Wolfe thomas 1900 1938 (9 Ergebnisse)
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Verlag: The University of North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill, NC, 1991
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Zustand: Very Good-plus. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. A NEW THOMAS WOLFE DISCOVERY FROM THE AUTHOR'S PAPERS Published more than half a century after Thomas Wolfe's death, The Good Child's River presents previously unpublished material drawn from the author's surviving manuscripts and literary papers. Edited by Wolfe schola…r Suzanne Stutman, the volume offers readers a fresh opportunity to engage with the work of one of America's most ambitious literary voices and provides valuable insight into his creative process. Issued as part of the H. Eugene and Lillian Youngs Lehman Series, the book combines literary scholarship with broad reader appeal. The text is complemented by black-and-white illustrations and editorial commentary that place the work within the larger context of Wolfe's career and enduring influence on twentieth-century American literature. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Octavo. 9.25 inches; 191 pages with bibliography and appendixes. Publisher's cloth-backed boards in the original dust jacket. Illustrated with black-and-white plates. Part of the H. Eugene and Lillian Youngs Lehman Series. 1994 first edition edited by Suzanne Stutman. Second Printing. CONDITION: Very Good-Plus in a Fine dust jacket. Bindings are tight and secure. Text is clean; light, even age-toning. Light age-toning and spotting to the textblock edges. Minimal shelf handling wear. Appears unread. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE - Thomas Wolfe remains one of the defining figures of twentieth-century American literature. His expansive autobiographical novels and lyrical prose influenced generations of writers, including Ray Bradbury, Jack Kerouac, and Philip Roth. Published in 1994 from previously unpublished manuscripts, The Good Child's River demonstrates the continuing scholarly importance of Wolfe's archive and the ongoing effort to preserve and interpret his literary legacy. Although Thomas Wolfe's reputation rests largely upon major works such as Look Homeward, Angel and Of Time and the River, his surviving manuscripts continue to reveal new dimensions of his literary achievement. The Good Child's River preserves material that remained unpublished during Wolfe's lifetime, allowing readers to examine themes, imagery, and narrative techniques that occupied the author throughout his career. For collectors, the volume occupies an interesting place within the Wolfe canon. It serves both as a standalone literary work and as a window into the development of one of America's most celebrated modern writers. The careful editorial work and university press production further enhance its value as a reference and research source. ABOUT THE AUTHOR - Thomas Wolfe was born in Asheville, North Carolina, and emerged as one of the most significant American novelists of the twentieth century. His novels, including Look Homeward, Angel (1929) and Of Time and the River (1935), are noted for their emotional intensity, autobiographical foundations, and expansive prose style. Though he died at the age of thirty-seven, Wolfe left behind a substantial body of manuscripts that continued to generate posthumous publications and scholarly study for decades. SUBJECTS: Thomas Wolfe; American Literature; Southern Literature; Literary Manuscripts; University of North Carolina Press; Suzanne Stutman; Twentieth-Century Fiction; Posthumous Works; Literary Archives; North Carolina Authors, American Literature; Literary Fiction; Posthumous Publications; Literary Scholarship.
Verlag: Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1936
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In den WarenkorbHardcover. First edition. Octavo, 93 pages. In Fair plus condition with a Poor dust jacket. Spine is brown with black print. Dust jacket has tears to all edges with large portion of front panel torn away, toning to spine, peripheral toning, smudging/shelf wear. Price unclipped: "$1.50". Boards in brown cloth with gold print on b…lack banner. Tear to spine head, peripheral toning, toning to front area where the dust jacket had been torn away. Text block has b&w photo (portrait) from news clipping pasted on to front flyleaf, tanning to endpapers. 1373528. FP New Rockville Stock.
Verlag: New York, Harper, 1948, 1948
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In den WarenkorbStated First Edition. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. ; 183 pages; Description: 183 p. Port. , facsim. 23 cm. Subjects: Wolfe, Thomas 1900-1938. 1 Kg.
