This Side of Paradise: Second printing
by F. Scott Fitzgerald
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Bellevue, Kentucky, United States
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About This Item
Second printing, April 1920. Very good in original publisher's black cloth, embossed title to front board and gilt lettering at spine. Endpapers show some rubbing and toning; faint dampstain to lower edge of textblock. Lower corners are bumped at both spine and page edges; showing very slight fraying. Binding tight though slightly off from square condition, else contents crisp and clean. Scarce.
Synopsis
This Side of Paradise is the debut novel of F. Scott Fitzgerald. Published in 1920, and taking its title from a line of the Rupert Brooke poem Tiare Tahiti, the book examines the lives and morality of post-World War I youth. Its protagonist, Amory Blaine, is an attractive Princeton University student who dabbles in literature and has the book's theme of love warped by greed and status-seeking.
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- Bookseller
- Heaven-Haven Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- B-54
- Title
- This Side of Paradise
- Author
- F. Scott Fitzgerald
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Date Published
- 1920
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern Firsts;
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
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