1958réf. 000010594New York: The Viking Press 1958. First edition. Hardcover. Very near Fine/Fine. 8vo. 7 viii-xxii 2 3-266 pp. Quarter green cloth over green paper boards with gold lettering on the spine; green topstain. Price of $5.00 on the front flap of the dust jacket. Illustrated with a plate a photograph of the author in 1905 on the recto a photograph of the author in 1955 on the recto. Stanislaus Joyce was three years younger than James Joyce and the brothers were very close. Joyce's biography of his brother ends with James Joyce's 22nd year. Stanislaus Joyce records observations of the Joyce family their life in Ireland the exile in Trieste and the adventures he and James Joyce engaged in during their youth. A beautiful copy of an important literary biography. A touch of fading to the topstain. The Viking Press hardcover
1993réf. 268173PN. New. 1993. Soft Cover. Date is original print. This is a reprint edition . PN paperback
1990réf. 1216610PN. New. 1990. Reprint Edition. Soft Cover. Date is copyright date; this is a later reprint edition . PN paperback
1992réf. 17615New York: Dutton. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1992. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0333580265 . A handsome first edition/first printing in unread Fine condition in alike dust-jacket. Signed by author Joyce Carol Oates directly on the title page; In the novel Black Water the protagonist 16-year-old Melody is the only survivor of a small group of people who are trapped on a small uninhabited island. The group is attacked by a group of mercenaries led by the ruthless and feared Captain. Melody manages to escape but is left alone on the island with her thoughts and memories of the people she was with. The island becomes her home and she relies on it to help her heal after the trauma of the attack.; 8vo; Signed by Author . Dutton hardcover
1972réf. BBS-2003256The Pomegranate Press 1972. First Edition. Loose Leaf. Very Good. Signed. 10.75in x 16.5in broadside poster poem. #51 of 250 limited first edition copies. Issued October 1972 by The Pomegranate Press. Signed by Oates. Deckled edges. Lightly toned in places throughout else clean free of stains. No tack holes. Stored boarded in shrink-wrap. The Pomegranate Press unknown
1972réf. BBS-2003255The Pomegranate Press 1972. First Edition. Loose Leaf. Very Good. Signed. 10.75in x 16.5in broadside poster poem. #55 of 250 limited first edition copies. Issued October 1972 by The Pomegranate Press. Signed by Oates. Deckled edges. Lightly toned in places throughout else clean free of stains. No tack holes. Stored boarded in shrink-wrap. The Pomegranate Press unknown
1974réf. 449The authors 2nd volume of criticism exploring the writer's duality in needing to divorce themselves from while at the same time embracing society using writers as diverse as Henry James Virginia Woolf Norman Mailer and Samuel Beckett to illustrate her opinions. Fine in about fine teal-colored dw with a very minor amount of edge wear. An uncommon title SIGNED by Oates on the title page. Vanguard hardcover
1976réf. 11147Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1976. One of 50 Autographed Edition. Hardcover. Sparrow 37 - 48. Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow Press 1976. 8vo. Autographed Edition Limited to 50 copies and signed. Full cloth paper label on front cover serves as title page in acetate dj. Fine condition. Bound in are 12 "Sparrow" issues each a first printing and signed except one by the author on the front cover in following order: Sparrow 37 - Mohammed Mrabet & Paul Bowles trans.; #38 - Ron Loewinsohn; #39 - Sherril Jaffe; #40 - Robert Creeley; #41 - Robert Kelly; #42 - David Bromige; #43 - Charles Olson; #44 - Cid Corman; #45 - Joyce Carol Oates; #46 - Gilbert Sorrentino; #47 Clayton Eshleman but not Norman Glass; #48 - Gerard Malanga. Morrow & Cooney 246.; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; Signed by Collection of Signatures . Black Sparrow Press hardcover
1998réf. 17624New York: Dutton. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1998. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0525944451 . A handsome first edition/first printing in unread Fine condition in Fine dust-jacket. Signed by author Joyce Carol Oates directly on the title page; This book is a collection of short stories that explore the grotesque. The stories are written in a style that is reminiscent of horror movies.; 8vo; Signed by Author . Dutton hardcover
