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The Great Gatsby
by Fitzgerald, F. Scott
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1925. [6], 218pp, recently rebound in full morocco by Temple Bookbinders, raised bands, spine in six panels, title lettered direct to second panel, author to fourth with date to foot, upper cover with inlaid vellum panel with hand painted design by Martin Frost of a jazz trumpeter, lower cover with inlaid vellum panel again with hand painted design by Martin Frost of a young lady, a.e.g. chiyogami endpapers, housed in a cloth covered slipcase. Externally fine, internally lightly browned with occasional light foxing, which is a little heavier to final couple of pages. The first edition, first impression with the six textual variants. Bruccoli A11.1.a. First Edition. Full Morocco. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo.
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
- Temple Rare Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001387
- Title
- The Great Gatsby
- Author
- Fitzgerald, F. Scott
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1925
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Noisbn, Gatsby, Martin Frost, Fine Binding
- Size
- 8vo
Terms of Sale
Temple Rare Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Temple Rare Books
Biblio member since 2012
Oxford, Oxfordshire
About Temple Rare Books
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
- 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...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
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