., Ltd, 1923. First edition. Hardcover. g. Octavo. XII, 317, [7]pp. Original blue cloth with orange lettering on front cover and spine. Printer's device on title-page. Scarce and fascinating work from the first of the American novelists to convey the disillusionment and consequent rebelliousness of post-war American youth - the representatives of the so-called Jazz Age. This work is a compilation of 11 short stories, including: "The Jelly-Bean", "The Camel's Back", "May Day", "Porcelain and Pink", "The Diamond as Big as the Ritz", "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button", "Tarquin of Cheapside", "O Russet Witch!", "The Lees of Happiness", "Mr. Icky", "Jemina, the Mountain Girl". Some age wear on binding with joints and corners rubbed. Head and tail of spine chipped. Spine somewhat faded. Minor age-toning along paper margin. Binding in overall fair, interior in good to very good condition.
Synopsis
Tales of the Jazz Age is an anthology of nineteen short stories by renowned author F. Scott Fitzgerald, including "The Diamond as Big as the Ritz," "Dice, Brassknuckles and Guitar," and "Love in the Night."
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Details
- Bookseller
- Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 25191
- Title
- Tales of the Jazz Age
- Author
- Fitzgerald, F. Scott
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - g
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- W. Collins Sons & Co., Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1923
- Keywords
- American literature, 20th century literature, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, First edition, Drama, Reference
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Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Spine
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- Device
- Especially for older books, a printer's device refers to an identifying mark, also sometimes called a printer's mark, on the...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- 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...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
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