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1984ref. 55832New York: E. P. Dutton Inc. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1984. First Edition; First Printing. 1/4 Cloth. 0525242481 . A Fine first Edition/First Printing in a Fine dust-jacket; This book 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 things that they must do to prepare for the end.; 8vo; 241 pages . E. P. Dutton, Inc. hardcover
1984ref. 55833New York: E. P. Dutton Inc. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1984. First Edition; First Printing. 1/4 Cloth. 0525242481 . A Fine first Edition/First Printing in a Fine dust-jacket that has some minor bumping to the corners; This book is a compilation of short stories by Joyce Carol Oates. Each story is about a character who is facing the end of their life. Some of the characters are facing death by natural causes while others are facing death due to violence or other causes.; 8vo; 241 pages . E. P. Dutton, Inc. hardcover
1986ref. 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
1974ref. 31728Los Angeles: Black Sparrow Press 1974. First edition the deluxe limited issue of 350 numbered copies signed by Oates on the limitation page of a total 1350 hardcover copies. Copy #297. Quarter-cloth with printed spine label and paper-covered boards in plastic dustwrapper. Design by Barbara Martin. Production photographs by James Tilton. Small chip on dustwrapper spine topedge. Fine condition in a Near Fine dustwrapper. A play in twelve scenes first presented in NYC in Dec. 1973. Cast included Robert Guillaume Marcella Lowery F. Murray Abraham et al. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcovers. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Limited Edition. Black Sparrow Press Hardcover
1984ref. 9671Franklin Center: Franklin Library 1984. 1st. Hardcover. Fine Condition. Privately printed and personally signed by the author for members of The Signed First Edition Society. Bound in publisher's original brown composition leather with the covers and spine stamped in gilt. Four raised bands on the spine. All edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. Franklin Library hardcover
1984ref. 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
2019ref. 009587NY: Mysterious Press 2019 8 216pp hardcover. Other than the Author's signature on the title page there are NO LABELS INSCRIPTIONS NOR MARKINGS. The dust jacket is NOT price clipped and is housed in a protective mylar cover. Mysterious Press hardcover
2013ref. 020502New York: Ecco Press 2013. Book. As New. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. First Edition. SIGNED by Joyce Carol Oates on the Title page. Signature only. A First edition First printing. Book is in Fine condition. Boards are clean not bumped. Fore edges are clean. Interior is clean and legible. Not remaindered. Dust Jacket is in Fine condition. Not chipped or crinkled. Not price clipped. Dust Jacket is covered by Mylar Brodart. All-ways well boxed All-ways fast service. Thanks. Ecco Press Hardcover
1975ref. 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
1975ref. 9001490Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press 1975. 1st. Hardcover. Very good/very good. The dust jacket has minor chips and closed tears to the extremities. Louisiana State University Press hardcover
1994ref. 38564Oxford: Oxford Univ Press. Near Fine. 1994. First Edition. Softcover. 0192824066 . Ships same or next business day. Slight wear along tail edge and spine; otherwise free from defect. ; 0.31 x 8.43 x 5.35 Inches; 782 pages . Oxford Univ Press paperback
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
2015ref. 022556New York: Ecco 2015. Book. As New. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. First Edition. SIGNED by Joyce Carol Oates on the Title page. Signature only. A First edition First printing. Book is in Fine condition. Boards are clean not bumped. Fore edges are clean. Interior is clean and legible. Not remaindered. Dust Jacket is in Fine condition. Not chipped or crinkled. Not price clipped. Dust Jacket is covered by Mylar Brodart. Thanks and Enjoy. All-ways well boxed All-ways fast service. Thanks. Ecco Hardcover
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
1971ref. 10592Fawcett Crest. Very Good. 1971. Mass Market Paperback. 0449229300 . Signed by author. Glossy white mass market paperback lightly edge worn and bumped. Paper toned. Tight copy. ; 6.8 X 4.2 X 0.7 inches; 224 pages; Signed by Author . Fawcett Crest paperback
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
