Zelda

Nancy Milford. First edition, second printing. New York: Harper and Row Publishers, 1970. Both unclipped dust jacket (in a mylar wrapper) and hardcover are in Near Fine condition, truly a beautiful designed edition. No writing or markings found inside the book, 424 pp. Jacket designed by Lawrence Ratzkin.

First edition (no additional printings listed) of Nancy Milford’s acclaimed biography of Zelda Fitzgerald, wife and muse of F. Scott Fitzgerald. A landmark in literary biography, Zelda redefined how scholars and readers understood the Fitzgeralds’ turbulent marriage, the Jazz Age, and the cultural myth of the “flapper.” 

This copy is in Near Fine condition in a Near Fine unclipped dust jacket. Jacket designed by Lawrence Ratzkin. No ownership marks or remainder stamps. A bright, clean copy of a book that has become increasingly scarce in collectible condition.

A cornerstone for any Fitzgerald or modern literary biography collection.