Mr. Selwyn's Copy of The Vegetable by F. Scott Fitzgerald

F. Scott Fitzgerald may have called The Vegetable "undoubtedly the best thing I have ever written," but, to be honest, I hadn't heard of the 1923 play before seeing a first edition listed on AbeBooks. Not so Fitzgerald's following effort, The Great Gatsby; that one we all know well enough.

Raptis Rare Books of Palm Beach has a copy of the book inscribed by the author to "Mr. Selwynn [sic]," which the listing suggests is Edgar (and not his brother Archibald) Selwyn. The volume has kept its distinctive dust jacket illustrated by John Held, Jr. The whole thing can be yours for $25,000.

F. Scott Fitzgerald
AbeBooks listing accessed November 7, 2024

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F. Scott Fitzgerald
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