Verlag: London : W. Heinemann, 1947
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In den WarenkorbFirst Edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Bumped corners. Remains well-preserved overall. Physical description; xii, 642 pages ; 21 cm. Subjects; American literature 20th century. American fiction 20th century. Thomas Wolfe. 1 Kg.
Verlag: Franklin Center, Pa : Franklin Library, 1979
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In den WarenkorbFirst Edition. Fine copy in the original brown gilt-blocked leatherette, somewhat dust-dulled and edge-bumped. Remains well-preserved overall. Series; The Collected stories of the world's greatest writers. Physical description; 353 pages, [1] leaf of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm. Notes; A limited edition. "Notes from the edito…rs" (22 p.) inserted. Contents; No door -- Death the proud brother -- The face of the war -- Only the dead know Brooklyn -- Dark in the forest, strange as time -- The four lost men -- Gulliver -- The bums at sunset -- One of the girls in our party -- The far and the near -- In the park -- The men of Old Catawba -- Circus at dawn -- The web of earth. Subjects; American fiction 20th century. Short stories, American. Wolfe, Thomas 1900-1938. 1 Kg.
Weitere BilderOf Time and the River: A Legend of Man's Hunger in His Youth [American Modernism] [Literary Classic]
Verlag: Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1935
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In den WarenkorbZustand: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. First Edition, First Printing. THE NOVEL THAT ESTABLISHED A LITERARY GIANT. Published after the extraordinary success of Look Homeward, Angel, Of Time and the River confirmed Thomas Wolfe as one of the defining voices of twentieth-century American literature. Expanding the autobiographical jou…rney of Eugene Gant, Wolfe transforms memory, travel, ambition, and longing into an expansive meditation on youth, identity, and the relentless passage of time. It remains one of the landmark achievements of American literary modernism. AN AMERICAN EPIC. More than a conventional novel, Of Time and the River unfolds as an immense autobiographical narrative whose themes range from family and small-town America to New York, Europe, artistic ambition, and the search for personal meaning. Wolfe's richly lyrical prose and emotional intensity distinguished him from his contemporaries and influenced later generations of American writers, including Ray Bradbury, Jack Kerouac, and Philip Roth. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Publisher's black cloth lettered in green and gilt on the front board and spine. Octavo; 8.25 inches tall; 912 pages. First Edition, First Printing. CONDITION: Very Good The bindings are tight and square. Text is clean with light, even age-toning throughout. Moderate shelf handling with light rubbing at the extremities and modest wear consistent with age. Lacking the dust jacket. An attractive, sound first edition. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE - A LANDMARK OF AMERICAN MODERNISM, THE SECOND GREAT NOVEL. Of Time and the River cemented Wolfe's reputation as one of America's foremost literary voices. Building upon the autobiographical foundation established in Look Homeward, Angel, the novel broadened both his literary ambition and national readership, becoming one of the defining American novels of the 1930s. THE WOLFE LEGEND. Thomas Wolfe's career was remarkably brief, yet extraordinarily influential. His sweeping, lyrical style challenged conventional narrative structure while capturing the aspirations and anxieties of modern America. His early death at the age of thirty-seven transformed both the man and his books into enduring literary legends. SUBJECTS: Thomas Wolfe; Eugene Gant; American Modernism; Charles Scribner's Sons; Twentieth-Century American Literature; Literary Classics; Southern Literature; Bildungsroman, American Literature; Literary Fiction; Modernism; Classic Literature. With the Scribner's 'A' on the copyright page.
