Fault Angels: First Edition (13 results)

Hardcover. First edition. Octavo, 349 pages. In Good condition. Spine is tan with gold print on black banners. Boards in tan cloth. Light wear to spine caps and corners, slight peripheral toning. Text block has cracked rear hinge. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column C. 1375510. FP New Rockville Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Hinges starting but , tight and square with bright covers and spine, clean unmarked interior. Sturdy binding. Spine lightly faded. First Edition, signed by Paul Horgan with warm, lengthy inscription to previous owner. Signed by Author(s).

Hardback. Condition: VG. VG DW. 1st Edition.

Hardback. Condition: VG+. VG+ DW. 1st Edition. Ink stroke through price on front flap.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. signed long inscription dated 1933, first name only as pictured First Edition a very good condition hardcover , no dust jacket gently read , clean pages . wear loss to spine ends , rear hinge starting to crack. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Light brown cloth, lettered in gilt on black bands. Spine panel a bit sunned. Neatly mended hinges. Firm binding, clean interior. Stated 1st edition (G-H). 352 pp. Harper Book Award winner. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Missing. First Edition. First edition. Cover has sun fading on the edges and spine. Previous owner's name on inside front board with book store sticker.

first edition. very good brown binding.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No DJ. 1st Edition. DESCRIPTION: Brown cloth with black strip title bars across front and spine with gilt titles. Yellow decorated endpapers. Language: English. Book Condition: Good: Light wear to lightly pushed corners, edges and creased spine ends. Two small marks to front cloth. Lightly sunned spine with very faint background spotting. Tightly bound with clean intact endpapers and firm hinges. Clean unmarked pages DJ Condition: No DJ. Pages 349. Size: 8vo 21cm by 14cm. Not signed.…

Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. First Edition, First Printing. Light-brown cloth with gilt titles in graphic black bands; 8.5 inches tall; [4] [1] 349 [2] pages. The bindings are tight and square. Text is clean; light, even age-toning. Moderate shelf handling wear; with a minor fading on the upper front and along the rear spine board edge. The Fault of Angels by Paul Horgan, first published in 1933, first novel by the American writer who later became a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner. This book is a satire set in a small town where an opera company arrives to perform, only to be met with various conflicts among the local citizens and the troupe itself. The novel highlights the tensions between art, tradition, and modernity. Many reviews of The Fault of Angels praise Horgan's wit and his ability to depict small-town life and its complexities with humor. The novel explores themes such as the clash of cultures, misunderstandings between intellectuals and the common people, and the role of art in society. Critics from the time often noted the novel's clever characterizations and lively dialogue. [Adapted from Reviews]. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. First Edition; First Printing. 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 352 pages; 1933 Harper & Brothers HC/DJ 1st printing; stated 1st edition. Square and soundly bound. Original gilt background dust jacket with titling and prize blurbs in black and red. Decorative front endpage has been neatly excised, probably to remove a too personal gift inscription. Prior owner's attractive bookplate to front paste down. Dust jacket has shallow chipping along the top edge and heel of spine. Also some rubbing along flap folds but in general a bright copy of an infrequently found dust wrapper. VG-/VG-.…

Hardcover. First edition. 349pp. Octavo [21 cm] Light brown cloth over boards with gilt and black lettering and linear designs on the spine and front cover. Yellow and white patterned endpapers. Two pages advertising The Harper Prize Novel Contest at the rear. The spine ends and edges of the covers are mildly faded and bumped. There is a previous owner's bookplate on the front free endpaper, and the pages are browned. The price-clipped dust jacket is in good plus condition, with numerous small losses from the edges. A first edition of the author's first novel, and the 1933-1934 Harper Prize Novel.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Near Fine. First Edition. Publisher's gilt-titled cloth, patterened endpages. Stated first edition. Extremities faintly sunned. Tight and square. The DJ in mylar is lightly edgeworn. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.