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2007ref. 53957New York: ECCO. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 2007. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0061236829 . A Very Good first edition/first printing that has rubbing to the edges of the mildly soiled boards housed in a like dust-jacket that is also edgeworn and has some soiling; Joyce Carol Oates' The Gravedigger's Daughter tells the story of a woman Addie who is haunted by her father's death. Addie returns to her hometown after years of being away to find that her father's death has left a lasting impression on the townspeople. The Gravedigger's Daughter is a gripping novel that explores the relationships between fathers and daughters and the deep scars that can be left behind.; 8vo; 582 pages; MR . ECCO hardcover books
2015ref. 1404639New York: Ecco 2015. First Edition First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo 353 pages. In Very Good condition with Very Good condition dust jacket. Spine is off-white with red and black lettering. Dust jacket protected by mylar covering price uncut "$27.99" on front flap. Boards have moderate shelving wear along spine tail and denting to joints. Textblock has mild age-toning along edges and throughout interior extremities. Signed flat on title page by Joyce Carol Oates. Shelved in Room Z. 1404639. Special Collections - Upstairs. Ecco hardcover books
1983ref. 56554New York: E. P. Dutton Inc. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1983. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth Spine. 0525241663 . A first Printing of the First Edition in Fine condition housed in a shelfworn Near Fine dust-jacket; The Profane Art: Essays and Reviews is a collection of essays and reviews by Joyce Carol Oates. The essays cover a range of topics including literature art and religion. The reviews focus on books and artworks that Oates has both read and seen.; 8vo; 212 pages; Price . E. P. Dutton, Inc. hardcover books
1979ref. 121210Franklin Center: Franklin Library 1979. Limited edition. Issued signed by Oates. "Special Message" by Oates for this edition. Illustrated by Steven H. Stroud. Gilt-stamped leather-covered boards all edges gilt satin pagemarker. Issued without dustjacket. Tissue insert for signature page as issued. Beginning toning of extremities of the moire endpages. Tight copy in Near Fine condition. Oates' third novel in her Wonderland Quartet. 1970 National Book Award winner for fiction. Signed by Author. Hardcovers. Fine/Not Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Franklin Library Hardcover books
1992ref. 17627Hopewell NJ: Ecco Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1992. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0880012838 . A handsome stated first edition/first printing in Very Fine condition in Fine dust-jacket. Signed by author Joyce Carol Oates directly on the title page; This book is about a girl Nadine who is trying to find her way in the world. She is trying to find her place in the world and she is also trying to find her way home. Nadine is also trying to figure out what happened to her mother.; 8vo; Signed by Author . Ecco Press hardcover books
1996ref. 30335Franklin Center: Franklin Library 1996. First edition. Precedes the trade edition. Signed by Oates as issued. Frontispiece by John Collier. Gilt-stamped leather covered boards all edges gilt satin pagemarker. Issued without dustjacket. Top edge gilt with slight short scratch; otherwise an unread copy in Fine condition. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcovers. Fine/Not Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Franklin Library Hardcover books
1996ref. 24059New York: Dutton. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1996. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0525939725 . A Fine first printing of the first edition in equally unblemished dust-jacket signed and dated with added non personalized "Very Best Wishes" by author Joyce Carol Oates. Preceded only by a private publication by the Franklin Library; A collection of twenty two stories examining the very nature of American life at the end of the 20th century; from the inner city to the suburbs from small towns to a European capital this is Oates' journey into the human heart. This outstanding book is bound in genuine leather and features gilded sewn in pages and ribbon marker simply superb quality Franklin Library at its best; 8vo; viii 326 2 pages; Signed by Author . Dutton hardcover books
1971ref. 1406461New York: The Vanguard Press Inc 1971. First Edition First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo 512 pages. In Very Good condition with a Good condition dust jacket. Spine white with black lettering. Dust jacket has mild shelfwear to edges small creasing to bottom corner of back cover and sunning to spine price uncut: "$7.95". Boards full bound in yellow cloth with mild shelfwear to edges of boards and bumping to bottom corners of both boards. Text block has dyed top edge mild age-toning to other exterior edges and a few instances of scuffing to fore edge. Flat signed by author to first free front end paper. Shelved in C Overflow. 1406461. Special Collections. The Vanguard Press, Inc hardcover books
