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The Great Gatsby: Collectors Edition
by F. Scott Fitzgerald
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good+
- Seller
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Vancouver, Washington, United States
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About This Item
A GORGEOUS BOOK WITH 22K GOLD GILT LEATHER COVER, AND MUSLIN JOINTS, IN INCREDIBLE CONDITION
A GENUINE 1ST EDITION FROM THE PUBLISHER
THE ABSOLUTE ULTIMATE GREAT GATSBY BOOK BY F. SCOTT FITZGERALD
22K Gilt Tooled Leather cover
All page edges are gilded with 22-karat gold
Raised spine hubs
Hand Tooled Designs
Sewn-in satin ribbon bookmarks
Printed on high-quality paper specially milled for this edition
silk moire fabric endpapers
sewn pages for strength and durability
This book is about as fine as you will ever come across. Includes gorgeous works of art and everything is in PRISTINE condition! Just look at it! A gem of a find for lovers of this timeless classic.
This is a collectors edition and is the 1st edition created by the publisher. Although over 30 years old, this book has been exceptionally well kept and in pristine condition for its age.
The Great Gatsby is considered one of the greatest literary works ever put to paper and this is one of the most beautiful and well-made printings ever made. For anyone who loves this great story, you won't find a finer version anywhere. It is GORGEOUS from cover to cover and despite its age, it is in unread condition.
The Great Gatsby is a 1925 novel by American writer F. Scott Fitzgerald. Set in the Jazz Age on Long Island, the novel depicts narrator Nick Carraway's interactions with mysterious millionaire Jay Gatsby and Gatsby's obsession to reunite with his former lover, Daisy Buchanan.
The novel was inspired by a youthful romance Fitzgerald had with socialite Ginevra King and the riotous parties he attended on Long Island's North Shore in 1922. Following a move to the French Riviera, Fitzgerald completed a rough draft in 1924. He submitted the draft to editor Maxwell Perkins, who persuaded Fitzgerald to revise the work over the following winter. After making revisions, Fitzgerald was satisfied with the text, but remained ambivalent about the book's title and considered several alternatives. Painter Francis Cugat's final cover design impressed Fitzgerald who incorporated a visual element from the art into the novel.
After its publication by Scribner's in April 1925, The Great Gatsby received generally favorable reviews; some literary critics believed it did not equal Fitzgerald's previous efforts and signaled the end of his literary achievements. Gatsby was a commercial failure, selling fewer than 20,000 copies by October, and Fitzgerald's hopes of a monetary windfall from the novel were unrealized. When the author died in 1940, he believed himself to be a failure and his work forgotten. After his death, the novel faced a critical and scholarly re-examination amid World War II, and it soon became a core part of most American high school curricula and a part of American popular culture. Numerous stage and film adaptations followed in the subsequent decades.
Gatsby continues to attract popular and scholarly attention. Contemporary scholars emphasize the novel's treatment of social class, its portrayal of inherited versus self-made wealth, race, environmentalism, and its cynical attitude towards the American dream. As with other works by Fitzgerald, criticisms include allegations of antisemitism. The Great Gatsby is widely considered to be a literary masterwork and a contender for the title of the Great American Novel.
Synopsis
Written in 1925, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby is widely considered to be one of the author’s greatest works. Set in New York City and Long Island during the Roaring Twenties, the focus of the story is (of course) its title character, Jay Gatsby, and his unswerving desire to be reunited with Daisy Buchanan, the love he lost five years earlier. However, Nick Carraway, who happens to be both Gatsby’s neighbor and Daisy’s cousin, narrates Gatsby's journey from poverty to wealth, into the arms of his beloved, and eventually to death. The Great Gatsby is undoubtedly one of the greatest American literary documents of the 1920s, the decade for which Fitzgerald himself coined the term “Jazz Age.” However, in writing the book, Fitzgerald was in fact holding up a mirror to the society of which he was a part. In true Modernist fashion, The Great Gatsby addresses the social issues of the period — namely materialism and displaced spirituality — that ultimately led the decline of the era. The novel’s initial sales situation was less than impressive; fewer than 25,000 copies were sold by Fitzgerald’s death in 1940. But The Great Gatsby gained great popularity during WWII as the critical mainstream began to embrace the author’s work. The Armed Services Editions circulated 150,000 copies to troops alone. Today, The Great Gatsby has sold over 25 million copies worldwide, sells an additional 500,000 copies annually, and is Scribner's most popular title. Ranked #2 on the Modern Library’s list of the 100 Best Novels of the 20th Century, the novel is also listed on their Top 100 Novels as well as The Observer’s All-Time 100 Best Novels and Time Magazine’s 100 Best Modern Novels. The Great Gatsby has resulted in a number of adaptations, including Baz Luhrmann’s 2013 major motion picture starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire, Carey Mulligan, and Joel Edgerton.
Reviews
On Dec 31 2016, a reader said:
I agree... Shows power of media influence, especially after Mia Farrow's abysmal performance as "Daisy">.
The book was required reading in high school, and really overpriced, story mediocre.
On Sep 28 2015, a reader said:
Instead of buying this book use the money to put a child through college
On Dec 7 2004, Pazzo Books said:
Not even his third best book, and one of the most overblown pieces of literature ever written. Critics and high-school teachers have turned what is essentially an interesting period piece into one of the unquestioned giants of literature. Try Tender is the Night.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Higgins Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 751212194
- Title
- The Great Gatsby
- Author
- F. Scott Fitzgerald
- Format/Binding
- 22K Gold Stamped Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Collectors Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Easton Press
- Date Published
- 1991
- Pages
- 171
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Leaves of Grass, Walt Whitman, Classic, Poems, Poetry, Antique, Vintage, Edgar Allan Poe, Charles Dickens, Longfellow, Gift, Hardcover, The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Easton Press
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