THE STORIES OF F. SCOTT FITZGERALD: A SELECTION OF TWENTY-EIGHT STORIES
Published by Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1954
- Hardcover
- Used

Seller: The Maine Bookhouse, Oxford, ME, U.S.A.The Maine Bookhouse
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- ORIGINAL '1954' EDITION- This is NOT an ex-library book and it is NOT a reprint edition- BINDING is black HARDCOVER with titles in gold on spine; binding and text are very neat, clean and solid, VG+ with NO extraneous writings or bookplates. Just previous owner name neat and small middle of first free page. ORIGINAL DUST JACKET had publishers price intact ($4.50); also neat, clean and bright, GOOD or better in new archival protector. There are NO major rips, tears or missing pieces. Overall, an EXCELLENT COLLECTOR COPY of the fairly SCARCE ORIGINAL '1954' EDITION in VINTAGE DUST JACKET of 'THE STORIES OF F. SCOTT FITZGERALD'. 'FITZGERALD WROTE about 160 STORIES; of these MALCOM COWLEY has SELECTED TWENTY-EIGHT, the BEST of FITZGERALD'S BEST. TEN of these have NEVER before APPEARED in BOOK FORM. his CHOICE of STORIES results in a COLLECTION that is STIMULATING, WIDE in RANGE and RICH in COLOR'. This VOLUME is arranged in FOUR PARTS (I. Early Success- II. Glamor and Disillusionment- III. Retrospective: Basil and Josephine- IV. Last Act and Epilogue). Complete with INTRODUCTION and with an EDITOR'S NOTE for EACH PART of the volume. 473 pages. Overall, an EXCELLENT COLLECTOR COPY of a fairly SCARCE ORIGINAL '1954' EDITION in VINTAGE DUST JACKET of a COLLECTION of F. SCOTT FITZGERALD'S STORIES. Truly ONE of the FINEST of AMERICAN STORY TELLERS. …
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- THE STORIES OF F. SCOTT FITZGERALD: A SELECTION OF TWENTY-EIGHT STORIES
- Author
- with an Introduction by MALCOM COWLEY
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons, New York
- Publication year
- 1954
- Condition
- Very Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Seller catalogs
- Classic Literature, Vintage, Original
The Maine Bookhouse
Oxford, ME, U.S.A.
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Located in western Maine one hour north of Portland in the Oxford Hills and Lakes Region, THE MAINE BOOKHOUSE, formerly 'Shoestring Books,' was established as a family-owned and operated 'brick & mortar' bookstore in 2002... With over 14,000 TITLES IN STOCK and ready to ship anywhere in the world, we now offer a large, diverse, and eclectic selection of quality, new & gently read books including collectible children's, first editions, signed books, classic literature, best-selling fiction, the uncommon and more... Curious minds will find every imaginable subject in paperback and hardcover at affordable prices starting at just $1... THE MAINE BOOKHOUSE is a destination unto itself... We buy, sell and trade the best books everyday, around the world. We also offer free quotes, free appraisals and free shipping in the Continental US. WE ARE NOT YOUR AVERAGE BOOKSTORE! Thank you very much for your interest in THE MAINE BOOKHOUSE... We look forward to serving all of your book needs!…
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