First Edition, First Printing — March 1922
Charles Scribner’s Sons, New York
 
Step into the glittering disarray of 1920s Manhattan with this very good copy of The Beautiful and Damned, Fitzgerald’s bold sophomore novel and a decadent follow-up to This Side of Paradise. This is the scarce first printing from March 1922, distinguished by the absence of Scribner’s colophon on the copyright page—a true collector’s point of pride (Bruccoli A.1.aa; Studies in Bibliography XIII, pp. 258–259).
 
📘 Physical Description
•     Binding: Original dark green cloth with blind-stamped title to front board; gilt lettering to spine
•     Pagination: 8vo., 449 pages
 
Condition:
•     Corners lightly bumped; spine tips softened with minor fraying
•     Several light creases to cloth; foxing and toning to endpapers and scattered interior   leaves
•     Rear hinge cracked; 2" tear at lower front endpaper along gutter
•     Slight lean; lacking the original dust jacket
 
🎭 Literary Significance
Fitzgerald’s portrait of Anthony Patch and his dazzling flapper wife, Gloria, is a champagne-soaked descent into ambition, excess, and disillusionment. Written before the Jazz Age had a name, The Beautiful and Damned captures the era’s shimmering promise and its inevitable unraveling. A cornerstone of American literary modernism, this edition offers not just a reading experience, but a tangible piece of cultural history.