A Judge Uncommon: A Life of John Biggs, Jr. Tapa dura - 1993

Philadelphia: Legal Communications, Ltd, 1993. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Regarded as one of the most effective congressional lobbyists to serve in the federal judiciary, Biggs (1895-1979) is best remembered as the Princeton roommate and lifelong friend and confidant of F. Scott Fitzgerald. Unbeknown to Biggs, Fitzgerald made him his literary executor. This book tells the moving story of Biggs' deep involvement in the lives of Zelda and Scottie, and the renewal of Fitzgerald's literary reputation. Much of it has been drawn from Fitzgerald estate correspondence never before published. Includes numerous textual photographs and illustrations. Inscribed and dated by Toll to noted Fitzgerald collector Nick Beck on the front flyleaf. Octavo. Original burgundy cloth binding, with gilt titles. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket.