Look Homeward, Angel
by Thomas Wolfe
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Clarence, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1929. First Edition, First Printing, First State. First edition, first printing, and first issue with the first state typos on page 308 and 506 present. The book measures approximately 7.75" x 5.25", with 626 numbered pages.
This book is in good plus condition. Moderate wear and scratching to the cloth boards. Moderate chipping on head of spine. Small piece of cloth missing from lower spine. Small stain on bottom edge of textblock.
"Look Homeward, Angel" is Thomas Wolfe's first novel and considered a highly autobiographical American coming of-age-story. The character of Eugene Grant in the story is believed to be a depiction of Wolfe himself.
Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books.
Inventory #(N1-3).
This book is in good plus condition. Moderate wear and scratching to the cloth boards. Moderate chipping on head of spine. Small piece of cloth missing from lower spine. Small stain on bottom edge of textblock.
"Look Homeward, Angel" is Thomas Wolfe's first novel and considered a highly autobiographical American coming of-age-story. The character of Eugene Grant in the story is believed to be a depiction of Wolfe himself.
Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books.
Inventory #(N1-3).
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
- Ernestoic Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3683
- Title
- Look Homeward, Angel
- Author
- Thomas Wolfe
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing, First State
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1929
Terms of Sale
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Clarence, New York
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- 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....
- First State
- used in book collecting to refer to a book from the earliest run of a first edition, generally distinguished by a change in some...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...