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1986réf. 18808Franklin Center PA: Franklin Library. Fine. 1986. First Edition; First Printing. Full-Leather. A special Limited first edition/first printing preceding the trade edition SIGNED by author Joyce Carol Oates Unread Fine condition; Marya Knauer was not always having a secure and comfortable position in life. Her father's early death and abandonment by her mother have left her with a sense of dislocation and loss early in her childhood. After decades Marya becomes determined to find the mother who gave her away and changes her present life more than she ever imagined. 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; xviii 310 2 pages; Signed by Author . Franklin Library hardcover books
1986réf. 12582Franklin Center PA: Franklin Library. As New. 1986. First Edition; First Printing. Full-Leather. A special Limited first edition/first printing 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; Marya Knauer was not always having a secure and comfortable position in life. Her father's early death and abandonment by her mother have left her with a sense of dislocation and loss early in her childhood. After decades Marya becomes determined to find the mother who gave her away and changes her present life more than she ever imagined. 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; xviii 310 2 pages; Signed by Author . Franklin Library hardcover books
1986réf. 80712Franklin Center: Franklin Library 1986. First edition Signed by Oates as issued. "Special Message" by Oates for this edition. Frontispiece by Judy Pedersen. Publisher's letter to subscribers laid-in; letter folded in half as issued. Gilt-stamped leather-covered boards all edges gilt satin pagemarker. Issued without dustjacket. Unread copy in Fine condition. . Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcovers. Fine/Not Issued. Illus. by Judy Pedersen. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Franklin Library Hardcover books
1974réf. 404552Los Angeles: Black Sparrow Press 1974. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. Black and white illustrations. Fine in fine acetate dustwrapper. One of 350 copies specially bound and Signed by the author. Black Sparrow Press hardcover books
1984réf. 14565Franklin Center PA: Franklin Library. Fine. 1984. 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; A combination of three gothic mystery stories: "The Virgin of the Rose-Bower" "The Devil's Half Acre" and "The Blood-Stained Gown" - all starring detective Xavier Kilgarvan and said to be among the author's personal favorites. 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; xxiv 482 4 pages; Signed by Author . Franklin Library hardcover books
1989réf. 20740Helskini: Eurographica 1989. First separate edition. Wrappers as new. One of 350 copies signed by the author. Eurographica unknown books
1985réf. 17622New York: E. P. Dutton Inc. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1985. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0525242937 . A handsome first edition/first printing in Fine condition in Very Fine dust-jacket. Minor soiling on top edges. Overall a tight clean copy; In this riveting deeply personal novel Joyce Carol Oates brings to life the powerful dramatic experience of the winter solstice.This is the story of two people one young the other old who are both about to experience a solstice moment of their own. One is a mother trying to protect her young son from the dark powers that seem to be closing in on them; the other is a father estranged from his own children who is about to find a way to connect with them.As the sun descends below the horizon the two characters struggle to find a way to connect with one another and with the natural world around them. Oates masterfully weaves together the stories of these characters and the solstice itself into a powerful and evocative tale exploring the connections between life and death love and loss.; 8vo . E. P. Dutton, Inc. hardcover books
1978réf. 587310New York: Vanguard Press 1978. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition. Corners and spine ends a bit bumped topedge lightly foxed very good or better in a price-clipped very good or better dust jacket with light tanning and wear and a tiny tear on the rear panel. Signed by Oates on the title page. Vanguard Press hardcover books
1975réf. 55863New York: The Vanguard Press Inc. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1975. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth. 0814907679 . A Fine first Printing of the First Edition housed in a somewhat shelfworn dust-jacket else Near Fine; The Assassins is a novel about the secrets and violence of an old order of assassins. The book is told in alternating chapters from the perspectives of two characters - an assassin named Rufus and his Christian convert apprentice and lover Eleanora.; 8vo; 568 pages; Price . The Vanguard Press, Inc. hardcover books
1975réf. 312041Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press 1975. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Illustrations by A.G. Smith Jr. Fine in fine dustwrapper with light wrinkles at the top of the spine. One of the author's scarcer trade publications a collection of poetry. Louisiana State University Press hardcover books
1975réf. 15250Baton Rouge: LSU 1975. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. Illustrations by A.G. Smith Jr. Spinal extremities a little bit bumped still fine in fine in dustwrapper. One of the author's scarcer trade publications a collection of poetry. LSU hardcover books
2005réf. 21017NY: Harcourt 2005. First edition first prnt. Signed and dated "4 Feb. 2010" by Oates on the title page. Dustjacket with shallow wrinkle on the rear panel not immediately apparent; otherwise an unread copy in Fine condition in a Fine dustjacket with an archival cover. Signed & Dated by Author. First Edition. Hardcovers. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Harcourt Hardcover books
2005réf. 12472New York: Harcourt Inc. As New in As New dust jacket. 2005. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0151011796 . A very attractive first edition first printing in As New condition in alike dust-jacket SIGNED by author Joyce Carol Oates directly on the title page; Joyce Carol Oates' collection of nine stories demonstrates why the females of the species be they six-year-old girls seemingly devoted wives or aging mothers are by nature more deadly than the males; 8vo; Signed by Author . Harcourt, Inc. hardcover books
2007réf. 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
2015réf. 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
1983réf. 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
1979réf. 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
1992réf. 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
1996réf. 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
1996réf. 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
1971réf. 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
1972réf. 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
1987réf. 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
1988réf. 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
1988réf. 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
