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Lot 108
Sale 1335 - Fine Literature from the Collection of Richard C. McKenzie
Jun 6, 2024
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Lot Description
FITZGERALD, F. Scott (1896-1940). The Great Gatsby. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1925.
8vo. (A few light stains.) Original green cloth lettered in blind and gilt (hinges starting, spine slightly leaned, a few tiny stains); morocco-backed folding case. Provenance: W.W. Loomis (stamp).
FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING, with Scribner's seal on copyright page and no subsequent printing statements, with "sick in tired" for "sickantired" on p.205 lines 9-10 and the other 5 textual variations called for by Bruccoli. Bruccoli A11.1.a; Connolly, The Modern Movement 48.
Fine Literature from the Collection of Richard C. McKenzie