Look Homeward, Angel.
by WOLFE, Thomas
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- A near fine copy with bright gilt lettering, in an attractive example of the uncommon jacket. There is some chipping to the top
- Seller
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Rochester, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York:: Charles Scribner's Sons,, 1929.. First edition, first printing, in the first state of the dust jacket, with the Doris Ulmann photograph of Thomas Wolfe on the rear panel.. publisher's cloth in dust jacket, preserved in a custom clamshell box.. A near fine copy with bright gilt lettering, in an attractive example of the uncommon jacket. There is some chipping to the top edge of the rear panel and spine, affecting "O" and "K" in the first word of the title on backstrip. . 8vo,. Preston A 13 A. The author's first novel, inscribed and signed by Thomas Wolfe, March 27, 1930. The recipient's attractive bookplate appears opposite, on the front pastedown.
Synopsis
Look Homeward, Angel: A Story of the Buried Life is a 1929 novel by Thomas Wolfe. It is Wolfe's first novel, and is considered a highly autobiographical American Bildungsroman. The character of Eugene Gant is generally believed to be a depiction of Wolfe himself. The novel covers the span of time from Gant's birth to the age of 19. The setting is the fictional town and state of Altamont, Catawba, which is considered to be a not-so-subtle mirror of his hometown, Asheville, North Carolina.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 73767
- Title
- Look Homeward, Angel.
- Author
- WOLFE, Thomas
- Format/Binding
- Publisher's cloth in dust jacket, preserved in a custom clamshell box.
- Book Condition
- Used - A near fine copy with bright gilt lettering, in an attractive example of the uncommon jacket. There is some chipping to the top
- Edition
- First edition, first printing, in the first state of the dust ja
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons,
- Place of Publication
- New York:
- Date Published
- 1929.
- Pages
- 626 pp.
- Size
- 8vo,
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
Biblio member since 2005
Rochester, New York
About Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
Specializing in modern first editions since 1978. Fine and rare books in all fields.
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- Clamshell Box
- A protective box designed for storing and preserving a bound book or loose sheets. A clamshell box is hinged on one side, with...
- Bookplate
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- Chipping
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