Rare Early F. Scott Fitzgerald Print Appearances as a Student at Princeton

[Fitzgerald, F. Scott (1896-1940)] John Peale Bishop, Managing Editor

The Nassau Literary Magazine, December 1916, Volume LXXII Number 5 [contributions by Fitzgerald]

Princeton: Students of Princeton University, 1916. First Edition. Printed wrappers. Octavo. [x], [209]-240, [viii] pages.

Scarce issue of Princeton's oldest student publication, containing at least three early original pieces by F. Scott Fitzgerald as a member of the class of 1918.

The Fitzgerald contributions to this issue are:
- "Our Next Issue," unsigned parody attributed on the basis of saved clipping in Princeton Fitzgerald Papers.
- "Jemina: A Story of the Blue Ridge Mountains," prose parody signed "John Phlox, Jr." Reprinted under Fitzgerald's real name in the January 1921 issue of Vanity Fair and included in his second collection of stories, "Tales of the Jazz Age" (1922).
- "The Usual Thing," prose parody signed "Robert W. Shameless" but attributed to Fitzgerald in the index to volume LXXII of the magazine.

In addition to these pieces, The Princeton University Library Chronicle attributed a fourth item herein (The Vampiest of Vampires) to Fitzgerald in the summer of 1951, but this is disputed by Fitzgerald scholar and bibliographer Matthew J. Bruccoli.

A very scarce bit of juvenilia from one who has proved to be a giant of 20th century American letters. Published four years before the appearance of Fitzgerald's first book, "This Side of Paradise."

Ref. BRUCCOLI C22, C23, and C24.

Printed covers over sewn binding with Yapp edges. Mild toning to covers, chips to overhanging edges of covers, else a very well-preserved copy. Very good to near fine overall.

Item #1921

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