An important first edition of The Great Gatsby by Francis Scott Fitzgerald, which belonged to the writer and critic Malcolm Cowley, will be auctioned at Sotheby's New York on June 11, during the Books and Manuscripts Sale. Although at the time of its publication the novel did not have the success of the author's first books, it later became the most famous work of Fitzgerlad.
Il Great Gatsby is recognized today as one of the masterpieces of 1925th-century American literature. The tragic story of Jay Gatsby and the description of the American dream have fascinated entire generations of readers. The 100 work is up for auction with an estimate of 150,000/XNUMX dollars. The edition is unique of its kind, as one of the few preserved in excellent condition. Also in this particular copy they have been transcribed by Malcolm Cowley more than 100 notes and comments that Fitzgerald made on his manuscript, now held in thePrinceton University.
The Fine Books and Manuscripts, Including Americana auction, featuring 270 lots, features a strong selection of modern authors evidenced by holdings by descendants of William Faulkner, including manuscript of his Nobel Prize Speech with Gold Medal and Diploma (1950), autograph letters written to his mother from Paris in 1925, the typewritten book of his sequence poem “Vision in Spring”, drawings, typewritten documents and other items. And many other works that will involve collectors from all over the world.
Top lots in the catalogue:
FAULKNER, NOBEL SPEECH, MEDAL & DIPLOMA -Estimate: USD 500,000-1,000,000
4 TYPESCRIPTS OF TARKOVSKY – Estimate: USD 300,000-500,000
FAULKNER. WORKS. 1953 -Estimate: USD 300,000-400,000
FAULKNER, WILLIAM. ALS'S & APC'S, EUROPE, 1925 – Estimate: USD 250,000-350,000
TORY, GEOFROY. CHAMP FLEURY. PARIS: FOR THE AUTHOR & GILLES GOURMONT,...- Estimate: 100,000-150,000 USD
MANUSCRIPT “ESSAI SUR LES MOYENS DE TRANSPORTER A LA LOUISIANE LE PEUPLADE…– Estimate: USD 100,000-150,000
BLACK SHIP SCROLL. ms. SCROLL WITH DRAWINGS. KANAGAWA GUUSHA: MARCH 1854 – Estimate: USD 100,000-150,000
SCULL, NICHOLAS. PLAN OF PHILADELPHIA, 1762 – Estimate: USD 100,000-150,000
COWLEY'S GATSBY -Estimate: $100,000-150,000
FAULKNER. VISION IN SPRING -Estimate: USD 100,000-150,000
DÜRER, ALBRECHT. ENGRAVED PASSION. 16 ENGRAVINGS. NUREMBERG, 16C – Estimate: USD 80,000-120,000
CATLIN, NORTH AMERICAN INDIAN PORTFOLIO, 1844 -Estimate: USD 70,000-100,000
