A Life & Legacy: The Joanne Woodward & Paul Newman Collection
A Life & Legacy: The Joanne Woodward & Paul Newman Collection
F. Scott Fitzgerald | "The Great Gatsby," first edition
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June 12, 06:14 PM GMT
Estimate
2,500 - 3,500 USD
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Description
F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Great Gatsby. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1925
8vo. Half-title; some spotting and toning. Rebound in full burgundy morocco, spine with raised bands in six compartments, second and fourth gilt-lettered, others with gilt fleur-de-lis device, spectacles embossed on upper cover. In matching clamshell case.
First edition of a great American classic. In 1974, director Jack Clayton worked on the casting of the big screen adaptation of The Great Gatsby. The role eventually went to Robert Redford, who was regarded as cinematic dynamite after appearing in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, in which he famously starred alongside Paul Newman.
PROVENANCE:
Imperial Fine Books
REFERENCE:
Bruccoli A11.I.a; Connolly 48