SCOTT AND ERNEST: The Authority of Failure and the Authority of Success by Matthew J. Bruccoli New York: Random House, (1978). First edition, first printing. "First edition" statement and first printing number code sequence to the copyright page. Generously illustrated with photographs. Bruccoli not only provides an accurate record of F. Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway's interactions, and friendship, but examines their frank correspondence for the patterns and personality similarities, differences, influences, domination, weakness, and more. He offers a new perspective on Hemingway and Fitzgerald's psychological profiles, and their writer's friendship. Fine in brown linen over cinnamon boards with silver embossed titles to the front cover and with copper embossed titles to the spine, red-and-yellow headband and tail-band, golden-tan end-papers; in a lightly rubbed, very nearly fine dust jacket; original $8.95 price still intact to the front inner flap. Octavo; 168 pages; notes; appendix. PLEASE VIEW OUR STORE FOR MORE GREAT FIRST EDITION BOOKS THANKS!