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Fitzgerald, F. Scott. Flappers and Philosophers. Charles Scribner's Sons, 1920.

Price: US$38.00 + shipping

Condition: Fair

Description: (Dedicated to wife Zelda) Smaller, sturdy book, black cloth with embossed title and author's name on front, gilt nearly gone on spine, a gray spot near middle back and a tiny light dent just above it, 269 heavy lightly browned pages. Light wear and light crease to spine top and bottom edges, slight surface wear with no visible damage between the inside back cover and reverse of final end paper, very tiny tear to the paper on inside back cover at long edge. Near Good.

Seller: Callaghan Books South, New Port Richey, FL, U.S.A.

Fitzgerald, F. Scott. Flappers and Philosophers. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1920.

Price: US$50.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Third printing, 'Reprinted September, October, 1920,' on copyright page. Some stains and spots on front cove. Bookplate on front endpaper.

Seller: Manchester By The Book, Manchester-By-the-Sea, MA, U.S.A.

Fitzgerald, F. Scott. Flappers and Philosophers. Charles Scribners and Sons, New York, 1920.

Price: US$150.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: The third printing, published by Charles Scribner's and Sons in 1920. The first printing of this collection of Fitzgerald's short stories was released in September of 1920. It was reprinted in the same month and then issued in this printing in October of that same year. In publisher's customary ' Fitzgerald Binding '; woven green-blue cloth, blind embossing to front board, gold lettering to spine. A very goof copy with some dulling to the gold spine lettering and a touch of rubbing to the extremities.

Seller: The Reluctant Bookseller, Albany, NY, U.S.A.

Fitzgerald, F. Scott. (Contribution). Scribner's Magazine- Illustrated. May, 1920.. Charles Scribner's Sons Publishers., New York, 1920.

Price: US$225.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: First edition. Very good+ copy in orange pictorial wrappers. (Short edge nicks & touches general wear at nap of covers. Half inch chip at crest of spine and a slim 1/4"-inch chip at base. ) Features the early Fitzgerald story "The Cut-Glass Bowl" which was later that year included in his first short story collection "Flappers and Philiosophers." ; 6 3/4" 9 1/2"

Seller: WAVERLEY BOOKS ABAA, Santa Monica, CA, U.S.A.

Fitzgerald, F. Scott. Flappers and Philosophers. Charles Scribner's Sons, 1920.

Price: US$231.50 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: 2nd printing. Lacks jacket. Bottom half of spine lightly faded, faint crease part way up front board, front endpapers faintly foxed. 1920 Hard Cover. 269 pp. 8vo. Original green cloth, gilt titles on spine, blind-stamped titles on front board. Flappers and Philosophers was the first collection of short stories written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, published in 1920. Includes: The Offshore Pirate; The Ice Palace; Head and Shoulders; The Cut-Glass Bowl; Bernice Bobs Her Hair; Benediction; Dalyrimple Goes Wrong; The Four Fists.

Seller: Yesterday's Muse, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA, Webster, NY, U.S.A.

Fitzgerald, F. Scott. Flappers and Philosophers. Charles Scribner's Sons, 1920.

Price: US$231.50 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: 2nd printing. Lacks jacket. Minimal cosmetic wear to boards, 1 inch closed tear to front endpaper, pencil name and date on front endpaper. 1920 Hard Cover. 269 pp. 8vo. Original green cloth, gilt titles on spine, blind-stamped titles on front board. Flappers and Philosophers was the first collection of short stories written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, published in 1920. Includes: The Offshore Pirate; The Ice Palace; Head and Shoulders; The Cut-Glass Bowl; Bernice Bobs Her Hair; Benediction; Dalyrimple Goes Wrong; The Four Fists.

Seller: Yesterday's Muse, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA, Webster, NY, U.S.A.

Fitzgerald, F. Scott. Flappers and Philosophers. Charles Scribner's Sons, 1920.

