The Vegetable by F Scott Fitzgerald, Used (36 results)

Soft cover. Condition: As New. Amanda Wilson (illustrator). First Collier paperback edition/printing (Scribners Classic Collection). As New, unread condition from the original publisher's warehouse! New cover art for this edition and relatively uncommon in this edition.

Hardcover. Vintage Copy. Very Good in boards. Stain on front panel. Light foxing on rear panel.

Hardcover. Condition: G+. No Jacket. 1st Edition. April, 1923, Scribner's, HB (no dj, green boards) 145pp, G+ (spine and its titles darkened, corners lightly rubbed, small water spot on upper right front cover, previous owner's bookplate and name, interior clean and unmarked, binding tight).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Program. Two leaves folded to make eight pages. Unbound. Lightly soiled, near fine. A program for a one week run of Fitzgerald's only (and seldom produced) play in Chicago.

New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1923. 8vo, 145, (1, ads) pp. Original green cloth, a very good copy, gilt on backstrip faded, slight bumps, small bookseller ticket of H.H. Evans on rear pastedown, pages clean with no writing, marks or bookplates. Facsimile dust jacket available. § First edition, first printing with "Published April 1923" and Scribner seal printed on the copyright page.

First edition. A play. 8vo green cloth boards. Front endpaper neatly repaired at hinge, gilt spine lettering perished otherwise quite good with corners sharp and binding strong. Lacking dust jacket.

Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. A very presentable copy of the 1923 1st edition. Tight and VG+ to Near Fine in its deep-green cloth, with lightly-shaded gilt-titling along the spine. One tiny spot at the spine, otherwise clean as could be. And internally all-but-pristine, with no writing or markings of any kind. Lacking its original dustjacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. 1st Edition. Handsome copy of the First Edition (1923 date on title page, published April 1923 on copyright page, Scribner's colophon on copyright page) of this satirical play by the author of "The Great Gatsby." 145 pages, green cloth, gilt titles on spine. Has light tanning of page edges, slight dulling of titles on spine. Previous owner (a Baltimore Sun book reviewer) bookplate on the front page pastedown page. This previous owner has also written his name on the front endpaper.

Hardcover. First Edition. Very good+ in dark green cloth covered boards with very faded gilt text on the spine and with blind text embossing of the title and the author's name on the front board. A small octavo of 7 1/2 by 5 1/8 inches with two, 1/16th closed tears to the cloth at the head of the spine and with light rubbing to the cloth at the heel of the spine and to the tips of the boards. There is the bold stamp of "Property of Famous Players - Lasky Library" on both the front paste down and the first free end page as well on the last free end page and the last paste down; otherwise, the contents are clean and tight. Containing 145 pages of text followed by two pages of ads and an unopened leaf. I do not consider this an ex-libary copy but simply a copy owned by a stage company. (Bruccoli, A 10.I.a).

No Binding. Condition: Clamshell As New. No Jacket. 1st Edition Clamshell Collecor's Case. 1st Edition Clamshell Collecor's Case. No Binding. First Edition Clamshell Case. Elegant Custom Fitted Modern Collector's Clamshell Bookcase [Not A Book] HAND-CRAFTED by our conservation team, the case is finished in black cloth & red Nuba® gilt stamped spine title piece, 'Sculpted' 'figures' design on the side after the DJ's comical illustration. Nuba® is a fine, supple & durable covering with a neutral ph, that has the feel of velvety soft Italian Nubuck® leather. A Terrific Collector's Custom Case for an important Book. TBCL Web Site photo/link available for over 100 generally in-stock titles. Custom Craft available. Book definitely NOT included.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. First Edition. 1923 Scribner's FIRST edition of Fitzgerald's only comedy published in April 1923. With an extremely small printing of 7650 copies these editions grow scarcer every day. This volume is in NF condition. The deep green boards are very clean with deep blind stamps on cover and spine without gilt. The interior is very clean and tight with only a previous owner bookplate on the inside cover. A splendid copy and a rare collectible! **BONUS** Also receive the 1950 Grey Walls First Thus of The Beautiful and the Damned in VG condition/no DJ. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. First edition. Spine lettering a little dull, else about fine lacking the dustwrapper. Fitzgerald's only play.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. This is a great condition copy of "The Vegetable" - or From President to Postman by F. SCOTT FITZGERALD. 1923 1st edition, 1st printing (with "Published April, 1923" printed on the copyright page); Charles Scribner's Sons; New York. There are two pages of publisher's advertisements at the back. Fitzgerald's only play, "The Vegetable" is a "comic romp" that "satirizes the ambitions of an ordinary man who wants to be President of the United States - that is, if he cannot make it as a postman." Condition: Clean front cover and spine; there is a *tiny* stain speck on the back cover. Sharp cover corners. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. The pages are lightly age-toned and clean with only a name/date written in pencil at the top of the title page. Light soiling along the top edge of the text block. The last page of the story (page 145) and the following advertisement page are still attached along the outer edge, as are the last 2 blank end papers. Pages 6 & 7 had also been attached at the outer edge and, in the process of separating them, a small tear at the outer edge of page 6 resulted. Overall the book is in Very Good+ condition.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Hard Cover. No Jacket. First Edition. HB NODustJacket,woven green cloth, minor bump corner & rub, Published April 1923, Stated 1st edition, first Issue, VG, AS-IS, NOJACKET, TITLE & AUTHOR EMBOSSED ON FRONT BUT GILT IS GONE,Spine Gold gilt lightened, 145 pgs+ ADS, interior light wear Fox.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. First edition, one of 7650 copies (Bruccoli A10.I.a). Lacks scarce jacket. Middle portion of spine faded, minimal diminishment of gilt titles on spine - a common problem with this edition (this copy is better than we usually see), a few small spots on margins of fore edge, ink number on front endpaper, Brentano's bookplate on rear endpaper. 1923 Hard Cover. 145, [7] pp. 8vo. A play developed from a short story. It was Fitzgerald's only play, and was published two years before The Great Gatsby, which was his most popular work. Scribner printed 7650 copies, but the play was not a commercial success, despite showcasing Fitzgerald's facility with dialogue. Still a must for the serious Fitzgerald collector.

