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Rare autograph note signed by F. Scott Fitzgerald; sent by Fitzgerald to childhood friend and "first love" Marie Hersey as a young man during his first Christmas home from boarding school
FITZGERALD, F. SCOTT.
F. Scott Fitzgerald Autograph Note Signed.
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Autograph note signed calligraphically (“Scott Fitzgerald“), to Marie Hersey, commemorating his first Christmas home from boarding school. 1 page on cardstock, 5.25 inches by 3.25 inches, adhesive residue to verso where previously pasted down.
A charming note from a lovesick young Fitzgerald to his childhood friend and “first love.”
The card contains Fitzgerald‘s printed signature on the upper left “Scott Fitzgerald” and the inscription “Sacred to the memory of Xmas 1911″ in the center; in the lower left Fitzgerald has drawn three small irregular ovals, with the explanation that they are “Tears.” In the right portion, he had evidently mounted a small piece of mistletoe [no longer present] as he has inscribed “The Misletoe” [sic] with arrows. The item is inscribed to Marie Hersey in the lower right above a brief inventory, “Items 1 Picture 5 Letters” indicating this was sent as part of a larger group.
Fitzgerald met Marie Hersey in his hometown of St. Paul sometime during the spring of 1911, and he at that time experienced “his first faint sex attraction” (Turnbull). Later Hersey appeared as Imogene Bissell in The Scandal Detectives, and in writing to her in 1936, Fitzgerald declared: “I think of you as about my oldest friend, certainly my first love.” The Christmas that occasioned this card presently offered was his first vacation home from boarding school in the East. Turnbull, in his The Letters, publishes no letter to Marie Hersey earlier than 1920, and only on letter known [a note to his mother from camp] written earlier than the present card.
In near fine condition with adhesive residue to verso where previously pasted down.
Price: $9,800.00 Item Number: 142895
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First Edition of Taps At Reveille; Inscribed by F. Scott Fitzgerald To His Secretary
FITZGERALD, F. SCOTT.
Taps at Reveille.
New York: Charles Scribners Sons 1935.
First edition, first state, with pages 349-52 uncancelled and with “catch it” reading on page 351. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For Isabel Owens Hoping we’ll both be able to look back to this winter as a bleak exception, in a business way from F. Scott (“Old Scrooge”) Fitzgerald.” The recipient, Isabel Owens worked full-time as Fitzgerald’s Baltimore secretary from 1932-36. She continued part-time in this role until his death in 1940. In addition to her secretarial duties, Owens acted as a foster mother to the Fitzgeralds’ daughter Scottie and companion to Zelda. In near fine condition with the spine gilt bright in a very good dust jacket with some inner strengthening to the folds. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box made by the Harcourt Bindery. A wonderful association copy.
Price: $35,000.00 Item Number: 3024
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"If you liked The Great Gatsby, for God's sake read this. Gatsby was a tour de force but this is a confession of faith": First Edition of Tender Is the Night; Inscribed by F. Scott Fitzgerald
FITZGERALD, F. SCOTT.
Tender Is The Night. A Romance. Decorations by Edward Shenton.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1934.
First edition of the work which Fitzgerald considered to be his finest. Octavo, original green cloth. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For the unknown, unmet parents of Clare (note: double underlined). Knowing her, I hope you will find something to like in this present. Best wishes, F. Scott Fitzgerald.” A very good example with some wear to the crown and foot of the spine, extremities of the cloth in a very good unrestored first issue dust jacket that has some rubbing and wear. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell and chemise case.
Price: $62,000.00 Item Number: 3071
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"With best wishes of a fellow Celt": First Edition of Tender Is the Night; Inscribed by F. Scott Fitzgerald
FITZGERALD, F. SCOTT.
Tender Is The Night. A Romance. Decorations by Edward Shenton.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1934.
First edition of the work which Fitzgerald considered to be his finest. Octavo, original green cloth. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper “For Lillian Abercrombie with best wishes of a fellow Celt F. Scott Fitzgerald.” In near fine condition. Housed in a custom full morocco clamshell and chemise box.
Price: $30,000.00 Item Number: 87567
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"So he tasted the deep pain that is reserved only for the strong, just as he had tasted for a little while the deep happiness": First Edition of F. Scott's Fitzgerald's All the Sad Young Men; In the Original Dust Jacket
FITZGERALD, F. SCOTT.
All the Sad Young Men.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1926.
First edition, first issue of Fitzgerald’s third collection of short stories. Octavo, original green cloth. Fine in a near fine first issue dust jacket with the woman’s lips unbattered (Bruccolo, A12). Housed in a custom half morocco and folding chemise slipcase.
Price: $6,000.00 Item Number: 96010
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First Edition of F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Vegetable; In the Rare Original Dust Jacket
FITZGERALD, F. SCOTT.
The Vegetable: Or, From President To Postman.
New York : Charles Scribner's Sons 1923.
First edition of what Fitzgerald called, “undoubtedly the best thing I have ever written.” Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in the rare original dust jacket with light rubbing and wear. Jacket illustration by John Held, Jr. A nice example.
Price: $6,500.00 Item Number: 123473
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“He wanted to care, and he could not care. For he had gone away and he could never go back anymore": First Edition of F. Scott Fitzgerald's All the Sad Young Men; In the Original Dust Jacket
FITZGERALD, F. SCOTT.
All the Sad Young Men.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1926.
First edition, first issue of Fitzgerald’s third collection of short stories. Octavo, original green cloth. Fine in a near fine first issue dust jacket with the woman’s lips unbattered (Bruccoli, A12). A nice example.
Price: $4,800.00 Item Number: 123422
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First Edition of F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Vegetable
FITZGERALD, F. SCOTT.
The Vegetable: Or, From President To Postman.
New York : Charles Scribner's Sons 1923.
First edition of what Fitzgerald called, “undoubtedly the best thing I have ever written.” Octavo, original cloth. In fine condition.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 125443
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First Edition of F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Last Tycoon; Signed by Nobel Prize-winning author and screenwriter Harold Pinter
FITZGERALD, F. SCOTT [HAROLD PINTER].
The Last Tycoon. An Unfinished Novel. Together with The Great Gatsby and Selected Stories.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1941.
First edition with the “A” and the publisher’s seal on the copyright page. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Harold Pinter, who wrote the screenplay to the 1976 film The Last Tycoon, directed by Elia Kazan and starring Robert DeNiro, Tony Curtis and Jack Nicholson. Near fine in near fine dust jacket. Foreword by Edmund Wilson. A unique example.
Price: $7,200.00 Item Number: 126456
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First Edition of F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Vegetable; Inscribed by Him to Legendary Actor and co-founder of Goldwyn Pictures Edgar Selwyn and in the rare original dust jacket
FITZGERALD, F. SCOTT.
The Vegetable: Or, From President To Postman.
New York : Charles Scribner's Sons 1923.
First edition of what Fitzgerald called, “undoubtedly the best thing I have ever written.” Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “Dear Mr. Swelwynn (sic)- Here’s the new version of the play. Sincerely F. Scott Fitzgerald.” The recipient, prominent figure in American theatre and film in the first half of the 20th century. An actor, playwright, director and producer on Broadway, he founded a theatrical production company with his brother, Archibald Selwyn, and owned a number of Selwyn Theatres in the United States. He transferred his talents from the stage to motion pictures, and directed a film for which Helen Hayes received the Academy Award for Best Actress. Selwyn co-founded Goldwyn Pictures in 1916. Near fine in the rare original dust jacket with light rubbing and wear. Jacket illustration by John Held, Jr. An exceptional association.
Price: $25,000.00 Item Number: 134567