first edition
1962 · New York
by Fitzgerald, F. Scott
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1962. First printing. Very good plus in very good plus jacket.. First edition of Fitzgerald's seventeen satirical stories starring Hollywood hack Pat Hobby, originally published in ESQUIRE from January 1940 to May 1941. Features an appendix reproducing the story "A Patriotic Short" as it was first submitted with the author's extensive revisions. 8'' x 5.25''. Original blue cloth with gilt-lettered spine. In original unclipped ($3.50) dust jacket designed by David Lunn. 159, [7] pages. Faint rubbing and edgewear to jacket. Book with light edgewear and marginal toning.
(Inventory #: 53665)
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