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1973ref. 55255New York: The Vanguard Press Inc. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1973. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth. 0814907504 . A Fine first edition/first printing with bumped corners and some wear from age to the pink cloth boards housed in a price-clipped and shelfworn dust-jacket in Nearly Fine condition; This novel is about a girl named Kay who has a very strict upbringing and is not allowed to have a boyfriend. She is sent to a boarding school in Vermont and is paired up with a boy named Ethan. They quickly become best friends and Kay starts to loosen up. When she returns home for summer break she meets a new boy and starts to feel out of place. She decides to go back to Ethan and the two of them continue to date.; 8vo; 561 pages . The Vanguard Press, Inc. hardcover books
1973ref. 55254New York: The Vanguard Press Inc. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1973. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth. 0814907504 . A Near Fine first edition/first printing with bumped corners and some wear from age to the pink cloth boards housed in a price-clipped and edgeworn alike dust-jacket; Oates's magnum opus is a novel of great power and beauty exploring the primal attraction between a young woman and an older man and the destructive power of desire.; 8vo; 561 pages . The Vanguard Press, Inc. hardcover books
1996ref. 20143Hopewell NJ: Ecco Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1996. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth. 0880014571 . A handsome stated first edition/first printing in Very Fine condition in Fine dust-jacket which shows a bit of sunning on spine and along edges. Beautifully bound in black stamped burgundy cloth; Eleven-year-old Josie and her self-indulgent mother Delia have come to live with great-aunt Esther Burkhardt in upstate New York. Here Josie meets her withdrawn 25-year-old cousin Jared Jr. on leave from seminary who draws Josie into some bizarre sexual rituals. A haunting novel about the pain and helplessness of sexually abused children abandoned by the adults in their lives. First published in the Ontario Review in 1966 ; Woodcuts; 16mo . Ecco Press hardcover books
1993ref. 142403New York: Dutton 1993. First. hardcover. fine/fine. 8vo cloth backed boars; d.w. N.Y.: Dutton 1933. First Edition. Fine. Presentation copy August 1993. Dutton unknown books
1993ref. 535178New York: Dutton 1993. Softcover. Fine. Uncorrected proof. Glossy yellow wrappers. Fine. Basis for the 1996 film starring Angelina Jolie Jenny Lewis and Hedy Burress. Dutton unknown books
1993ref. 512815Denmark: Centurm 1993. Softcover. Fine. First Danish edition. Illustrated self-wrappers. Text in Danish. Translated by Ulla Warren. Fine. Basis for the 1996 film starring Angelina Jolie Jenny Lewis and Hedy Burress. Centurm unknown books
1995ref. 76349Hopewell New Jersey: The Ecco Press. Very Good. 1995. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover in Dust Jacket. This book is hard-bound in yellow paper covered boards with a gilt stamped white cloth spine in a dust jacket with light soiling. The binding is solid. The contents are bright and clean with nice color illustrations. This book is signed by Joyce Carol Oates on the half title-page. From the collection of Cuthbert Christian Thambimuttu 1945-2019 of Columbus Ohio - known to many of his bookseller author and illustrator friends as "Tubby." He was persistent in the pursuit of autographed books by the writers and artists he admired including Gorey Sendak Heaney Byatt Morrison Updike and many more. Joseph Heller once wrote to Tubby in response to one more "please sign and return" request: "This is turning out to be a hell of a lot of work!" All signed books unconditionally guaranteed to be authentic. Many of the books are inscribed to both Cuthbert and his great friend of more than two decades Antonia Gale Moss. ; Signed by Author . The Ecco Press hardcover books
1994ref. 514109New York: A William Abrahams Book/ Dutton 1994. Softcover. Near Fine. Uncorrected proof. Gray wrappers. Slight toning on the spine and a tiny tear on the rear wrapper else about near fine. A William Abrahams Book/ Dutton unknown books
2006ref. 516840New York: Ecco an imprint of HarperCollins 2006. Softcover. Near Fine. Uncorrected proof. Printed wrappers. Slight toning and a short tear on the front wrapper else near fine with publisher's material laid in. Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins unknown books
1990ref. 574263New York: Ecco 1990. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Advance Review Copy with publisher materials laid in. Ecco hardcover books
1990ref. 17617New York: Ecco Press. Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1990. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0880012609 . A nice first edition/first printing in Good condition in Very Good dust-jacket. Discolored sticky areas on front and read endpapers and dustjacket. Cocked spine. Clean unread copy; This book tells the story of a woman who has retreated into herself and her own life. She has built a solid wall around herself and has little contact with the outside world. Her only connection to the world is through her door which she constantly locks.; 8vo; FSA . Ecco Press hardcover books
1982ref. 404418Princeton New Jersey: Ontario Review Press 1982. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. Fine in fine publisher's unprinted acetate dustwrapper in a bumped very good slipcase. Number 144 of 300 copies Signed and numbered by the author. Ontario Review Press hardcover books
1984ref. 55175New York: E. P. Dutton Inc. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1984. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth Spine. 0525242481 . A Fine first printing of the first edition in an equally unblemished dust-jacket; The book tells the story of a family during the end of the world. The mother father and their young son are trying to stay alive as the world around them crumbles.; 8vo; 241 pages . E. P. Dutton, Inc. hardcover books
