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Sale 341: Fine Modern Literature (#341) 09/28/2006 1:00 PM PDT Closed
Starts Ending 09/28/2006 1:00 PM PDT

Lot #70 The Great Gatsby

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Lot closed - Sold For (Includes Buyers Premium):$1,875

Estimate: $1,200 - $1,800

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Description

Title:

The Great Gatsby

Author:

Fitzgerald, F. Scott

Place Published:

New York

Publisher:

Scribner's

Date Published:

1925

Description:

Dark green cloth, spine lettered in gilt, lettering on front cover blind-stamped. First Edition, First Issue.

First edition of F. Scott Fitzgerald's great masterpiece: considered the epitome of the Jazz Age in American literature. First issue with "sick in tired" on p. 205, lines 9-10, plus the other 5 textual variations noted by Bruccoli. Bruccoli A11.I.a.

Condition:

Dark stains chiefly to spine, leaning a bit, occasional flaking to gilt; hinges tender, else very good and clean overall.

Item#:

177088
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