this side of paradise. new york: charles scribner's sons, 1920 — Fitzgerald, F. Scott

Sign in to download a work market report (PDF) — placement, comparables, and the artist's market, generated from the record.

Estimate: £1,000–£1,500 hammer ≈ $1,226–$1,839
Result
Performance
Sale: Sotheby's — The Library of an English Bibliophile, Part VI, London · 20 October 2016
Dimensions: 8vo (191 x 132mm.), FIRST EDITION, original dark green cloth, lettered in gilt on the spine and in blind on upper cover, collector's clamshell box
Record ID: TB-2026-4515817
Record: first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
Cite this record: TB-2026-4515817 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-4515817

Fitzgerald, F. Scott. 1896-1940., this side of paradise. new york: charles scribner's sons, 1920. Sotheby's, 20 Oct 2016, lot 47. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4515817.

Cite this record permanent · resolvable · quotable

Appraisal reports, insurance claims, catalogue entries and footnotes. The identifier never changes, and anyone can resolve it back to this page at https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-4515817.

Fitzgerald, F. Scott. 1896-1940., this side of paradise. new york: charles scribner's sons, 1920. Sotheby's, 20 Oct 2016, lot 47. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4515817.

Test the link

The citation omits the realized price because this record is not unlocked. Everything else in it is complete and permanent.

From the same sale The Library of an English Bibliophile, Part VI · Oct 2016

Lot	Artist	Estimate
fairies and fusiliers. london: william heinemann, 1917	Graves, Robert. 1796-1853.	£500–£800
puck of pook's hill. london: macmillan and co., 1906	Rudyard Kipling, 1865-1936.	£150–£200
lara, a tale. jacqueline, a tale. london: for j. murray, 1814	Byron, George Gordon, Lord. 1788-1824.	£400–£700
five first editions in 10 volumes, comprising:	Thackeray, William Makepeace. 1811-1863.	£1,000–£1,500
the head of kay's. london: adam & charles black, 1905	P.g. Wodehouse	£600–£800
poems, chiefly lyrical. london: effingham wilson, 1830	—	£1,000–£1,500

Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band

Artist	Lot	Result USD, incl. premium	Sale
Fitzgerald, F. Scott. 1896-1940.	The Vegetable. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1923.	$1,530	Bonhams, Jun 2022
Fitzgerald, F. Scott. 1896-1940.	Fie! Fie! Fi-Fi! [Cincinnati, New York & London: The John Ch		Bonhams, Sep 2015
Fitzgerald, F. Scott. 1896-1940.	fie! fie! fi-fi! a musical comedy in two acts. presented by		Sotheby's, Jul 2018
Fitzgerald, F. Scott. 1896-1940.	Taps at Reveille. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1935.		Bonhams, Jun 2022
Fitzgerald, F. Scott. 1896-1940.	The Great Gatsby. Charles Scribner's Sons, 1925.		Bonhams, Jun 2019
Fitzgerald, F. Scott. 1896-1940.	Tender is the Night. New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1934		Bonhams, Jun 2017
Fitzgerald, F. Scott. 1896-1940.	gatsby le magnifique. trauduit de l'anglais par victor llona		Sotheby's, Jul 2016
Fitzgerald, F. Scott. 1896-1940.	fitzgerald, all the sad young men, 1926		Sotheby's, Jul 2019

The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.