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Author: Fitzgerald, F. Scott
Title: The Vegetable
Place Published: New York
Publisher:Charles Scribner's Sons
Date Published: 1923
Description:

Green cloth, gilt-lettered spine, pictorial jacket designed by John Held, Jr., in custom folding case with paper spine label. First Edition.

Fitzgerald's only play, a political farce which he was delighted with but which nevertheless received a cool reception and has continued to be overlooked by many critics. Fitzgerald toiled over this work, and his struggles to master the dramatic idiom with its emphasis on brevity and clarity would pay rich artistic dividends in his next work, "The Great Gatsby." An important watershed work by the great novelist. First printing with "Published April, 1923" and Scribner's seal on the copyright page. Bruccoli A10.I.a.

Jacket somewhat worn, with closed tears, minor chipping to edges, one larger chip to rear panel, and slightly soiled spine and rear panel; small spot of fraying on front hinge of volume; previous owner's name penciled on front free endpaper, small bookseller's plate on front pastedown, very good.