With: Fie! Fie! Fi-Fi!: A Musical Comedy in Two Acts. 91 pp. Presented by the Princeton University Triangle Club, 1914-1915. Dialogue and Characters by Walker M. Ellis, '15. Plot and Lyrics by F. Scott Fitzgerald, '17. Music by D. D. Griffin, '15, A. L. Booth, '15, P. B. Dickey, '17. Production arranged and staged by Lewis Hooper. 12x9¼, bound in full brown crushed morocco, ruled in gilt, spine lettered in gilt, two raised bands, marbled endpapers, brown cloth slipcase. The scarce first known published work of Fitzgerald, preceded only by an extremely scarce "Script" edition produced for the actors and staff of the musical. According to Bruccoli, the number of copies and the original price is unknown. Also, the copyright notice on page 3 has year hand-corrected in ink: 'Copyright, MCMXIV.' Plate number 17389 appears on every page of music. [Bruccoli A2]. Cincinnati: John Church, 1914. * This Side of Paradise. 305 pp. Fitzgerald's first book by a major publisher; only 3000 copies printed. [Bruccoli A5.I.a].1920. * Flappers and Philosophers. 269 pp. Second published book; only 5000 copies produced. [Bruccoli A6.1.a]. (2 carefully repaired marginal tears at rear). 1920. * The Beautiful and Damned. 449 pp. 2nd printing, 1st state (with 2 ad pages in the back for the twelfth printing of This Side of Paradise and the fifth printing of Flappers and Philosophers). The first printing is quite rare. [Bruccoli A8.I.b1]. 1922. * The Vegetable or from President to postman. 145 + [2] ad pp. 1st issue with "Published April, 1923." [Bruccoli A10]. 1923. * The Great Gatsby. 218 pp. 1st issue with "sick in tired" on p. 205, lines 9-10, plus the other 5 textual variations. (½ inch marginal tear on half-title, title leaf opened a bit rough affecting 1/8 inch of entire bottom edge; small stains on bottom page edge). [Bruccoli A11.I.a]. 1925. * All the Sad Young Men. 267 pp. [Bruccoli A13.I.a]. 1926. * Tender is the Night: A Romance. 408 pp. Illus. by Edward Shenton. Scribner’s “A” on copyright page. Fitzgerald's last completed novel published during his lifetime; only 7600 copies produced. [Bruccoli A15.I.a]. 1934. Together, 8 volumes. Scribner titles uniformly bound in full yellow oasis morocco, spines ruled & lettered in gilt, raised bands, marbled endpapers, top edges gilt, 5 with original cloth spines tipped-in on leaf at rear (Beautiful and Damned & All the Sad Young Men without cloth spines). First Editions, first printings, except one.
Bound by the Jack Chitgian Bindery (Los Angeles).
The major works by Fitzgerald, first edition in attractive full morocco bindings, including the rare Fie! Fie! Fi-Fi!, his first published work. All Scribner books with their official seal device on the copyright pages.
Condition:
Light wear to original contents, occasional foxing, slight soiling, etc.; mostly very good to near fine; all finely bound in full leather.