Zadie Smith — On Beauty

London, Hamish Hamilton, 2005. First edition. Cloth. The first edition, first impression of Zadie Smith's Booker Prize shortlisted novel. First edition, first printing of On Beauty by Zadie Smith, in original publisher's binding with the unclipped dust wrapper.The novel is loosely based on Howards End by E. M. Forster. It centres around a British/American mixed-race family living in the US. It addresses themes of cultural and ethnic differences, beauty, and political values. It was shortlisted for the 2005 Man Booker Prize.Zadie Smith is an English novelist, most known for her instantly successful debut novel White Teeth (2000).  In original publisher's cloth binding with the unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent. There is only some very minor bumping to the head and the tail of the spine and some very slight wear to the extremities of the dust wrapper. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are very bright and clean. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Fine.