I Was Amelia Earhart. By Jane Mendelsohn. First Edition, First Printing. Knopf. New York, 1996.

Jane Mendelsohn is an American author whose works have consistently met critical and commercial success. In I Was Amelia Earhart, she produces a moving fictionalized account of the disappearance of acclaimed aviator Amelia Earhart. The short novel is told at times from Earhart’s perspective. In many ways, it is an homage to that great feminist hero. The work was published in 1996. It was Mendlesohn’s first novel. It spent weeks on the bestseller list. Critics noted its lyrical prose, believable voice, and spare yet believable details.

This first edition, first printing is in fine condition. In the original casing, very nearly fine with only bumping to spine ends. Text block fine. In the original dust jacket, fine.

A fine first edition of I Was Amelia Earhart.