Price: US$395.00 + shipping

Description: 1st printing, September 1920. Dust soiling on covers, very light fraying at corners and spine ends, small ink notes on Contents page, small bookshop sticker inside back cover, else clean, solid, Good, no dj.

Seller: Aardvark Book Depot, Shorewood, WI, U.S.A.

Fitzgerald, F. Scott. Flappers and Philosophers. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, NY, 1920.

Price: US$399.95 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: First Edition, First Issue with "Published September, 1920" on the copyright page. A Good to Very Good minus copy with some edge wear to the binding, spine titles darkened and faint spotting. The top text block has a small smudge. The contents are clean and tightly bound. A previous owner's bookplate is on the pastedown. Still, a near Very Good copy of the scarce first issue. Wrapped in protective acetate. No dust jacket. Insured domestic Priority Mail and international shipping may require added postage charges.

Seller: Bookworks, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.

F. Scott Fitzgerald. Flappers and Philosophers. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1920.

Price: US$400.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1920. First Edition with "Printed September 1920" and publisher's seal to copyright page. Octavo. 269 pp. Dark bluish-green cloth stamped in gilt at spine and blind to front. No dust jacket. Slight lean to boards; light wear to edges; mild scuffing and spotting to boards. Binding is sound. Unfortunate heavy staining to endpapers with some chips to terminals along fore-edges; interior else unmarked and still an about Very Good copy of Fitzgerald's second book and first collection of short fiction. [Bruccoli A.6.I.a].

Seller: Capitol Hill Books, ABAA, Washington, DC, U.S.A.

Fitzgerald, F. Scott. Flappers and Philosophers. Charles Scribner's Sons, 1920.

Price: US$400.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Teal cloth with gilt spine titling, blind-stamped lettering to front panel; light edgewear, with bumping and tiny points of fraying to spine ends, spot of soiling to lower spine. Spine square. Binding sound. Pages clean, text unmarked.

Seller: The Book Bin, Salem, OR, U.S.A.

Fitzgerald, F. Scott. FLAPPERS AND PHILOSOPHERS. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1920.

Price: US$475.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Hardbound , lacking DJ ; clean and unmarked and binding tight and square ; one inch light smudge to top front board ; tips lightly rounded with very little wear and very little shelf wear ; ; light toneing to endpapers ; light starting to FFE and half title ; First edition ; " Printed September 1920 " and publishers colophon to verso of title page ; last page and free endpaper partially unopened ; green , linen - like cloth and boards ; deckle edge ; no inscriptions or markings ; blind stamped titles on front board and still readable gilt titles to spine . A collection of 8 short stories . ; 8vo; 269 pages

Seller: First Edition ,too Inc Bookstore, Moran, MI, U.S.A.

F. Scott Fitzgerald. Flappers And Philosophers, (September 1920). Charles Scribner's Sons, 1920.

Price: US$500.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: First Edition. First edition, first printing. Green cloth cover shows minor rubbing. In a facsimile dust jacket. Contemporary name of former owner on the front free endpaper with the date of October 27, 1920, written under it. Name stamp of former owner on the title page, dedication page, and on a few other pages throughout. Pages are tanned with minor scattered foxing.

Seller: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.

Fitzgerald, F. Scott. Flappers and Philosophers. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1920.

Price: US$500.00 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: Stated 'Published September, 1920' with colophon to on copyright page as per first issue. In dark green cloth with blind stamp titling to front cover and gilt to spine which has dulled a bit. Rubbing through cloth and softening at bottom corners, with softening to top corners as well. A few nicks to heel of spine and a 1/4 inch tear at head. Some spots/marks and smudges to cloth, but not excessive. Some light tanning to pages and page ends. Deckle edge with some tears to front edge of last page and page following as still uncut and a sloppy attempt was made from the top a third of the way down. Letter and number 'C10' to ffep, otherwise clean interior and solid binding. In brand new high quality facsimile jacket. 1st Printing

Seller: Lost Paddle Books, IOBA, Albany, CA, U.S.A.

