Main Series #746. Penguin Modern Classics Edition, published 1964.
Love, money, revenge and betrayal - this is the Jazz Age novel that became the great American classic.
The world and his mistress are at Jay Gatsby’s party. But Gatsby stands apart from the crowd, isolated by a secret longing. In between sips of champagne his guests speculate about their mysterious host. Some say he’s a bootlegger. Others swear he was a German spy during the war. They lean in and whisper ‘he killed a man once’. Just where is Gatsby from and what is the obsession that drives him?
Condition grading: Very Good. Minor bump to bottom right corner of front cover. Very minor wear to spine ends. Binding tight. The photographs form part of the description.
Main Series #746. Penguin Modern Classics Edition, published 1964.
Love, money, revenge and betrayal - this is the Jazz Age novel that became the great American classic.
The world and his mistress are at Jay Gatsby’s party. But Gatsby stands apart from the crowd, isolated by a secret longing. In between sips of champagne his guests speculate about their mysterious host. Some say he’s a bootlegger. Others swear he was a German spy during the war. They lean in and whisper ‘he killed a man once’. Just where is Gatsby from and what is the obsession that drives him?
Condition grading: Very Good. Minor bump to bottom right corner of front cover. Very minor wear to spine ends. Binding tight. The photographs form part of the description.
