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1992rif. 021940St. Paul Minnesota: Llewellyn Publications 1992. Book. Very Good. Trade Paperback. 1st Edition. Pale trade size paperback with color illustration on the cover. Book has light edge wear with a crease on the back cover edge as only defects. Interior is clean tight and unmarked and there are no creases on the spine. This is the 1st book to focus on a broad range of psychic and spiritual experiences completely in the context of the African American community. 272 pages. Llewellyn Publications Paperback
1978rif. 577106Los Angeles: Sylvester & Orphanos 1978. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. Beige patterned cloth. Fine in fine original acetate dustwrapper. One of of 300 numbered copies of a total edition of 330 specially bound and Signed by the author. Sylvester & Orphanos hardcover
rif. 51-2164Northridge CA: Herb Yellin/Lord John Press 1979. Broadside. 14 x 8.5 inches on beige laid card. "This broadside is a facsimile of a rare press release issued upon publication of "Expensive People" in 1968 by Vanguard Press. One of 200 numbered copies. Top edge crimped. From the estate of Herb Yellin 1935 - 2014 publisher of the Lord John Press. Northridge, CA: Herb Yellin/Lord John Press, 1979 unknown
1976rif. 568788New York: The Vanguard Press 1976. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Fine in a price-clipped near fine dust jacket with a small crease on the front flap. Signed by the author on the titlepage. The Vanguard Press hardcover
1976rif. 021358New York: Vanguard Press 1976 First printing of the first edition. Signed by Joyce Carol Oates directly on title page. Light bruise to front corner else book in fine condition; dust jacket with vertical creases to front flap a short closed tear to bottom front fold rubbing to covers mild edge wear and faint toning to margins else fine. Vanguard Press hardcover
1976rif. 404440New York: The Vanguard Press 1976. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. First edition. Fine in a spine-faded very good dustwrapper. Inscribed by the author to publisher Brian Kirby. The Vanguard Press hardcover
1984rif. 573205Northridge California: Lord John Press 1984. Softcover. Fine. First edition. Wrappers. Fine. Copy number 115 of 125 copies Signed by the author. Lord John Press unknown
1977rif. 81153New York:: The Vanguard Press 1977. SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Near fine in near fine dust jacket some toning to the dj and minor edgewear folded slightly off-center Original price of 10.00 still present. . First printing. A collection of stories which explore the dark side of the human soul - 'the other worlds of dreams and nightmares mediums and odd-happenings.' SIGNED on title page. 370 pp. The Vanguard Press, hardcover
1987rif. 573201Garden City: Dolphin/Doubleday 1987. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition trade issue. Fine in fine dust jacket. Advance Review Copy with publisher's slip laid in. Acclaimed book on the subject. Dolphin/Doubleday hardcover
1979rif. 582608Northridge California: Lord John Press 1979. Hardcover. Near Fine. First edition deluxe issue. Full morocco. Some wear along the bottom edges of the spine else near fine. One of 50 numbered copies bound in morocco and Signed by the author. Lord John Press hardcover
1975rif. mon0003087906Louisiana State University Press 1975-12-01. Hardcover. Very Good. 0.6000 9.2000 5.6000. SIGNED by the author. Minimal wear and handling. Louisiana State University Press hardcover
2008rif. 003043New York: ECCO 2008. Book. New. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. AN OUTSTANDING COPY - SIGNED by the AUTHOR on the Title page. Author's Signature only. A First edition First printing with the corresponding number line. Book is in Fine condition. Boards are clean not bumped. Fore edges are clean. Interior is clean and legible. Not remaindered. NO dust jacket as issued. Thanks and Enjoy. ECCO Hardcover
1970rif. 577253Ontario: Orange Bear Reader 1970. Unbound. Near Fine. First edition. 10" x 13" broadside poem laid into printed paper folder. One of 500 copies printed. Very slight age-toning and slight bumped at the extremities slight splits at the fold of the folder else near fine. Orange Bear Reader unknown
1975rif. 587269Los Angeles: Black Sparrow Press 1975. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. First edition. Fine in lightly rubbed very good or better acetate dust jacket with very small chips and tears at the folds. One of 350 copies handbound in boards by Earle Gray and Signed by Oates. Black Sparrow Press hardcover
