The great gatsby first edition value

The priciest first Jones has listed is, he says, in fine-to-very good condition. This copy has a few small tears, some fading, some yellowing and a very small amount of foxing, those brown dots that often show up on the pages of old books. But dust jackets get lost and are easily damaged; though Jones estimates that a first-edition without the jacket might only set a collector back a few grand, he thinks there are probably only five Gatsby first-editions on the market that have their jackets intact.

Review this book for a chance to win. Show Details Description:. Item Price. Seller Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books Published Condition Bookplate of Philip L Marchant on front free endpaper; small bookseller's stamp to rear pastedown; else a bright fresh copy Edition First edition; first printing.

Seller Peter L. The first edition of The Great Gatsby by F. Often said to be the greatest American novel of the 20th century. First Editions of this book on Abebooks. References: Bruccoli, Matthew J. Scott Fitzgerald: A Descriptive Bibliography. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, Revised Edition. Scott Fitzgerald Literature. This morning while going through some of my books and listing them for sale on Amazon I noticed that my copy of The Great Gatsby was dated This was the first site I looked at.

I about fainted. I have no idea where or when I bought this book, but I have had it on the shelf for years. And it is in good condition. I have a U. The book is in good condition. I am looking to sell this book. Is e-bay the best place to sell. Does anyone have any suggestions? How can you tell if your version is first state or second — first edition. Robin: If it has all the points mentioned on this page it would be the first state.

If not but it still has the on the title it would be the second state. My father purchased a first edition without the dust jacket in Compared to what we see on ebay, it would appear to be in substantially better shape, as there is little or no wear on corners, on cover block title or on gold lettering on spine. A portrait of the Jazz Age in all of its decadence and excess, Gatsby captured the spirit of the author's generation and earned itself a permanent place in American mythology.

Cyril Connolly called The Great Gatsby one of the half dozen best American novels: "Gatsby remains a prose poem of delight and sadness which has by now introduced two generations to the romance of America, as Huckleberry Finn and Leaves of Grass introduced those before it" Modern Movement Consistently gaining popularity after World War II, the novel became an important part of American high school curricula.

Today it is widely considered to be a literary classic and a contender for the title "Great American Novel". In , the Modern Library editorial board voted it the 20th century's best American novel and second best English-language novel of the same time period. It was the basis for numerous stage and film adaptations.

Gatsby had four film adaptations, with two exceptionally big-budget versions: the version starring Robert Redford and Mia Farrow, as well as Baz Luhrmann's version starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire and Carrie Mulligan. Fitzgerald's granddaughter praised Lurhmann's adaptation, stating "Scott would be proud. First edition, first issue of the author's masterpiece with "chatter" p. Octavo, original green cloth, gilt titles to the spine. With a presentation note inscribed by the author bound in before the half-title page, "For J.

Cribb from yours sincerely F Scott Fitzgerald Paris, Fitzgerald made several excursions to Europe, mostly Paris and the French Riviera, and became friends with many members of the American expatriate community in Paris, notably Ernest Hemingway.

Fitzgerald's friendship with Hemingway was quite effusive, as many of Fitzgerald's relationships would prove to be. Hemingway did not get on well with Zelda, however, and in addition to describing her as "insane" in his memoir A Moveable Feast, Hemingway claimed that Zelda "encouraged her husband to drink so as to distract Fitzgerald from his work on his novel", so he could work on the short stories he sold to magazines to help support their lifestyle. In near fine condition with a touch of wear.

Housed in a custom full morocco clamshell box. First Modern Library edition of the author's masterpiece, with the first appearance of Fitzgerald's new introduction. Octavo, original green cloth. Inscribed by the author on the half title page, "For Lillian Abercrombie at the beginning of a tour of work F. Housed in a full custom morocco box.

The first Modern Library edition of The Great Gatsby was a resounding commercial failure, and many copies were remaindered with the caption "discontinued title" printed on the jacket's front panel. The present copy represents one of the earlier, non-remaindered copies, and like all of the first Modern Library editions of The Great Gatsby, features Fitzgerald's new introduction, with his own, now-famous take on his masterwork: "I think it is an honest book, that is to say, that one used none of one's virtuosity to get an effect, and, to boast again, one soft-pedalled the emotional side to avoid the tears leaking from the socket of the left eye, or the large false face peering around the corner of a character's head.

If there is a clear conscience, a book can survive -- at least in one's feelings about it.