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Tender is the Night
by F. Scott Fitzgerald
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Hudson, New Hampshire, United States
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About This Item
This is a vintage copy of "Tender is the Night" - A Romance by F. SCOTT FITZGERALD. 1951; Charles Scribner's Sons; New York. With illustrations at the beginning of many of the chapters by Edward Shenton.
Condition:
Some light soiling to the cover; light staining at the top of the spine, darker stains at the bottom; fading of the cloth on the spine, and to the inner edges of the covers near the spine. Sharp cover corners. Tight binding with no loose pages. There is a crack at the front hinge before the half title page - despite the crack, the front cover is still firmly attached and just a bit shaky. There is a cluster of pages at the back - pages 293-315 - the majority of which have stains at the outer and/ or bottom margin (the text is unaffected); page 275 also has a stain at the outer margin. Tanning to the front end paper and pastedown. Overall the book is in Good condition.
Condition:
Some light soiling to the cover; light staining at the top of the spine, darker stains at the bottom; fading of the cloth on the spine, and to the inner edges of the covers near the spine. Sharp cover corners. Tight binding with no loose pages. There is a crack at the front hinge before the half title page - despite the crack, the front cover is still firmly attached and just a bit shaky. There is a cluster of pages at the back - pages 293-315 - the majority of which have stains at the outer and/ or bottom margin (the text is unaffected); page 275 also has a stain at the outer margin. Tanning to the front end paper and pastedown. Overall the book is in Good condition.
Synopsis
Tender is the Night was F. Scott Fitzgerald’s first novel in nine years (since The Great Gatsby in 1925) and his fourth and final to complete. The generally autobiographical work reflects events surrounding the hospitalization of Fitzgerald’s schizophrenic wife, Zelda, and his own unrelenting alcoholism. Tender is the Night was published in four issues of Scribner's Magazine (January — April) until Charles Scribner’s Sons produced the first novel edition in April 1934. The novel, whose title comes from John Keats’ “Ode to a Nightingale,” has two versions in print: the original, which uses flashbacks in the narrative, and the second, revised version, published posthumously by Malcolm Cowley, in which the storyline is restructured so that events take place chronologically. Some have suggested that this particular revision was in reaction to critics of the original. Tender is the Night sold only 12,000 copies in its first three months compared to Fitzgerald’s This Side of Paradise, which sold over 50,000 in a similar time period. Still, reception for Tender is the Night steadily grew over time. Today, it is ranked 28th on the Modern Library’s list of the “100 Best” English-language novels of the 20th century as well as 69th on NPR’s “100 Years, 100 Novels, One List.”
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Details
- Bookseller
- CraigsClassics
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6338
- Title
- Tender is the Night
- Author
- F. Scott Fitzgerald
- Illustrator
- Edward Shenton
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1951
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- f scott fitzgerald, the great gatsby, tender is the night, this side of paradise, the beautiful and damned, the crack up, flappers and philosophers, benjamin buttons, tales of the jazz age, bernice bobs her hair, the vegetable, the ice palace, pat hobby s
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature / Fiction;
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About the Seller
CraigsClassics
Biblio member since 2018
Hudson, New Hampshire
About CraigsClassics
My store offers a curated selection of antiquarian books in a variety of topics with an emphasis on classic literature and children's classics. I take pride in providing great customer service with prompt replies to offers and inquiries, careful packaging and next-day shipping. Based in scenic southern New Hampshire.
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