SIGNED BY AGNON with a dedication. Shmuel Yosef Agnon (1888-1970) was a Nobel Prize laureate writer and one of the central figures of modern Hebrew fiction. In Hebrew, he is known by the acronym Shai Agnon; in English, his works are published under the name S. Y. Agnon. This book is a signed copy of "Only Yesterday" (1945), a novel set in the Second Aliyah period. 180x110mm. 607 pages. Red cloth Hardcover with gilt spine. Cover slightly stained, cover edges worn. Cover corners and edges somewhat tattered, spine edges also tattered. Inner covers and pages yellowing. This book, signed by the greatest Hebrew writer of the 20th century, is otherwise in good overall condition.