THIS SIDE OF PARADISE
by Fitzgerald, F. Scott
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Rockville, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1920. First Edition, Third Printing. Hardcover. Octavo, 305 pages. In Good plus condition. Bound in navy cloth with gilt text on spine. "Reprinted Twice April 1920" and Scribner's Seal on title page. Boards have mild edgewear and shelfwear. Textblock has glue staining to front endpaper and pastedown along hinge, slight tearing to gutter between pages 6 and 7, slight age toning, and page 305 uncut. Shelved Case 13. 1370761. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
Synopsis
This Side of Paradise is the debut novel of F. Scott Fitzgerald. Published in 1920, and taking its title from a line of the Rupert Brooke poem Tiare Tahiti, the book examines the lives and morality of post-World War I youth. Its protagonist, Amory Blaine, is an attractive Princeton University student who dabbles in literature and has the book's theme of love warped by greed and status-seeking.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Second Story Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1370761
- Title
- THIS SIDE OF PARADISE
- Author
- Fitzgerald, F. Scott
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, Third Printing
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1920
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About the Seller
Second Story Books, ABAA
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Rockville, Maryland
About Second Story Books, ABAA
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Glossary
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...