New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1935. First Edition first state. Cloth over boards. Octavo. [vii], 407 pages.

Fitzgerald's fourth and final short story collection to be published in his lifetime. The eighteen stories span themes of youth and nostalgia, Hollywood and society, war and history, and decline and reckoning. Closes with one of his most acclaimed stories, 'Babylon Revisited,' exploring feeling of loss and regret in the wake of the Jazz Age.

This beautiful copy is the first state of the first edition, with the original leaves comprising pages 349-352 intact (not a cancellation), thus retaining the original text at pages 350.5-7, 351.15, and 351.29-30 (not "Oh catch it..." etc., which is the second state)..

Ref. BRUCCOLI A17.I.a.

Bound in dark blue linen-patterned cloth over boards with spine titled in gilt. No prior ownership marks or significant wear. A fine copy in custom-fitted Mylar jacket.

Item #1988

Price: $750