Fitzgerald, F. Scott. FLAPPERS AND PHILOSOPHERS. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1920.

Price: US$500.00 + shipping

Description: Octavo, 269 pages. In Very Good condition, lacking dust jacket. Bound in publisher's original green cloth with gilt lettering on spine and blind-stamped title and authors name on front board. Mild rubbing to boards. First Printing, with "Published September 1920" and Scribner's logo. CX Consignment. Shelved in Case 2. Flappers and Philosophers was the first collection of short stories written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, and was published in an edition of 5,000 copies. It includes eight stories: "The Offshore Pirate," "The Ice Palace," "Head and Shoulders," "The Cut-Glass Bowl," "Bernice Bobs Her Hair," "Benediction," "Dalyrimple Goes Wrong," and "The Four Fists." 1345956. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.

Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.

F. Scott Fitzgerald. Flappers And Philosophers. Charles Scribner's Sons,, New York:, 1920.

Price: US$500.00 + shipping

Description: First Printing, second state Very good+ in dark green cloth covered boards with gilt text stamping on the spine which is heavily tarnished and with the title embossed in blind on the front board. The cloth at the head of the spine is rubbed and worn and the cloth is worn through over the lower tips of the boards. The binding, hinges and joints are all tight and strong. Without the very scarce issued dust jacket. 269 pages of text. A collection of eight short stories all of which had appeared in magazines. One of only 5,000 first edition copies printed. (Bruccoli A6) A very attractive copy with no prior ownership markings of any kind. First Edition, First Printing, second state.

Seller: Town's End Books, ABAA, Deep River, CT, U.S.A.

Fitzgerald, F. Scott. FLAPPERS AND PHILOSOPHERS. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1920.

Price: US$500.00 + shipping

Description: Octavo, 269 pages. In Good plus condition. Bound in green cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Boards have mild rubbing and bumping to corners, red and white stain on front cover, and fraying to spine edges. Text block has light uneven age toning, light foxing on some pages, and brown stain on fore edge. Shelved in Case 13. 1370745. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.

Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.

Fitzgerald, F. (Francis) Scott. Flappers And Philosophers. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1920.

Price: US$625.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: 269 Pp. Green Cloth, Spine Gilt, Front Cover Stamped In Blind. First State Published With Scribners Seal, "Published September, 1920". Clean, Unmarked. Binding Cracked At Front Endpapers, Exposing A Little Of The Webbing. No Fraying At All. With A Fine Facsimile Dust Jacket. Signature On Front Endpaper Of Henrietta Lovejoy Dated 1920; She Was The Spouse Of

Seller: Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.

F Scott Fitzgerald. Flappers and Philosophers. Charles Scribner’s Sons,, New York, 1920.

Price: US$714.75 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: A first edition collection of eight short stories. The book includes the famous story, "Bernice Bobs Her Hair"  along with seven other which are "The Offshore Pirate" "The Ice Palace" "Head and Shoulders" "The Cut-Glass Bowl" "Bernice Bobs Her Hair" "Benediction" "Dalyrimple Goes Wrong" "The Four Fists". Original green cloth boards with embossed lettering and gilt on the spine. Small signs of shelf wear otherwise in clean condition. Pencil marks on page 120-121 otherwise clean contents. Front end paper cut and removed.

Seller: Rare And Antique Books PBFA, Exeter, DEVON, United Kingdom

Fitzgerald, F. Scott. FLAPPERS AND PHILOSOPHERS. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1920.

Price: US$750.00 + shipping

Description: First Printing, one of 5,000 copies. Octavo (19.5cm); full hunter green cloth, with titles stamped in gilt on spine and in blind to front cover; [viii],269,[3]pp. Slight forward lean, corners bumped (though still sharp), spine ends gently nudged, with light dustiness to cloth; front endpaper shows a small patch of sticker removal and a tiny embossed vintage bookseller's stamped to front endpaper; Very Good, with the spine gilt slightly dulled, but still quite legible. Fitzgerald's second book and first collection of short fiction, collecting eight stories, most of which were first published in the pages of The Saturday Evening Post and Scribner's Magazine. Bruccoli A6.1.a.

