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Easton Press: F. Scott Fitzgerald: This Side of Paradise
Easton Press FULL leather top-of-the-line edition of F. Scott Fitzgerald's "This Side of Paradise," a COLLECTOR'S edition, With a Color Frontispiece, Illustrated by Richard Sparks, published in 1991. Bound in a Most Handsome red Moroccan cowhide, the book has red French moire silk end leaves, satin bookmarker, hubbed spines and 22 kt gilding on three edges---in FINE condition. Francis Scott Fitzgerald, who lived from 1896-1940, was born in SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA, educated at PRINCETON, served in WORLD WAR I, married glamerous Zelda Sayre of MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA, and settled in PARIS, FRANCE, between the two WORLD WARS. T Fitzgerald was part of the "jet set" that included Ernest Hemingway and Gertrude Stein who told Hem and Fitz they were part of the "lost generation." "This Side of Paradise," centers on AMORY BLAINE, a young Midwesterner who, convinced that he has an exceptionally promising future, attends boarding school and later PRINCETON UNIVERSITY. He leaves behind in the Midwest his eccentric mother BEATRICE and a priest who was a close family friend, MONSIGNOR DARCY. At Princeton he falls in love with ISABELLE Borgé, and despite his efforts to court her, he is rejected. Following their break-up, Amory is shipped overseas, to serve in the army in World War I. Fitzgerald had been in the army himself, but the war ended while he was still stationed on Long Island. Amory's experiences in the war are not described, other than to say later in the book that he was a bayonet instructor. After the war, Amory Blaine falls in love with a New York debutante named ROSALIND CONNAGE . Because he is poor, however, this relationship collapses as well; Rosalind decides to marry a wealthy man instead. A devastated Amory, is further crushed to learn that his mentor Monsignor Darcy has passed away. Most of the characters are drawn directly from Fitzgerald's own life: Amory Blaine—the protagonist of the book, is clearly Fitzgerald. Both are from the Midwest, attended Princeton, had a failed romance with a debutante, served in the army, then had a failed romance with a second debutante (though after This Side of Paradise' s success, Scott won back Zelda). Beatrice Blaine—Blaine's mother was actually based on the mother of one of Fitzgeralds' friends, rather than his own. Isabelle Borgé�Amory Blaine's first love is based on Scott's first love, the Chicago debutante Ginevra King. Monsignor Darcy—Blaine's spiritual mentor is based on a Monsignor Fay whom Fitzgerald was close to from Minneapolis. Rosalind Connage—Amory Blaine's second love is based on Scott's second love, ZELDA SAYRE. Unlike Zelda, Rosalind was from New York. FOLKS, this is a FABULOUS volume---Out of Print and Rare. FREE SHIPPING in U.S. with media postage or $10.00 priority shipping. Seller accepts PayPal or personal checks---held until check clears bank---or immediate shipment with 50 positive feedbacks on Ebay. Good luck and see my other fine books. 
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