F. Scott Fitzgerald - The Man and His Work

Alfred Kazan, John Dos Passos, T.S. Eliot, Gertrude Stein, Stephen Vincent Benet, Arthur Mizener, H.L. Mencken, et al.

Published by The World Publishing Company, 1951

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. 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. Seller Inventory # ABE-1664987751307

Bibliographic Details

Title: F. Scott Fitzgerald - The Man and His Work

Publisher: The World Publishing Company

Publication Date: 1951

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: Good

Edition: 1st Edition