THE ROMANTIC EGOISTS. (Dust jacket title: "The Romantic Egoists; A Pictorial Autobiography From the Scrapbooks and Albums of Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald.")

Bruccoli, Matthew J., 1931-2008; Scottie Fitzgerald Smith [Frances Scott Fitzgerald Smith], 1921-1986; Joan P. Kerr (editors). Margareta F. Lyons (art editor). F. Scott Fitzgerald - Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald, 1896-1940; Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald, 1900-1948.

ISBN 10: 0684139235 / ISBN 13: 9780684139234

Published by New York: Charles Scribner's Sons [Scribner], 1974., 1974

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First edition, first printing (with latter indicated by publisher's number line upon copyright page). x, 246 pages. Hardcover: H 36.25cm x L 28.25cm. Dust jacket well rubbed and lightly soiled; usual color fading/sunning to spine and front panel margins; light toning at tops of flaps; bumping and nicks/scuffs at edges; front flap's top corner is price-clipped. Black cloth; gilt and copper stamped lettering to spine and front board remains bright. Foxing to front and rear endpaper maps; light foxing to pages 80-81 caused by laid-in newspaper article "Scottie Smith Comes Home" (The Birmingham News, Sunday, April 28, 1974); a few scattered occurrences of light foxing and soiling to interior leaves which, overall, remain clean. Binding slightly stressed at laid-in newspaper article but otherwise remains firm. With Introduction, b/w photographs and illustrations throughout, and unpaged four leaf (i.e. eight page) section of color plates reproducing Zelda's artwork (watercolor paintings, oils, and paper doll illustrations). A very good copy in a very good- dust jacket. Fitzgerald scholar Bruccoli et al review F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald's personal life via their letters, scrapbooks, and family photographs provided by their only child, daughter Scottie Fitzgerald Smith. Please note that this large book has an approximate shipping weight of 5.5 pounds (2.49 kg) and will require additional postage for any postal class other than domestic Media Mail. {SlatedBookcase-Shelf#7} ISBN 0684139235.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: THE ROMANTIC EGOISTS. (Dust jacket title: "The Romantic Egoists; A Pictorial Autobiography From the Scrapbooks and Albums of Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald.")
• Publisher: New York: Charles Scribner's Sons [Scribner], 1974.
• Publication Date: 1974
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0684139235
• ISBN 13: 9780684139234
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
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Synopsis

Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. ; 246 pages; Description: x, 246 p. , [4] leaves of plates : ill. (some col. ) ; 37 cm. Subjects: Fitzgerald, Francis Scott (1896-1940) --Marriage. Fitzgerald, Zelda (1900-1948) --Marriage. Notes: Bibliography: p. 245-246.