E. M. Forster
Where Angels Fear to Tread First Edition
William Blackwood and Sons
1905
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A first edition, first issue of Where Angels Fear to Tread by E.M. Forster.
- E.M. Forster (English).
- Edinburgh & London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1905.
- Octavo.
- 2 pages, advertisements, followed by 32 pages.
- Publisher's catalogue correctly dated '5/05' and with Forster not listed.
- Burgundy endpapers, publisher's cloth with title blocked in black on upper cover and lettered in gilt at spine.
The first novel by E.M. Forster, contrasting English and Italian sensibilities, the title derived from Alexander Pope's An Essay on Criticism: 'For fools rush in where angels fear to tread'. The novel's success established the author as a leading literary light of the twentieth century.
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Very GoodSome scattered light foxing, mostly constrained to the earlier leaves.
Faint contemporary ownership inscription to front free endpaper.
A little rubbed and bumped at corners.
Very minor rubbing to spine edges.
Slight shelf lean.
Product is used.
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