1972ref. 1100143NY: Albondocani Press 1972. First edition limited to 300 unnumbered copies. Illustrated stapled wraps. 4pp. Cover drawing by Robert Dunn. Issued as a holiday greeting by author & publisher. None meant for sale. A single poem. This copy is signed by Oates on the front wrap. Recipient's name "Donald" written on greeting page; otherwise in Fine condition. Signed by Author. First Edition. Illus. by Robert Dunn. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Limited Edition. The image is of the book described and not a stock photo. Albondocani Press paperback books
1987ref. 331314Franklin Center: Franklin 1987. Limited. hardcover. fine. 8vo full green leather gilt. Franklin Library 1987. Limited First Edition. Privately printed and signed by the author. Fine. Franklin unknown books
1988ref. 18812Franklin Center PA: Franklin Library. Fine. 1988. First Edition; First Printing. Full-Leather. A special Limited first edition/first printing preceding the trade edition SIGNED by author Joyce Carol Oates in unread Fine condition; Oates' epic novel of an American family set in an industrial working-class town in upstate New York in the 1950's probes the tender division between the permissible and the forbidden between ordinary life and the secret places of the heart. This outstanding book is bound in genuine leather and features gilded sewn in pages and ribbon marker simply superb quality Franklin Library at its best; 8vo; xx 436 2 pages; 12585; Signed by Author . Franklin Library hardcover books
1988ref. 12585Franklin Center PA: Franklin Library. As New. 1988. First Edition; First Printing. Full-Leather. A special Limited first edition preceding the trade edition SIGNED by AUTHOR Joyce Carol Oates. This book has never been read and is in As New condition never taken out of its original shrink-wrap; Oates' epic novel of an American family set in an industrial working-class town in upstate New York in the 1950's probes the tender division between the permissible and the forbidden between ordinary life and the secret places of the heart. This outstanding book is bound in genuine leather and features gilded sewn in pages and ribbon marker simply superb quality Franklin Library at its best; 8vo; xx 436 2 pages; Signed by Author . Franklin Library hardcover books
1989ref. 107316New York: Pocket Books. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1989. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Review copy with publisher's slip promotional material and the original wrap-around band with Mary Higgins Clark quote laid in; When a tornado devastates a small town high schooler Addison Young and her friends must band together to survive a night of terror.; 8vo; $17.50 . Pocket Books hardcover books
1992ref. 18448New York: Dutton. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1992. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0525934049 . A handsome first edition/first printing in Fine condition in Fine dust-jacket. Signed "RS/Joyce Carol Oates" directly on the title page by author Rosamond Smith; Snake Eyes is a compelling story of love betrayal and revenge set against the backdrop of the American Civil War. Union General Philip Sheridan and Confederate General Robert E. Lee are pitted against each other in a series of bloody battles. Sheridan's wife Libby is kidnapped by the Confederates and Snake Eyes a Confederate soldier is sent to rescue her. As Snake Eyes and Libby grow to love each other they are forced to grapple with the complicated issues of war and loyalty. Ultimately Snake Eyes must choose between his allegiance to his country and his love for Libby.; 8vo; Signed by Author . Dutton hardcover books
1984ref. 17737Boston: David R. Godine 1984. Paperback. Very Good. Paperback. Signed by the author. Afterword by Philip K. Jason. Lovely compilation of 46 ethereal photographs by well-known fine arts photographer Tenneson. Most of the images feature babies mothers and women. In cream paper wrappers with black title to spine and photographic illustration to front panel. Minor wear to edges of wrappers. In very good condition. 77 pages. Quarto. PHOTO/042806. David R. Godine paperback books
2001ref. 18245New York: Scribner. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2001. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0743211790 . A handsome first edition/first printing in Fine condition in Fine dust-jacket. Signed with "Best Wishes" and dated 9/14/01 by author Joyce Weatherford directly on the title page; After her mother's death thirteen-year-old Kaylie moves with her father and stepmother to a remote cabin in the woods. Kaylie soon discovers that the cabin is haunted by the ghost of a wild boar. The ghost helps Kaylie to find her lost courage and to understand the importance of family.; 8vo; Signed by Author . Scribner hardcover books
