Golden Age. Signed by Jane Smiley. First Edition, First Printing. Knopf. New York, 2015.

Jane Smiley is a celebrated American author who has published dozens of works. She is known for her talent of capturing rural beauty through lyrical prose. In 1992, she won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for her novel A Thousand Acres. In Golden Age, Smiley presents an ambitious saga of an American family and the land they inhabit. The characters span numerous generations. The plot cascades over a century. The work was praised by critics as proof of Smiley’s capacity for complicated narratives. It is the final installment in her Last Hundred Years trilogy.

This first edition, first printing is signed by Smiley on the flyleaf. It is in near-fine condition. In the original quarter cloth, near-fine with only bumping to corners. Text block fine. In the original dust jacket, near-fine with only bumping to edges.

A near-fine signed first edition by Jane Smiley.