Seller: Captain Ahab's Rare Books, ABAA, Stephenson, VA, U.S.A.

Fitzgerald, F. Scott. Flappers and Philosophers. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1920.

Price: US$800.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: First edition, first printing. One of 5,000 copies. Publisher's green T cloth (no priority), lettered in blind to front board and lettered in gilt to spine. Very good or better, with a spot of staining to rear board, a hint of soiling to front board, very light wear to spine ends, a couple of tiny nicks to gilt on spine, otherwise bright, and light bump to bottom rear corner. Overall, a sturdy copy. Bruccoli A 6.I.a. Flappers and Philosophers, the author's first collection of short stories, followed Fitzgerald's debut novel This Side of Paradise, which brought the twenty-four-year-old author much critical and commercial fame. As per Scribner's sales tactics, each collection of short stories was scheduled to follow the publication of a novel, with the goal of the short story collection feeding off the popularity of its companion novel. Flappers and Philosophers contains eight of the author's best early stories: "The Offshore Pirate," "The Ice Palace," "Head and Shoulders," "The Cut-Glass Bowl," "Bernice Bobs Her Hair," "Benediction," "Dalyrimple Goes Wrong," and "The Four Fists." In these pieces, Fitzgerald introduces his archetypal Jazz Age characters that would come to be collectively known as the Lost Generation: attractive, impulsive young women (flappers) and licentious, nomadic young men (philosophers).

Seller: B & B Rare Books, Ltd., ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.

Fitzgerald, F. Scott. Flappers And Philosophers. Charles Scribners Sons, New York, 1920.

Price: US$850.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: First Edition First Printing. One of only 5000 copies produced in the first run. Bruccoli A.6.1.a. Dark green cloth, spine lettered in gilt, front board blind stamped. Author's second book, with "published September, 1920", and publisher's device on the copyright page. Faint stain on rear board (pea size), spine a bit darkened, tiny black ink specks and original bookseller's small label on the front free end page. Obtained from a nationally known auction house.

Seller: Next Chapter Books SC, LLC, Lexington, SC, U.S.A.

F. Scott Fitzgerald. Flappers and Philosophers. Charles Scribner's Sons, 1920.

Price: US$950.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Charles Scribner's Sons, New York 1920. First Edition / First Printing. Rare Book. Published September 1920 stated on the copyright page with the Scribner's logo. Book Condition: Very Good+, light spots, shelf wear. In a facsimile dust jacket. Wrapped in a new mylar cover.

Seller: 1st Editions and Antiquarian Books, Opelika, AL, U.S.A.

Fitzgerald, F. Scott. Flappers and Philosophers. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1920.

Price: US$1080.00 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: First printing limited to 5000 copies. Bound in the publisher's original dark bluish green cloth with the cover blindstamped. Gilt stamping on the spine has faded. Top and bottom edges trimmed. Front and rear hinges starting. Bruccoli A6. 1.a

Seller: James & Mary Laurie, Booksellers A.B.A.A, Minneapolis, MN, U.S.A.

Fitzgerald, F. Scott. This Side of Paradise. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1920.

