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Fitzgerald, F. Scott. All the Sad Young Men. Charles Scribner, New York, 1926.
Price: US$500.00 + shipping
Description: Handsomely bound in finely-woven green cloth stamped brightly in gold on the spine. First issue with the Scribner's Seal on the copyright page and unbattered bype on pages 38 and 248; also the page # 90 type is intact. With a discrete name and date in ink at the top of the front endpaper. Very clean and tight throughout with only a touch of rubbing to the extremities. A collectible copy. Contains "The Rich Boy," "Winter Dreams," "The Baby Party," "Absolution," and several other short stories. Fitzgerald wrote the stories in All the Sad Young Men at a time of disillusionment. He was in financial difficulty, he believed his wife Zelda was romantically involved with another man, she had suffered a series of physical illnesses, and his play The Vegetable had been a failure. Upon publicationand somewhat belying the notion that Fitzgerald's most famous novel had not been enthusiastically receivedthe New York Times wrote, "The publication of this volume of short stories might easily have been an anti-climax after the perfection and success of 'The Great Gatsby' of last Spring. A novel so widely praised by people whose recognition counts is stiff competition. It is even something of a problem for a reviewer to find new and different words to properly grace the occasion. It must be said that the collection as a whole is not sustained to the high excellence of 'The Great Gatsby,' but it has stories of fine insight and finished craft." Ironically, in a letter nine months earlier, Fitzgerald had advised his editor Max Perkins against publicizing the book through the newspaper. "Rather not use advertising appropriation in Timespeople who read Times Book Review won't be interested in me."(Wikipedia) First Edition, first issue with the Scribner's Seal on the copyright page and unbattered type.
Seller: Brainerd Phillipson Rare Books, Holliston, MA, U.S.A.
Fitzgerald, F. Scott. All the Sad Young Men.. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1926.
Price: US$4800.00 + shipping
Description: First edition, first issue of Fitzgerald's third collection of short stories. Octavo, original green cloth. Fine in a near fine first issue dust jacket with the woman's lips unbattered (Bruccoli, A12). A nice example. All the Sad Young Men is the third collection of short stories written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, published by Scribners in February 1926. Fitzgerald wrote the stories at a time of disillusionment. He was in financial difficulty, he believed his wife Zelda was romantically involved with another man, she had suffered a series of physical illnesses, and his play The Vegetable had been a failure. Upon publicationâ"and somewhat belying the notion that Fitzgerald's most famous novel had not been enthusiastically receivedâ"the New York Times wrote, "The publication of this volume of short stories might easily have been an anti-climax after the perfection and success of 'The Great Gatsby' of last Spring. A novel so widely praised â" by people whose recognition counts â" is stiff competition. It is even something of a problem for a reviewer to find new and different words to properly grace the occasion. It must be said that the collection as a whole is not sustained to the high excellence of 'The Great Gatsby,' but it has stories of fine insight and finished craft." Ironically, in a letter nine months earlier, Fitzgerald had advised his editor Max Perkins against publicizing the book through the newspaper. "Rather not use advertising appropriation in Timesâ"people who read Times Book Review won't be interested in me."
Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.
Fitzgerald, F. Scott. All the Sad Young Men.. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1926.
Price: US$7800.00 + shipping
Description: First edition, first issue of Fitzgerald's third collection of short stories. Octavo, original green cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell case. All the Sad Young Men is the third collection of short stories written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, published by Scribners in February 1926. Fitzgerald wrote the stories at a time of disillusionment. He was in financial difficulty, he believed his wife Zelda was romantically involved with another man, she had suffered a series of physical illnesses, and his play The Vegetable had been a failure. Upon publicationâ"and somewhat belying the notion that Fitzgerald's most famous novel had not been enthusiastically receivedâ"the New York Times wrote, "The publication of this volume of short stories might easily have been an anti-climax after the perfection and success of 'The Great Gatsby' of last Spring. A novel so widely praised â" by people whose recognition counts â" is stiff competition. It is even something of a problem for a reviewer to find new and different words to properly grace the occasion. It must be said that the collection as a whole is not sustained to the high excellence of 'The Great Gatsby,' but it has stories of fine insight and finished craft." Ironically, in a letter nine months earlier, Fitzgerald had advised his editor Max Perkins against publicizing the book through the newspaper. "Rather not use advertising appropriation in Timesâ"people who read Times Book Review won't be interested in me."
Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.