This Side of Paradise
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1920. 6th Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good / No Jacket. Item #2195327
6th printing (July 1920). Early review tipped in on front endpaper and half-title page, ink name (Stella B. Forbes) on front endpaper.
305 pp. 7 3/4 x 5 1/2. 8vo. Author's first novel. Fitzgerald's fictional debut and first published work, This Side of Paradise is about post-World War I youth, and features Amory Blaine, a student at Princeton University. It resulted in overnight fame for Fitzgerald, who was praised by the likes of H.L. Mencken for the work's genius. The first print run of 3,000 copies sold out in three days.
Price: $275.00
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