THE CRACK-UP - F. Scott Fitzgerald - First Printing, 1945

F. Scott Fitzgerald
THE CRACK-UP
First Edition, First Printing, 1945

Direct Sale Price: USD $600.00

(Includes Express Mail Shipping with Tracking)

THE CRACK-UP
PHOTO SAMPLER

Front Hardbound Cover & Spine

Two-color Title Page Indicating First Printing

Acknowledgments Page Indicating 1945 - New Directions

Page 7 Dedication with partial Edmund Wilson Poem to Fitzgerald

Sample Fitzgerald Text - Page 97

Colophon Following Page 347 Indicating First Printing

Full Angle of Rear Dust Jacket under Mylar

Front Page Edges Angle

Spine & Rear Dust Jacket

Appraisal Card Certifying
First Printing: Bruccoli A19.I.a

Full Angle of Front Dust Jacket Cover under Mylar

Detail of Front Endflap $3.50 Original Price

Full Angle: Dust Jacket Front Endflap with Price Bottom Right

BOOK DESCRIPTION

THE CRACK-UP by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Edited by Edmund Wilson. New York: New Directions, 1945. First Edition, First Printing in original dust jacket with unclipped price under Mylar protective cover. The appraisal card inside the book states: "First edition, 1st printing of only 2,520 copies." After Bruccoli, this book meets both first issue points: "First Edition, First issue. Title page printed in red-brown and black and has the 3-line colophon present on page [348]." The book contains not only Fitzgerald's literary fragments and note-books but many of his previously unpublished personal letters as well as short works by several Fitzgerald associates including John Dos Passos and Edmund Wilson. The book measures 6.0"x9.5" and contains 347 pages.

CONDITION

THE CRACK-UP hardbound is in Very Good/Fine- condition. The interior is clean other than for previous owner's name on inside front cover which reads: "Mortimer Smith, Sandy Hook, Conn." Some slight age-toning to page edges only. The Dust Jacket is in Very Good condition; some scuffing is indicated at top and bottom of spine There are some small chips to dj, primarily to bottom and top of spine. The original price of $3.50 has not been clipped. According to the Seller, the interior book pages have no foxing, marks (other than original owner's inscription), rips, tears or damp staining.

PROVENANCE

The Seller acquired THE CRACK-UP many years ago from a rare bookstore in Tucson, Arizona.

Purchasing

THE CRACK-UP Is currently available for immediate shipment from the Seller in Tucson, Arizona to U.S. or International Buyer address. Should Buyer address be outside the U.S., additional shipment charges will apply. Payment may be made by expedited U.S. Bank Check or Bank Wire Transfer. Optionally, credit/debit card payment may be made via PayPal, which would incur a 3% surcharge for PayPal fees Please contact RBC for PayPal payment details. Full payment will be held in escrow by Rare Book Consignments for 72 hours once received or until proof of expedited shipment of the book with tracking number having been made to the Buyer's address is received from the Seller. For availability or other queries, please contact RBC.

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