Price: US$1200.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: 8vo, 7 1/2 x 5 1/8 inches (190 x 130 mm); pp. vi +305; printed in 11 pt Old Style type on wove paper. Dark blue cloth binding, title dry stamped on front cover, and goldstamped on spine, top and bottom edges trimmed; no dust jacket. Hathaway armorial bookplate pasted down inside front cover, paper cracked at inside front cover and in two other places inside the book but binding is square and solid; paper evenly toned, small chip at bottom of back cover. Faded ink inscription on front endpaper. FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING, with the year 1920 on both the title and copyright pages and "Published April, 1920" and the Scribner's Seal on the copyright page, with no indication of later editions printed, and uncorrected mistakes that were edited in 4th and 7th printings (see Bruccoli, Matthew J. F. Scott Fitzgerald: a Bibliography. University of Pittsburgh Press, 1987). [Bruccoli A 15.I.a]. Fitzgerald's debut novel examines the lives and morality of carefree American youth at the dawn of the Jazz Age, a generation largely untouched by the psychological and material horrors of World War I, and turned to hedonistic pursuits. Its protagonist, Amory Blaine, is an attractive middle-class student at Princeton University who dabbles in literature and engages in a series of romances with flappers. The novel explores the theme of love warped by greed and status-seeking, and it sparked a societal debate over their perceived immorality. This Side of Paradise was published on March 26, 1920, with a first printing of 3,000 copies. The initial printing sold out in three days. Within months of its publication, the 23-year-old author's debut novel became a cultural sensation in the United States, and F. Scott Fitzgerald became a household name. The book went through twelve printings in 1920 and 1921 for a total of 49,075 copies. This COPY is from the FIRST PRINTING.

Seller: Rob Zanger Rare Books LLC, Middletown, NY, U.S.A.

F. Scott Fitzgerald. This Side of Paradise. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1920.

Price: US$1500.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: A tight, very presentable copy of the April 1920 1st edition of F. Scott Fitzgerald's immensely successful 1st published book, limited to 3,000 copies in the 1st edition. Solid and VG in its dark-green cloth, with especially bright gilt-titling along the spine. Light spotting and offsetting at the pastedowns and endsheets, a touch of very mild spotting at the front panel. The dizzying success of this maiden effort was soon followed (in September 1920) by his first short story collection, "Flappers and Philosophers"

Seller: APPLEDORE BOOKS, ABAA, WACCABUC, NY, U.S.A.

Fitzgerald, F. Scott. Flappers and Philosophers. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1920.

Price: US$4500.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: First Edition, First Printing. A beautiful copy of this TRUE FIRST EDITION with BRIGHT gold lettering on the spine. The binding is tight with NO cocking or leaning and the boards are crisp with slight wear to the edges. The pages are exceptionally clean with NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. Overall, a wonderful copy in collector's condition. Includes a facsimile dustjacket from the original. We buy F. Scott Fitzgerald First Editions.

Seller: Magnum Opus Rare Books, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.

Fitzgerald, F. Scott. The Works of F. Scott Fitzgerald. This Side of Paradise, Flappers and Philosophers, Tales of the Jazz Age, The Beautiful and Damned, The Vegetable, The Great Gatsby, All the Sad Young Men, Taps at Reveille, Tender is the Night, The Last Tycoon.. Charles Scribners 1920-1935, New York, 1920.

Price: US$22500.00 + shipping

Description: First edition, first printings of each of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s works. Octavo, 10 volumes, bound by full green morocco by the Harcourt Bindery, gilt titles to the spine, raised bands, gilt ruled to the front and rear panels, inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, twin rule to turn ins, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. F. Scott Fitzgerald signature on the front panel of each volume. In fine condition. An exceptional set. Fitzgerald's first novel, This Side of Paradise, displayed a sophisticated cynicism masking keen psychological insight and sensitivity to the falseness of the ideals of the so-called "jazz era" in America, following World War 1. F. Scott Fitzgerald continued to write on this theme in two volumes of short stories, Flappers and Philosophers and Tales of the Jazz Age. With the publication of The Great Gatsby, the story of a gross and ostentatious man who gained immense material success but who destroyed himself and those around him in the process, F. Scott Fitzgerald's full powers as a novelist were revealed; he was ranked by many critics as one of the pre-eminent American writers. In his later writings, as exemplified by the short story collections All the Sad Young Men and Taps at Reveille, and the novel Tender is the Night, his central theme shifted to what he deemed the inevitable corruption of the individual by the blind crassness of modern society.

Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.