^Lot 539 Thomas Wolfe

Highly regarded American writer (1900–1938) whose four novels, including Look Homeward, Angel and Of Time and the River, take a place among the high points of twentieth-century fiction. Signed book: Look Homeward Angel. NY: Modern Library, 1929. Hardcover with reproduction dustjacket, 5.75 x 8.25, 626 pages. Signed and inscribed on the first free-end page “For Elaine Clouse, Sincerely, Thomas Wolfe, June 13, 1938.” In fine condition, with a small brush to a single letter of inscription and signature. Wolfe had left New York City in late May of 1938, arriving in Portland on June 7 and beginning an auto tour of national parks on June 20th. He would pass away on September 15, 1938. Consignor notes Clouse was a Portland school teacher and an avid admirer of Wolfe.