Description
A first Folio Society edition, first printing of Tender Is The Night by F. Scott Fitzgerald, published by The Folio Society, London in 1987, with an introduction by Dennis Potter, lithograph illustrations by Glynn Boyd Harte. A very fine book free from internal inscriptions, bound in light grey covered boards with blue moon graphic and debossed silver stars to the front board, silver titling against blue cloth to the spine, text blocks are bright and crisp with blue top-stain, with starry night pictorial endpapers. In a dark blue paper bound slip case with small bump mid spine.
Tender Is The Night by F. Scott Fitzgerald is a poignant novel about love, ambition and disillusionment set in 1920s Europe. It follows glamorous American couple Dick and Nicole Diver, whose seemingly perfect life unravels amid personal and psychological turmoil. As Dick’s brilliance fades and Nicole gains independence, their relationship deteriorates. The novel explores themes of mental illness, the cost of success and the fragility of human connections, showcasing Fitzgerald’s lyrical prose and deep emotional insight.
