Angels by Denis Johnson - 1983-08-12

Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. Used - Very Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1983. First. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. First Edition of Johnson's first novel in excellent condition. Dust-jacket Near to Fine condition with very faint edge-wear. Mylar-protected.

Angels by Denis Johnson. 1983 Knopf, first edition, 209 pages. Johnson was a novelist and poet who garnered acclaim for his short-story collection Jesus's Son and award-winning novel Tree of Smoke. According to New York Times, "[His] novels and short stories about the fallen — junkies, down-and-out travelers, drifters and violent men in the United States and abroad — emerged in ecstatic, hallucinatory and sometimes minimalist prose." Angels was Johnson's first novel. Alice Hoffman wrote in her review for the New York Times: "'Angels' is a terrifying book, a mixture of poetry and obscenity. Some readers may be put off by its melodrama and nearly overwhelming sense of desperation. But whether the characters are conversing with a dark angel or ordering a platter of french fries, they are people who can't be ignored. Mr. Johnson has written a dazzling and savage first novel."
Condition: VG, some shelf wear to the jacket
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Knopf, August 1983. First Edition. Hardcover . Very Good/Very Good. First Edition, First Printing of the late, great author's first novel.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1983. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo, 209 pages. In Very Good condition with Very Good minus dust jacket. Black spine with red text. Dust jacket is protected by mylar covering and has mild edge and shelf wear and bending to top corner of front flap. Price uncut "$12.95". Interior pages clean. Shelved Room A. 1372812. Special Collections.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1983. First edition. Hardcover. pp. 209. 8vo. Silver-lettered black cloth spine. Light bumps to edges, near fine in rubbed, unclipped, crisp dustjacket. The author's first novel.

NY:: Knopf,. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1983. Hardcover. 0394532252 . Stated first edition. Offsetting to endpapers, else near fine in a near fine dust jacket. ; 209 pages .

Knopf, 1983-08-12. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

New York: Alfed A. Knopf, 1983. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Octavo. 209pp. Fine in lightly worn, near fine dust jacket with the flaps faintly toned. Johnson's first book.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1983. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. 209 pages. The first novel from the winner of the 2007 National Book Award for his powerful novel "Tree of Smoke. A fine copy in paper covered boards with a cloth spine with a tiny toned area to the front free endpaper and in a fine dust jacket. A very fresh copy.