1984ref. 124647New York: E. P. Dutton Inc. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1984. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth spine. 0525242481 . A Fine first Edition/First Printing in an alike dust-jacket; Oates' latest book of short stories follows a group of people as they approach the end of their lives. Some are content with their lives others are not. The stories are dark and heartbreaking depicting the finality of death and the ways in which it can impact those who are left behind.; 8vo; 241 pages . E. P. Dutton, Inc. hardcover books
1984ref. 124648New York: E. P. Dutton Inc. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1984. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth spine. 0525242481 . A Fine first Edition/First Printing in an alike dust-jacket; The Last Days is a collection of short stories by Joyce Carol Oates. The stories are about people who are facing the end of their lives and the decisions they have to make.; 8vo; 241 pages . E. P. Dutton, Inc. hardcover books
1986ref. 322899Franklin 1986. First. hardcover. fine. Pedersen Judy. Frontispiece illustration by Judy Pedersen. 310 pages 8vo full gilt-stamped brown leather a.e.g. The Franklin Library 1986. Limited signed edition. Franklin unknown books
1998ref. 17619New York: Dutton. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1998. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0525944427 . A handsome first edition/first printing in unread Near Fine condition in alike dust-jacket. A few pages are wrinkled or slightly torn at bottom; Through a layering of historical events beginning in Colonial times and ending in the 1930s Joyce Carol Oates has created a new American epic in this sweeping chronicle of the fortunes and misfortunes of a family of enterprising and ingenious confidence artists; 8vo . Dutton hardcover books
1987ref. ESB11237Garden City: Dolphin/Doubleday 1987. First trade edition. Hardcover. A fine copy in a near fine clean dust jacket. John Ranard. Illustrated with photographs by John Ranard. This is as fine a book as ever has been written on the subject. This book follows in the tradition of boxing-loving writers like Hemingway and Mailer. In a slim volume expanded from a New York Times Magazine article Oates candidly assays "The Sweet Science" for its spectacle aesthetic elements and its history from ancient Greece and Rome to today's ring dominated by callous promoters casinos and TV. She concedes boxing's brutality and often seamy side but finds positive merits as tragic theater. Dolphin/Doubleday hardcover books
1979ref. 575423Northridge California: Lord John Press 1979. Hardcover. Fine. First edition. Quarter cloth gilt and decorated papercovered board. Fine. One of 350 numbered copies Signed by the author. Lord John Press hardcover books
1979ref. 365643Northridge California: Lord John Press 1979. Hardcover. Near Fine. First edition. Very slightly bowed with toning on the spine and board edges else about near fine. Copy 87 of 350 numbered copies Signed by the author. Lord John Press hardcover books
1986ref. 56220New York: E. P. Dutton. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1986. Second Printing. Hardcover. 0525244468 . A Fine Second Printing in an alike dust-jacket ; Raven's Wing is a coming of age novel about a young girl Celaena Sardothien who is taken from her home in the kingdom of Terre d'Ange and brought to the empire of Andor. Celaena is forced to become a swordsman and assassin to protect her kingdom from the evil empire.; 8vo; 305 pages; $6.00 . E. P. Dutton hardcover books
1986ref. 124612New York: E. P. Dutton. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1986. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0525244468 . A Fine first Printing of the First Edtion that has some wear to the spine edges housed in a Fine dust-jacket; Raven's Wing is a story revolving around a young girl Sybil and her brother August who are forced to flee their home in Germany during World War II. Sybil is determined to find her way back to her family even though it means hiding from the Nazis and traveling through dangerous territories. Along the way she meets a group of friends who help her survive and eventually find her way home.; 8vo; 305 pages . E. P. Dutton hardcover books
1986ref. 124611New York: E. P. Dutton. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1986. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0525244468 . A Fine first Printing of the First Edtion in a like dust-jacket that has a small puncture mark on the lower front edge; Raven's Wing is a coming-of-age story following the life of Bethany Green a teenager living in the fictional town of West Egg on Long Island in 1922. The novel follows Bethany's struggles with her identity and her relationship with her family and friends.; 8vo; 305 pages . E. P. Dutton hardcover books
1986ref. 124613New York: E. P. Dutton. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1986. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0525244468 . A first Edition/First Printing in Fine condition housed in an equally unblemished dust-jacket; Joyce Carol Oates' Raven's Wing is the story of a young girl Abigail who is sent to live with her father and stepmother in a small town in Maine after her mother's death. Abigail is not happy with her new life and is constantly trying to escape even going so far as to attempt suicide. However she eventually starts to accept her new surroundings and begins to make new friends. One of these friends is a boy named Adam who she begins to fall in love with. However Adam is constantly away at school and Abigail is not allowed to go to see him. One day Adam comes home early and they are able to spend a few hours together. However after this encounter Adam disappears again and Abigail is left feeling confused and lonely.; 8vo; 305 pages . E. P. Dutton hardcover books
ref. 001814Vanguard. F. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. Signed by Author. signed first edition book in fine condition DJ is near fine with wear and tear along edges. Vanguard hardcover books