Weitere BilderA western journal : a daily log of the great parks trip, June 20-July 2, 1938
Wolfe, Thomas, 1900-1938 ; note, Edward C Aswell, Agnes Lynch Starret ; map, Francis M. Hanson, cartouche, Jeannette C. Shirk
Verlag: University of Pittsburgh Press, [Pittsburgh], 1951, 1951
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In den WarenkorbHardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. [1st ed., 1st printing] ; x, 72 pages : map (on lining papers), facsimiles ; 24 cm OCLC 478590 LCCN 51005284 LC F595 .W86 Dewey 917.8 ; red cloth, no dustjacket ; ex-lib, pocket, stamps ; documenting a fast-paced, 13-day, 4,000-mile road trip through the U.S. West. The journal, publish…ed posthumously in 1951, captures his impressions of national parks and landscapes, showcasing his poetic, impressionistic style. ; Wolfe traveled with friends in a white Ford, traveling through states like Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming, visiting various national parks. renowned for vivid, lyrical descriptions of Western scenery, such as "vast, pale, lemon-mystic plain," alongside sharp observations of people and tourists at sites like Old Faithful. Written just months before his death, it serves as a snapshot of his final creative period ; spine sunned, else VG. Book.
Weitere BilderVerlag: Charles Scribner?s Sons, New York, 1963
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In den WarenkorbZustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. Deluxe Illustrated Edition. THOMAS WOLFE'S GREAT SOUTHERN EPIC IN A DELUXE ILLUSTRATED EDITION This handsome illustrated edition of Thomas Wolfe's towering autobiographical masterpiece, pairs the emotional intensity of Wolfe's prose with the dramatic black-and-white ill…ustrations of Douglas W. Gorsline. Issued by Scribner's during the mid-century revival of Wolfe scholarship, this deluxe edition transforms the modern American classic into a visually ambitious literary object. Originally published in 1929, Look Homeward, Angel remains one of the defining coming-of-age novels of American literature. Through the fictionalized life of Eugene Gant, Wolfe reconstructed his youth in Asheville, North Carolina, creating a sweeping portrait of family, ambition, loneliness, memory, and the restless hunger for experience that would define much of twentieth-century Southern literature. PHYSICAL FEATURES: Publisher's cloth with gilt titles and decorative stamping; top edge stained dark blue. Deluxe Illustrated Edition / First Thus. Extensive black-and-white illustrations by Douglas W. Gorsline, appearing both full-page and throughout the text. Octavo; 9.5 inches tall; 662 pages. CONDITION: Very Good in a Very Good Dust Jacket - The bindings are tight and square. Text clean with light, even toning. Moderate shelf handling wear. The illustrated dust jacket priced at $10.00 shows small rubs at the upper spine corners and slight sun-fading to the spine. A handsome and highly presentable copy. Bibliographic Reference: Johnson A2.4.f - First Illustrated Thus. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE - Look Homeward, Angel announced Thomas Wolfe as one of the major new voices of American literature. Drawing deeply from his own upbringing in Asheville, North Carolina, Wolfe transformed autobiography into mythic literary architecture, creating a sprawling emotional narrative unlike anything in American fiction at the time. The novel became foundational to Southern literary modernism and strongly influenced later writers including Jack Kerouac, Ray Bradbury, and Philip Roth. Eugene Gant's restless longing for identity and meaning established a template for the twentieth-century American literary outsider. This 1963 illustrated edition reflects the period when Wolfe's reputation had become fully institutionalized within the American canon. Scribner's deluxe presentation, combined with Douglas Gorsline's expressive illustrations, elevated the book beyond standard reprint status into a collector-oriented literary production. Subjects: Thomas Wolfe, Southern Literature, Asheville North Carolina, American Modernism, Eugene Gant, Douglas W. Gorsline, Coming-of-Age Fiction, Literary Classics, Scribner's Editions, American Fiction, Southern Literature, American Modernism, Literary Fiction, Illustrated Literature, Bildungsroman. Illustrations by Douglas W. Gorsline. (illustrator).
Verlag: New York, NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1935, 1935
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In den Warenkorbdj. First Edition. [Modern fiction] FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.[xii]; 912; [4], blank. With the Scribner's 'A' and issue point; page 466, 2 lines up 'me' for 'Eugene'. Publisher's black cloth blocked in green and gold, for-edge and tail untrimmed, cloth joint to first blank, dust-wrapper priced at $3.00.…Edges of text block toned, jacket with some edgewear, chipped at crown. A very good example of this autobiographical novel, being the sequel to 'Look Homeward, Angel'.
