The spin has been spun and #14 has won! In my list, that means I am reading F.Scott Fitzgerald's The Beautiful and Damned by April 1st. First published in 1922, this is a story of the elite in the Jazz Age, and is supposedly a largely autobiographical look at marriage.I had been pretty neutral at the thought of reading this book, but then I happened to have received a beautiful new copy in the mail last week...so now of course I'm excited! There has been quite a wonderful assortment of covers for this book, though, so a Cover Art Tour is in order. I've chosen the ones I like best; I hope you enjoy! (images via GoodReads)
The Beautiful:
And Damned:
The Others:
My Collection:
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| I actually came across these whilst browsing Houzz, working on my home design, and decided these were a Must Have. |
I'm totally jealous! What a beautiful collection you have. Yours are the best. It's funny. I'm totally a new book person.
ReplyDeleteI really do not like used books--at all. I do use the library, but if I get a book with the cover bent I'm highly unlikely to read it.
I always try to be a used book person, but I rarely succeed. I love the idea of PaperbackSwap, but the fact of the matter is that I've actually tossed a couple of the books I've received into the recycle bin and go buy a new one instead. :/
DeleteIn the first and second rows I like the middle one in each and in the second row I like the 3rd one as well. Just knowing the littlest bit about Fitzgerald's and Zelda's marriage those seem to be spot on.
ReplyDeleteThe middle one in the first row was the original, first edition art. I like it! It looks so much like the art on the many pieces of sheet music I inherited from my grandma. I don't know much about their marriage (unless Midnight in Paris counts as research?) so this should be fun. :)
DeleteLove your collection! I think those new Fitzgerald editions are in tune with the stories they contain.
ReplyDeleteI think so too--they really feel like the jazz era to me. We are the in the middle of rebuilding a mid-century modern house and are adding a basement that will be a 1920s/1960s fusion in design...these books were my first step toward decorating it. :)
DeleteWow! The damned ones are damn ugly! lol Poor books.
ReplyDeleteLove your set. Gorgeous!
Right? Hahaha I almost want to search out a copy of that first ugly one just because it makes me giggle every time I see it. :)
DeleteI'll be interested to see what you think of this one as I thought Gatsby was only OK but Tender is the Night is officially one of my favourite books, ever. And I am jealous of your editions :)
ReplyDeleteInteresting! I was ambivalent towards Gatsby in high school, but was quite impressed listening to Tim Robbins read it a couple of years back. I've never read anything else of his, so I'm curious!
DeleteI've been drooling after those editions for quite some time and will own them one day!!! In the meantime, my copy of TBaTD is the first row, third book. I gotta tell you - TBaTD is one of my all-time favorite books EVER. It's not an easy book to read though - so consider yourself warned. The characters are utterly atrocious.
ReplyDeleteI really like the new designs being released by Vintage. Very classy I think. I don't impulse-buy books very often anymore, but these were just too good to risk not finding later. Good to hear this is a favorite...I'm always very curious about a famous author's backlist.
DeleteRead this many years ago and enjoyed it but can't remember much about it now! I like the second cover best - clearly a picture of Scott and Zelda.
ReplyDeleteIt's a beauty, isn't it? I love the art from that era.
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