F. Scott Fitzgerald - The Man and His Work
by Alfred Kazan, John Dos Passos, T.S. Eliot, Gertrude Stein, Stephen Vincent Benet, Arthur Mizener, H.L. Mencken, et al
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
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About This Item
This is a collection of essays written by notable literary figures, "F. SCOTT FITZGERALD - The Man and His Work" with its original dust jacket. 1951 1st edition (stated); The World Publishing Company; Cleveland and New York. Edited by Alfred Kazin. Topics include Fitzgerald at Princeton, Fitzgerald before The Great Gatsby, The Sad Young Man, Fitzgerald in Hollywood, On Rereading Fitzgerald, Fitzgerald's Tragic Sense, Dealer in Diamonds and Rhinestones, The Moral of F. Scott Fitzgerald written by notables such as T.S. Eliot, Gertrude Stein, John Dos Passos, Stephen Vincent Benet, Arthur Mizener, H.L. Mencken and more...please see the photos for the complete list of contents.
From the dust jacket: "The personal tributes, reviews, critiques and comments included in this volume present an overall picture of Fitzgerald - at his best, one of the most colorful and gifted writers of our time. Fitzgerald was of his time in a rare and satisfying way, and if his work has faults, as many critics do not hesitate to point out, still as the famous critic John Peale Bishop once said, Fitzgerald's work had 'every fault, except failure to live.'"
Condition:
There is a light stain along the right-hand and bottom edges of the front cover, and at the left edge of the back cover; clean spine; sharp corners. Small, light stain at the top edge of the text block. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. The pages are clean and appear unread with no issues found. Overall the book is in Very Good condition. The dust jacket is price-clipped; there is a light stain along the left edge of the back cover; tears/small pieces missing at the top and bottom edges of the spine...overall the jacket is in Good condition.
From the dust jacket: "The personal tributes, reviews, critiques and comments included in this volume present an overall picture of Fitzgerald - at his best, one of the most colorful and gifted writers of our time. Fitzgerald was of his time in a rare and satisfying way, and if his work has faults, as many critics do not hesitate to point out, still as the famous critic John Peale Bishop once said, Fitzgerald's work had 'every fault, except failure to live.'"
Condition:
There is a light stain along the right-hand and bottom edges of the front cover, and at the left edge of the back cover; clean spine; sharp corners. Small, light stain at the top edge of the text block. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. The pages are clean and appear unread with no issues found. Overall the book is in Very Good condition. The dust jacket is price-clipped; there is a light stain along the left edge of the back cover; tears/small pieces missing at the top and bottom edges of the spine...overall the jacket is in Good condition.
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- Bookseller
- CraigsClassics (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6487
- Title
- F. Scott Fitzgerald - The Man and His Work
- Author
- Alfred Kazan, John Dos Passos, T.S. Eliot, Gertrude Stein, Stephen Vincent Benet, Arthur Mizener, H.L. Mencken, et al
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- The World Publishing Company
- Place of Publication
- Cleveland and New York
- Date Published
- 1951
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- f scott fitzgerald, the great gatsby, tender is the night, this side of paradise, the beautiful and damned, the crack up, flappers and philosophers, benjamin buttons, tales of the jazz age, bernice bobs her hair, the vegetable, the ice palace, pat hobby s
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography / Autobiography; Non-Fiction;
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CraigsClassics
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Hudson, New Hampshire
About CraigsClassics
My store offers a curated selection of antiquarian books in a variety of topics with an emphasis on classic literature and children's classics. I take pride in providing great customer service with prompt replies to offers and inquiries, careful packaging and next-day shipping. Based in scenic southern New Hampshire.
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