F. Scott Fitzgerald and His Contemporaries – 1963 First Edition – Signed & Inscribed by William Goldhurst
Language: English
Published by The World Publishing Company, Cleveland, OH, 1963
- First Edition
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Willa Netta's Rare Books, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.Willa Netta's Rare Books
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Condition: Used - Near fine
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GOLDHURST, William. F. Scott Fitzgerald and His Contemporaries. Cleveland and New York: The World Publishing Company, 1963. First Edition. Signed and inscribed by the author. Stated First Edition of William Goldhurst’s critical study of F. Scott Fitzgerald and the writers of his generation, examining Fitzgerald’s work in relation to such major literary contemporaries as Ernest Hemingway, Edmund Wilson, Ring Lardner, and others. Inscribed and signed by William Goldhurst on the front free endpaper, dated August 16, 1963, the year of publication: “For William Troy, with my admiration and gratitude — William Goldhurst New York, N.Y.” An especially appealing signed first edition with a contemporary presentation inscription. Published by The World Publishing Company in 1963. The copyright page explicitly states “First Edition.” Original green cloth hardcover with the original illustrated dust jacket featuring a distinctive pencil design incorporating facsimile signatures of Fitzgerald and several of his literary contemporaries. The original $4.50 publisher’s price remains intact on the front dust-jacket flap; the jacket is not price-clipped. Goldhurst places Fitzgerald within the literary culture of the 1920s and considers his relationships and literary connections with several of the era’s most important writers. The volume contains 247 pages. Condition: Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. Hardcover remains solid and attractive with a clean, tight interior. Author’s presentation inscription appears on the front free endpaper. Original dust jacket shows light age-related rubbing, handling, toning, and minor edge and corner wear. Original $4.50 price intact. Please see photographs for precise condition.…
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- F. Scott Fitzgerald and His Contemporaries – 1963 First Edition – Signed & Inscribed by William Goldhurst
- Author
- William Goldhurst
- Publisher
- The World Publishing Company, Cleveland, OH
- Publication year
- 1963
- Condition
- Near fine
- Dust jacket
- Very Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Printing
- 1st Printing
- Item weight
- 1.4 pounds
- Dimensions
- 5.75 inches width by 8.5 inches height by 1 inch depth
Willa Netta's Rare Books
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