Wolfe,Thomas — Look Homeward,Angel

William Heinemann This is a Very Good Copy of this Book in Publisher's original blue cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine in a Very Good Dust-Jacket that has just a few tiny nicks and blemishes to the head and tail of spine and with one further smaller 4mm closed tear along the top edge of the rear cover.Not clipped to inner flap with correct publisher's price of 10s 6d net showing to the foot of spine on the wrapper.There are NO previous ownership names or inscriptions present.There is a little offsetting/browning evident to the front and rear endpapers with a few foxing spots to the text block edges.It's a nice tight and firm binding with no cracking to hinge joins,no turned corners to the pages.Uncommon title and a very decent and presentable copy of the Author's first book which is an elaborate and moving coming-of-age story about Eugene Gant, a rather restless and energetic character whose passion to experience life takes him from his small, rural hometown in North Carolina to Harvard University and then onto the City of Boston.Through his rich and clever use of prose Wolfe evokes the extraordinary and vivid family of the Gants.A classic work of American literature Look Homeward,Angel is a passionate, stirring, and unforgettable novel and thought to be a reflection of his own life,8vo 613pp First UK Edition 1st Impression [1930] Very Good Very Good First Edition 1st Printing London 8vo