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Taps at Reveille and 2 others

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£ 8 190
Auction dateClassic
29.09.2023 11:00UTC +01:00
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CHRISTIE'S
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United Kingdom, London
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Lot 371 | Taps at Reveille and 2 others
A group of three volumes, comprising:

FITZGERALD, F. Scott (1896-1940). Taps at Reveille. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1935.
The last book published in Fitzgerald’s lifetime: first edition, first state. Bruccoli A18.1.a. Octavo. Original dark green cloth, upper cover with blindstamped border, spine lettered in gilt (tiny bump to lower edge of upper cover); original dust-jacket (lightly rubbed and tanned, tear to top edge of upper cover, a few further tiny nicks, spine sunned).

— The Last Tycoon. An Unfinished Novel. Together With The Great Gatsby and Selected Stories. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1941.
First edition of the author’s final and unfinished work. Bruccoli A19.1.a. Octavo. Original blue cloth, upper cover and spine lettered in gilt (spine lightly rubbed, endpapers lightly browned); original dust-jacket (spine sunned, spine ends just frayed, lightly tanned, a few tiny closed tears, nicks and creases along edges).

FITZGERALD, Zelda (1900-1948). Save Me The Waltz. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1932.
First edition of Fitzgerald’s semi-autobiographical account of her early life. Octavo. Title printed in black and blue. Original blue cloth, titles and decoration stamped in dark blue to upper cover and spine (dampstaining to covers); original dust-jacket (large red stain to lower panel, spine ends and corners lightly rubbed). Provenance: Margaret Rayon (ownership inscription to front free endpaper, dated July 6 1937).
Address of auction CHRISTIE'S
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