2001ref. 15549New York: Scribner. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2001. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0743211790 . A handsome first edition/first printing in Fine condition in Fine dust-jacket. Signed with "Best Wishes" and dated 8/28/01 by author Joyce Weatherford directly on the title page; Joyce Weatherford's Heart of the Beast is a heart-wrenching beautifully written novel that tells the story of a family forced to confront their own demons in order to survive during the devastating Oklahoma tornado of 1999. The novel is based on the true story of the Weatherford family which was directly impacted by the tornado. Weatherford's lyrical writing and deft storytelling bring the characters and their struggles to life and the intense suspenseful plot will keep readers on the edge of their seats until the end.; 8vo; Signed by Author . Scribner hardcover books
1919ref. 105763N.P.: Harry B. Joseph 1919. cloth gold stamped top edge gilt. 4to. cloth gold stamped top edge gilt. 617 pages. First edition. History of Philadelphia from it's beginnings to World War One. Black-and-white illustrations throughout. Cloth soiled wear to spine ends and corners. Inside hinges cracked with covers partially detached from book block. (Harry B. Joseph unknown books
1978ref. 9028393Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press 1978. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/fine. Elizabeth Hansell. Signed by the author on the title page. Illustrated by Elizabeth Hansell. Bound in publisher's original aqua cloth with spine lettered in oxblood. Dust jacket is priced clipped. Louisiana State University Press hardcover books
2000ref. 1401097New York: Harper Collins 2000. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo 738 pages. In Very Good minus condition with a Very Good dust jacket. Black spine silver lettering. Dust jacket protected with a Mylar covering. Text block shows modest foxing on top and fore edges. Signed and dated by Joyce Carol Oates on title page. Shelved in Netdesk Column I ND-I. 1401097. FP New Rockville Stock. Harper Collins hardcover books
1994ref. 507574New York: W.W. Norton & Company 1994. Softcover. Fine. Uncorrected proof. Introduction by Anthony Burgess. Conceived and Designed by Bob Cato. Edited by Greg Vitiello. Quarto. 112pp. Illustrated from black and white photocopied photographs. Printed wrappers. Fine. Advance Review Copy with publisher's letter laid in. W.W. Norton & Company unknown books
ref. 1157LONDON JOSEPH 1945. FIRST EDITION VERY GOOD. F. LONDON, JOSEPH, 1945 unknown books
1974ref. 567373Los Angeles: Black Sparrow Press 1974. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition trade issue. Blue Cloth. Fine in an about fine publisher's unprinted acetate dustwrapper with slight toning. Black Sparrow supplements 13 to 24 bound together. There also a limited and signed issue. Work by Larry Eigner Robert Creeley Bobbie Louise Hawkins Michael McClure Tom Clark Clayton Eshleman Joyce Carol Oates Robert Kelly Diane Wakoski Gerard Malanga Antonin Artaud Jerome Rothenberg. Black Sparrow Press hardcover books
1951ref. 599562Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company 1951. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. Book club edition. Edited by Martha Foley. Octavo. xv 368pp. Pages lightly age-toned near fine in a good only price-clipped dust jacket with chipping and tears along the extremities. Bernard Malamud's first book appearance with "The Prison". Quotes William Faulkner's Nobel Prize acceptance speech at length in the Foreword and contains stories by Roger Angell Nathan Asch Peggy Bennett Mary Bolté Hortense Calisher Leonard Casper R.V. Cassill John Cheever Harris Downey Elizabeth Enright J. Carol Goodman Ethel Edison Gordon William Goyen Shirley Jackson Josephine W. Johnson Ilona Karmel Oliver La Farge George Lanning Ethel G. Lewis Dorothy Livesay Robie Macauley Bernard Malamud Esther Patt J.F. Powers Paul Rader Jean Stafford Ray B. West Jr. and Tennessee Williams. Houghton Mifflin Company hardcover books
1969ref. 79112London: Victor Gollancz 1969. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Fine with tiny bumps on the spine and bottom edge of board in a price-clipped near fine dustwrapper with light edgewear and some minor chipping to the spine. Novel set in Roman Britain and based on the tradition that pilgrimages were made to the Scilly Isles off Cornwall to honor the mermaid goddess. Told through events in the life of the girl Astria chosen to be the mortal embodiment of the goddess. Victor Gollancz hardcover books
