Signed first US edition of the British author's much-lauded best-selling first novel following two intertwined North London families.
Near fine in very good plus jacket.
Price: $125.00
"You must live life with the full knowledge that your actions will remain. We are creatures of consequence."
Smith's multiple-award winning novel was also included in TIME magazine's list of 100 Best English-language Novels from 1923 to 2005 and was one of 70 titles by Commonwealth authors selected to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II.
First printing. New York: Random House, (2000). 9.25'' x 6''. Original beige quarter cloth, beige paper boards, blind stamped front board, silver-lettered spine. In original unclipped ($24.95) white pictorial jacket. [12], 452. Signed and dated ("15. 6. 2000") by Smith on title page. Jacket with some toning, touches of edgewear. Book with trace shelfweasr, else crisp and tight.
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