2011ref. 71112NY: Ecco 2011. First edition first prnt. Signed and dated "4/13/11" by Oates on the title page. Oates had written "3" and then wrote "4" as a correction for the date. Unread copy in Fine condition in a Fine dustjacket with an archival cover. Hardcovers. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ecco hardcover books
2011ref. 41919NY: Ecco 2011. First edition first prnt. Signed and dated "4/14/11" by Oates on the title page. 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. Ecco Hardcover books
1976ref. 55839New York: The Vanguard Press Inc. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1976. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth. 0814907741 . A Near Fine first Printing of the First Edition with some mild soiling and damp stains to the red cloth boards in alike dust-jacket; Crossing the Border is a collection of fifteen short stories about the human experience told from a variety of perspectives. Each story is rooted in a true event and Oates' trademark narrative skill as well as her gift for creating memorable characters brings these events to life.; 8vo; 256 pages; Price . The Vanguard Press, Inc. hardcover books
1976ref. 55837New York: The Vanguard Press Inc. Very Good in Near Fine dust jacket. 1976. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth. 0814907741 . A Very Good first Printing of the First Edition that is soiled and dampstained in an aged Near Fine dust-jacket showing some dampstains; This book is a collection of fifteen short stories set on either side of the U.S.-Mexico border. Each story is about a different character and most of them explore the dynamics of the borderland its people and its culture.; 8vo; 256 pages; Price . The Vanguard Press, Inc. hardcover books
1976ref. 55838New York: The Vanguard Press Inc. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1976. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth. 0814907741 . A first Printing of the First Edition in Fine condition that has a tiny black soil spot on the front cover in a mildly soiled Near Fine dust-jacket; The Crossing the Border anthology is a collection of fifteen short stories by Joyce Carol Oates. The stories explore the themes of immigration and the borderlands between the United States and Mexico. The stories are written with a keen eye for detail and are filled with vivid characters and compelling stories.; 8vo; 256 pages; Price . The Vanguard Press, Inc. hardcover books
1974ref. 31728Los Angeles: Black Sparrow Press 1974. First edition the deluxe limited issue of 350 numbered copies signed by Oates on the limitation page of a total 1350 hardcover copies. Copy #297. Quarter-cloth with printed spine label and paper-covered boards in plastic dustwrapper. Design by Barbara Martin. Production photographs by James Tilton. Small chip on dustwrapper spine topedge. Fine condition in a Near Fine dustwrapper. A play in twelve scenes first presented in NYC in Dec. 1973. Cast included Robert Guillaume Marcella Lowery F. Murray Abraham et al. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcovers. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Limited Edition. Black Sparrow Press Hardcover books
1979ref. 55041Franklin Center PA: Franklin Library. Fine. 1979. Limited Signed Edition. Full-Leather. A Fine Limited edition signed by Joyce Carol Oates; Winner of the National Book Award Them ranks as one of the most masterly portraits of postwar America ever written by a novelist. A novel about class race and the horrific glassy sparkle of urban life them chronicles the lives of the Wendalls a family on the steep edge of poverty in the windy riotous Detroit slums. 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; B&W Illustrations; 8vo; xx 601 5 pages; Signed by Author . Franklin Library hardcover books
1994ref. 17626New York: Dutton. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1994. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0525938362 . A handsome first edition/first printing in Fine condition in Fine dust-jacket; Joyce Carol Oates' latest novel tells the story of a woman who is forced to reckon with the choices she's made in her life. After a life of privilege and ease she is faced with the consequences of her choices as she battles cancer. What I Lived For is a compelling and thought-provoking book that will stay with you long after you finish it.; 8vo . Dutton hardcover books
1975ref. 9001490Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press 1975. 1st. Hardcover. Very good/very good. The dust jacket has minor chips and closed tears to the extremities. Louisiana State University Press hardcover books
