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First Edition Prices, Values and Auction Results

Unrealized dreams and impossible love permeate this collection of thirteen short stories by American writer F. Scott Fitzgerald. This 3rd anthology of stories was published in 1926 in the wake of Fitzgerald's successful novel The Great Gatsby. Published by Scribner's (New York), this anthology contains the stories "Rich Boy" and "Winter Dreams." The pictorial jacket with an illustration of a pouty woman holding a ball was designed by Cleon. A signed first edition can command $40,000 at auction. Copies in good condition with a dust jacket and unsigned can still attract a price at auction of around $5000.  Poor condition first editions are available for $100-$200.

We collected a sample of 24 auction results of Fitzgerald, F. Scott's All the Sad Young Men from 3 different auction houses. The lowest overall price realized in our sample was $120 and the highest overall price realized was $39000. The overall average price was $4150 and the median price realized for the book was $1790. There were 9 auctions (45%) with a price realized below the low estimate, 5 auctions (25%) exceeding the high estimates, and 6 auctions (30%) within the range of the low and high estimates. Auctions of interest include: a PBA sale on July 14, 2016 of a 1926 - Scribner's edition for $390 that described as "very good"; a Bonhams sale on December 09, 2015 of a 1926 - Scribner's edition for $3500 that earliest issue jacket; a Swann sale on November 21, 2013 of a 1926 - Scribner's edition for $438 that first issue; a Swann sale on October 16, 2008 of a 1926 - Scribner's edition for $22800 that with an inscription from author; a PBA sale on December 13, 2007 of a 1926 - Scribner's edition for $39000 that with an inscription and drawing by the author; a PBA sale on January 26, 2006 of a 1926 - Scribner's edition for $5400 that described as "in an about fine and rare jacket"; a Swann sale on November 22, 2005 of a 1926 edition for $6000 that with an inscription from author; a PBA sale on December 06, 2001 of a 1926 - Scribner's edition for $450 that described as "near fine";