First Edition. Tiny name stamp on the front free endpaper; a fine copy. All books described as first editions are first printings unless otherwise noted.

[Comedy Drama] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.[8] 145 [7]. Publisher's green cloth with gilt titles to spine and blind to upper. Fore-edge untrimmed. Gently toned throughout, as usual. Neat ownership to flyleaf, bookseller's labels to rear endpapers. Gilt a little rubbed and dulled to spine. Very good. One of 7650 copies published. Bruccoli [A10].

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First edition. Spine lettering mostly worn away, else a tight and very good copy lacking the dustwrapper. With the bookplate of actress Ruth Gordon and her husband the writer and director Garson Kanin on the front pastedown. Only commercially published play by Fitzgerald.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First edition (published, April 1923). Octavo. Original gilt and blindstamped green cloth. Front panel of the color pictorial dust jacket laid down on the front pastedown. Very good. 145 pages + 2 pages advertisements. Bruccoli A10.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 8vo., dark bluish green grained cloth, front cover blindstamped and spine lettered in gilt; slightly soiled, lettering dull, neat ownership signature. First edition, first printing, American issue. Bruccoli A10.1.a. A lovely copy of Fitzgerald's dramatic work.

[Comedy Drama] FINELY BOUND FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.[10] 145 [5]. Recently bound in green full morocco, with raised bands, gilt titles and decoration to spine, and a facsimile signature stamped in gilt to upper. Top edge gilt, fore-edge untrimmed, and marbled endpapers, with the original green cloth upper and spine bound in at rear. Paper slightly toned as usual. A crisp, clean copy in an attractive new leather binding. One of 7650 copies published. Bruccoli [A10].

First edition of what Fitzgerald called, "undoubtedly the best thing I have ever written." Octavo, original cloth. In fine condition. Fitzgeraldâ s original title for this absurdist romantic farce had been Gabrielâ s Trombone. He told editor Max Perkins it was â the best piece of American comedy to date, and undoubtedly the best thing I have ever written.â His next book was The Great Gatsby (Berg, Max Perkins, Editor of Genius, 50). Bruccoli A10.1.a.

First Edition. First Edition. Copy belonging to Academy Award-winning director William Wellman, with his signature on the front endpaper. Very Good plus overall, lacking the dust jacket. Vintage bookstore label to the rear pastedown. A few small tears to the edges of the advert pages at the rear, else a very presentable copy. Bruccoli A10.1.a.

First Edition. First Printing, one of 7,650 copies. Octavo (19.5cm); full hunter green cloth, with titles stamped in gilt on spine and in blind to front cover; [viii],145,[1]+[2]pp ads. Spine ends gently nudged, hint of offsetting from jacket flaps onto endpapers, else a fresh, Fine copy, with the cloth clean and unspoiled, and the gilt quite bright. A sharp copy of Fitzgerald's only play. Bruccoli A10.1.a.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. First edition. A nice, near fine copy lacking the dustwrapper.

Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. Very Good in green cloth. True first edition with the publisher's seal and the words "Published April, 1923" printed on the copyright page. ; Original binding. All domestic orders shipped protected in a Box.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First edition. Spine lettering dull, a very good copy lacking the dustwrapper. For reasons unknown to us, this copy is Inscribed by Harold H. Knerr, probably the foremost illustrator of the Katzenjammer Kids: "With kindest wishes & best wishes from yours sincerely, Harold H. Knerr." Beneath his inscription, Knerr has drawn his two greatest creations, the mischievous Katzenjammer Kids, Hans and Fritz. Originally created by Rudolph Dirks in 1897, and based on the "Max und Moritz" cartoon pranksters and bad boys created by German artist Wilhelm Busch. Knerr took over the cartoon in 1914, after a lawsuit between the Hearst and Pulitzer papers, and continued until his death in 1949, and created the version of the Katzenjammers best known today. A pleasing little inscription drawing connecting the "bad boy" comic icons to the infant terrible of the 1920s literary world. Fitzgerald's only play.

First edition, first printing, of Fitzgerald's only stage play, a political satire about a postman who dreams of becoming president of the United States and succeeds. Octavo. Finely bound by The Chelsea Bindery in full dark green morocco, titles and decoration to spine gilt, raised bands, single rule to boards gilt, inner dentelles gilt, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. A fine copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition.

Hardcover. 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. Fine and bright 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".