1979rif. 18789Franklin Center Pennsylvania: Franklin Library 1979. First Edition Thus. Full Leather. Fine/No Dust Jacket As Issued. THE AMERICAN DREAM FROM THE OTHER SIDE OF THE TRACKS. Winner of the 1970 National Book Award for Fiction Them is Joyce Carol Oates's powerful portrait of working-class America tracing the fortunes of the Wendall family through poverty violence and social upheaval. Set principally in Detroit the novel follows three generations struggling against economic hardship fractured family relationships and the turbulent forces reshaping American cities. Through their experiences Oates examines class divisions racial tensions and the elusive promise of upward mobility. Originally published in 1969 Them is among Oates's most acclaimed novels and a central work in her exploration of American society. PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS: SIGNED FRANKLIN LIBRARY LEATHER EDITION. Publisher's full leather binding accented with 22-karat gold-stamped decoration and lettering. Raised spine bands; all edges gilt; archival-quality paper; satin moiré endpapers; sewn-in silk ribbon marker; Smyth-sewn binding; and concealed muslin joints. Octavo 8vo. xx 601 5 pages. Black-and-white illustrations. First Franklin Library Edition 1979. CONDITION: FINE - GIFT QUALITY. No flaws or blemishes. Binding and interior exceptionally well preserved. A Fine gift-quality example. LIYERARY SIGNIFICANCE: A NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER - AMERICA'S URBAN UNDERCLASS. First published in 1969 Them received the 1970 National Book Award for Fiction and established itself among Joyce Carol Oates's major achievements. The novel forms the concluding volume of her informal Wonderland Quartet a series examining the psychological and social experiences of Americans confronting poverty ambition violence and changing national circumstances. DETROIT CLASS CONFLICT & SOCIAL UPHEAVAL. Drawing upon the realities of working-class urban life Oates depicts the pressures of economic inequality racial conflict and family instability in mid-twentieth-century Detroit. The novel's portrayal of social unrest gives it particular significance as a literary response to the transformations of postwar America. GENRES: American Literature Literary Fiction Social Realism Family Saga Modern American Classics Award-Winning Fiction Signed Books Fine Bindings SUBJECTS: Joyce Carol Oates Them National Book Award American Working Class Detroit Urban Poverty Social Inequality Race Relations Family Relationships Postwar America Wonderland Quartet Franklin Library Signed Editions Franklin Library unknown
1978rif. 577106Los Angeles: Sylvester & Orphanos 1978. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. Beige patterned cloth. Fine in fine original acetate dustwrapper. One of of 300 numbered copies of a total edition of 330 specially bound and Signed by the author. Sylvester & Orphanos hardcover books
1976rif. 568788New York: The Vanguard Press 1976. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Fine in a price-clipped near fine dust jacket with a small crease on the front flap. Signed by the author on the titlepage. The Vanguard Press hardcover books
1976rif. 404440New York: The Vanguard Press 1976. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. First edition. Fine in a spine-faded very good dustwrapper. Inscribed by the author to publisher Brian Kirby. The Vanguard Press hardcover books
1984rif. 573205Northridge California: Lord John Press 1984. Softcover. Fine. First edition. Wrappers. Fine. Copy number 115 of 125 copies Signed by the author. Lord John Press unknown books
1987rif. 573201Garden City: Dolphin/Doubleday 1987. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition trade issue. Fine in fine dust jacket. Advance Review Copy with publisher's slip laid in. Acclaimed book on the subject. Dolphin/Doubleday hardcover books
1979rif. 582608Northridge California: Lord John Press 1979. Hardcover. Near Fine. First edition deluxe issue. Full morocco. Some wear along the bottom edges of the spine else near fine. One of 50 numbered copies bound in morocco and Signed by the author. Lord John Press hardcover books
1970rif. 577253Ontario: Orange Bear Reader 1970. Unbound. Near Fine. First edition. 10" x 13" broadside poem laid into printed paper folder. One of 500 copies printed. Very slight age-toning and slight bumped at the extremities slight splits at the fold of the folder else near fine. Orange Bear Reader unknown books
1975rif. 587269Los Angeles: Black Sparrow Press 1975. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. First edition. Fine in lightly rubbed very good or better acetate dust jacket with very small chips and tears at the folds. One of 350 copies handbound in boards by Earle Gray and Signed by Oates. Black Sparrow Press hardcover books
1979rif. mon0002977770St. Martin's Press 1979-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. 2.9000 8.4000 5.4000. Minimal wear and handling. St. Martin's Press hardcover
2018rif. 202093University Park PA: Penn State University Press 2018. Hardcover. VG/VG. Black and color-illustrated wraps with tan and brown lettering. xiii 212 pp. Mainly color illustrations. Published in conjunction with an exhibition held at the Palmer Museum of Art University Park Pennsylvania September 25-December 9 2018./. Penn State University Press hardcover
