The late bibliophile Bruccoli was the undoubted expert on Scribner's publishing house and its authors. His passion was for the work of F. Scott Fitzgerald. In his overview, Bruccoli begins with
Fitzgerald's death and his final royalty check for ＄13.13. This is an ironic introduction to the catalogues, presented by decades, showing the increasing value of even scribbled scraps of
Fitzgerald's writing as well as the many editions of his books. Bruccoli explains the importance of the Fitzgerald papers to literary historians as well as collectors. Many of the catalogue
pages are reproduced and annotated. Of especial interest is the mention of several items that cannot now be located; they have either been lost, destroyed or are in private unknown collections.
This exhaustive compilation made by Bruccoli and his colleague, Baughman, will be treasured by scholars and biblioholics alike. Annotation 穢2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
