[Rarebooks] FS: F. Scott Fitzgerald's THE VEGETABLE OR FROM PRESIDENT TO POSTMAN, 1923, First Edition in dustwrapper

[Charles Agvent]

One of two early Fitzgerald titles in dustwrapper to be included in our 
next catalog due to be posted on our home page early next week:

FITZGERALD, F. Scott. THE VEGETABLE OR FROM PRESIDENT TO POSTMAN. New 
York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1923. First Edition. Fitzgerald's last 
book published before his masterpiece THE GREAT GATSBY which had a print 
run of 20,870 copies while this book had only 7,650 published. As with 
the better known GATSBY, this title, Fitzgerald's only published 
full-length play, also explores the American Dream but here with more 
comic intent and more pathetic results. The main character, Jerry Frost, 
strives to be President of the United States, if he is unable to make it 
as a postman. The quotation Fitzgerald places on the center of the title 
page sums it up: “Any man who doesn’t want to get on in the world, to 
make a million dollars, and maybe even park his toothbrush in the White 
House, hasn’t got as much to him as a good dog has -- he’s nothing more 
or less than a vegetable.” Bruccoli A 10.I.a. Slight foxing to the 
endpapers. A Fine, bright copy in a Very Good, unrestored example of the 
uncommon dustwrapper that has a light stain at the bottom portion of the 
spine and an inch-deep chip at the top of the front cover obliterating 
most of the "T" in the word "The" . (#016453) $3,500.00

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