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Great Gatsby First Edition and the F. Scott Fitzgerald Autograph (Great Gatsby 1st Edition)

Few authors continue to define the landscape of American literature through timeless themes woven into elegant prose as F. Scott Fitzgerald does. Take, for instance, the powerful ending line of “The Great Gatsby”:

“So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.”

Critic John Chamberlain once described Fitzgerald’s talents in his “ability to catch the flavor of a period, the fragrance of a night, a snatch of old song, in a phrase.”

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Great Gatsby First Edition

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Here are some Great Gatsby items we have sold in the past:

Exceedingly Rare First Printing Dust Jacket of “The Great Gatsby” — Scarce Jacket Houses First Printing of the Classic Novel

Rare first edition, first printing of one of the most desired books in the history of literature, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby”, with the nearly impossible to find first printing dust jacket, showing the lowercase “j” in “Jay Gatsby” on the rear flap hand-corrected in ink, indicative of the first printing. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1925. Designed by artist Francis Cugat, the dust jacket echoes the romantic tone of the novel, with hints of loss and opulence at its core, showing a pair of feminine eyes, with two nude figures in her irises, gazing over a Coney Island carnival. Fitzgerald’s reaction to the jacket was captured in a 1924 letter to editor Maxwell Perkins, “For Christ’s sake, don’t give anyone that dust jacket you’re saving for me. I’ve written it into the book.” It is perhaps one of the few instances where the jacket design actually influenced the novel, and is one of the scarcest first printing jackets in modern literature.

For the book itself, every first printing point is present: 1925 printed on title page; Charles Scribner’s Sons logo appears on the copyright page with no subsequent printing statements; “chatter” appears on page 60; “northern” appears on page 119; “it’s” printed on line 16 of page 165; “sick in tired” found on page 205; “Union Street station” mistyped on line 7-8 of page 211. Bound in teal cloth boards with title and author’s name blind-stamped to front board and gilt lettering to spine. Book runs 218pp., and measures 5.5″ x 7.75″. Minor shelf wear and discoloration to half-title page, overall in very good plus condition for book. Light chipping to spine of jacket, and small losses on spine and upper front portion expertly restored, as well as light edgewear. Also in very good plus condition. Housed in custom blue morocco slipcase. A very seldom-encountered true first printing of an enduring classic. Sold for $84,000.

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Exceedingly Rare First Printing Dust Jacket of “The Great Gatsby” — Much More Rare Than the Legendary Novel It Houses

Rare first edition, first printing of one of the most desired books in the history of literature, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby,” published by Charles Scribner’s Sons: New York: 1925, with the nearly impossible to find first printing dust jacket. Every point is present: 1925 is printed on title page; Charles Scribner’s Sons logo appears on the copyright page with no subsequent printing statements; “chatter” appears on page 60; “northern” appears on page 119; “it’s” is printed on line 16 of page 165; “sick in tired” is found on page 205; “Union Street station” is mistyped on line 7-8 of page 211. Bound in dark green cloth boards with title and author’s name blind-stamped to front board and gilt lettering to spine. Francis Cugat’s scarce original unrestored first printing dust jacket has the lowercase “j” in “jay Gatsby” on the back panel hand-corrected in ink. Book runs 218pp. Measures 5.5″ x 7.75″. In very good to near fine condition, showing light edge wear to the cloth, mild cocking to the spine and a small inked price stamp to the rear free endpaper. Dust jacket shows minor tears and chips to edges; a triangular-shaped chip to the center of the spine; paper loss slightly affecting the “T” in “The” at the beginning of the title on the spine and on the front panel; a short horizontal tear across the spine grazing the top part of the word “Gatsby”; and the word “Scribners” is detached from spine base, but still present. In very good condition overall. A very seldom-encountered true first printing of an enduring classic. Recently sold for near $47,000 as lot 36174 in Heritage’s 17 October 2013 sale. Sold for $50,000.

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First Edition, First Printing of “The Great Gatsby” — Near Fine Condition

Rare first edition, first printing of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s masterpiece “The Great Gatsby”. With all first printing points present, including typographical errors on pages 60, 119, 165, 205 and 211. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1925 with no additional edition markings to title or copyright pages. Runs 218pp., bound in teal cloth boards with the title and author lightly embossed to cover, and the title, author and publisher written in gilt on spine. Measures 5.5″ x 7.75″ in reproduction dust jacket. Slight cocking to spine and perfect color-matched repair to rear board. In beautiful, near fine condition. Sold for $3,200.

First Edition, First Printing of “The Great Gatsby” — Near Fine Condition

Rare first edition, first printing of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s masterpiece “The Great Gatsby”. With all first printing points present, including typographical errors on pages 60, 119, 165, 205 and 211. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1925 with no additional edition markings to title or copyright pages. Runs 218pp., bound in teal cloth boards with the title and author lightly embossed to cover, and the title, author and publisher written in gilt on spine. Measures 5.5″ x 7.75″ in reproduction dust jacket. Slight cocking to spine and minimal toning and foxing, but overall a near fine copy, perhaps the nicest copy we’ve encountered of this literary high spot. Sold for $3,000.

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