Smith, Zadie — Nw

New York, Penguin Press, 2012. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. A stated First Printing, First Edition, of yet another fine novel by an acknowledged master of literature. But for a fetching gift inscription, a fine-looking, structurally sound hardcover, little discernible wear, bright interior, else unmarked. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, little worn. Two-tone, black paper over boards, black cloth-backed. From the publisher's blurb, "Zadie Smith's brilliant tragi-comic NW follows four Londoners - Leah, Natalie, Felix and Nathan - after they've left their childhood council estate, grown up and moved on to different lives. A portrait of modern urban life, NW is funny, sad and urgent - as brimming with vitality as the city itself." 401 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Near Fine/Fine,