First Edition Up to Now: An Autobiography (1929) Alfred E. Smith Cloth HC Good

The Viking Press, 1929. First edition cloth bound hardcover of Up to Now: An Autobiography by Alfred E. Smith.

Note that the author's signature on the blank page of front matter is printed to the page. It is not really hand signed.

Alfred Emanuel "Al" Smith (1873–1944) was an influential American politician, best known as a four-term Governor of New York and the Democratic Party's presidential nominee in 1928, running against Herbert Hoover.

He was a prominent figure of the Progressive Era, a champion of the urban working class, and the first Roman Catholic to be nominated for president by a major political party.

Good condition. Covers worn and faded. Cloth material to the top of the spine pulled. Binding solid. Rear interior hinge worn. Interior pages clean and crisp. Solid book with shelf wear.