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Look Homeward Angel
by Thomas Wolfe
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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Beverly Hills, California, United States
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About This Item
Scribner's, 1929. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Fine first edition in a very good dust jacket, with no restoration. Comes in a custom-made collector's slipcase. Scribner's, New York, 1929. Scribner's Seal on copyright page, 1929 date on title page and no reference to later printings on copyright page. Original price of $2.50 still on flap of dust jacket.An attractive first issue dustjacket with author's picture printed on back panel. An original dustjacket that is rich in color, without the typical fading or darkening to the spine. Jacket has a fold line on spine, suggesting it was stored folded, which would explain its excellent condition and vivid coloration. Some tiny chips at the top of the spine of the dj.
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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- Bookseller
- 1096 WALLACE RDG
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 106936
- Title
- Look Homeward Angel
- Author
- Thomas Wolfe
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Scribner's
- Date Published
- 1929
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About 1096 WALLACE RDG
Bookbid Rare Books is a rare book dealer located in Beverly Hills, California. The family run company has sold modern literary first editions and children's books for over 20 years. Member of ABAA, ILAB.
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- Copyright page
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- First Edition
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- New
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- Fine
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Title Page
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