FITZGERALD, F. Scott (1896-1940). The Beautiful and Damned. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1922. FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE.
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FITZGERALD, F. Scott (1896-1940). The Beautiful and Damned. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1922.
8vo. Half-title. Original blue-green cloth, gilt-lettered on spine; in unclipped dust jacket (a few chips and tears, neatly backed on verso with japan tissue); decorative cloth slipcase.
FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE, without the Scribner's seal on copyright page. Fitzgerald's second novel, believed to be based on his relationship with Zelda. The Beautiful and the Damned was first serialized in Metropolitan Magazine from September to March, 1922. Bruccoli A8.1.a .
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