Description
For sale: a Rare and Exceptional first hardcover edition, early printing of This Side of Paradise by F. Scott Fitzgerald. First Edition unstated, 1920 Scribner. Seventh Printing described August 1920, and the Scribner colophon on the copyright page. 305 pages.
The book is in Very Good condition with clean, bright boards with a strong sheen and no gilt in the front title deboss, as issued. Also with, moderately strong title gilt on a wrinkled spine. Also a, tight binding, heavy spine tilt, lightly rolled spine ends, mild edge wear, and lightly rounded corners. The interior of the book is in Very Good condition with no marks, inscriptions or signs of ownership inside. A few pages with chips and a few more with miscut pages. The rear end paper and the interior pages are very clean and lightly toned, making it an excellent addition to any collection.
No dust jacket.
This Side of Paradise, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s romantic and witty first novel, was written when the author was only twenty-three years old. This semiautobiographical story of the handsome, indulged, and idealistic Princeton student Amory Blaine received critical raves and catapulted Fitzgerald to instant fame.
Ships promptly in a secure mailer with the book wrapped in both craft paper and bubble wrap.