1976réf. 237981Santa Barbara.: Black Sparrow Press. 1976. First edition. . Decorated hard cover. . Fine copy. As new in glassine wrapper. Octavo. . Very scarce in this condition. Limited edition of 1000 copies. Black Sparrow Press. hardcover
2002réf. 11990Norwalk CT: Easton Press. As New. 2002. Signed Edition. Full-Leather. A special Limited edition SIGNED by author Joyce Carol Oates. A wonderful copy in As New condition never taken out of its original shrink-wrap; 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. Contains all of the classic Easton Press trimmings: premium leather silk moiré end leaves distinctive cover design raised bands accented in real 22KT gold satin ribbon page marker gilded page edges long-lasting high quality acid-neutral paper sewn pages for strength and durability; 8vo; Signed by Author . Easton Press hardcover
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1990réf. 1216272PN. New. 1990. Reprint Edition. Soft Cover. Date is copyright date; this is a later reprint edition . PN paperback
1968réf. 1205846PN. New. 1968. Reprint Edition. Soft Cover. Date is copyright date; this is a later reprint edition . PN paperback
1992réf. 253192PN. New. 1992. Soft Cover. Date is original print. This is a reprint edition . PN paperback
1992réf. 1217505PN. New. 1992. Reprint Edition. Soft Cover. Date is copyright date; this is a later reprint edition . PN paperback
1992réf. 1217796PN. New. 1992. Reprint Edition. Soft Cover. Date is copyright date; this is a later reprint edition . PN paperback
1983réf. 1212240PN. New. 1983. Reprint Edition. Soft Cover. Date is copyright date; this is a later reprint edition . PN paperback
2013réf. 1231703PN. New. 2013. Reprint Edition. Soft Cover. Date is copyright date; this is a later reprint edition . PN paperback
2013réf. 1231526PN. New. 2013. Reprint Edition. Soft Cover. Date is copyright date; this is a later reprint edition . PN paperback
1998réf. 1307493PN. New. 1998. Soft Cover. Date is original print. This is a reprint edition . PN paperback
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1973réf. 260827077San Francisco: The Press in Tuscany Alley 1973. Limited First Edition. Wraps. Fine/very good . Wilson Joyce Lancaster. One of 275 copies small quarto size 24 unnumbered pp. signed by Joyce Lancaster Wilson. An original story by Joyce Lancaster Wilson a children's book illustrator and longtime patron of the San Francisco Library and the book arts. She is especially known for her illustrations for "The Ark of Noah" and "A Child's Garden of Verses". In this story a human boy joins the ranks of the four animal kings of the forest by teaching them special skills. A charming story by Wilson who founded The Press in Tuscany Alley with her husband Adrian Wilson where they designed and published many fine limited editions. ___DESCRIPTION: Original pictorial green paper wrappers Japanese stab-stitched with green silk thread endpapers illustrated in orange and green with five-colour linoleum cuts throughout signatures French-fold; Centaur type on Ingres paper binding small quarto size 9 7/8" by 8 3/8" 24 unnumbered pp. signed by Joyce Lancaster Wilson at the colophone this copy no. 38. With the original white handmade paper wrapper which is now protected by an acetate wrapper. ___CONDITION: A fine copy with clean wrappers free of wear or rubbing the threads used for the binding strong and rich in colour the interior is clean and bright and entirely free of prior owner markings; paper wrapper better than very good clean with minimal overall wear including a short 1 1/4" closed tear at the top of the back joint; a lovely example of the work of The Press in Tuscany Alley. ___POSTAGE: International customers please note the following: i additional postage may apply as the standard does not always cover costs please inquire for details; and ii any taxes duty or tariffs charged by your country will of necessity be your responsibility. ___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA ILAB and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have we are here to help. The Press in Tuscany Alley unknown
1973réf. 260827077San Francisco: The Press in Tuscany Alley 1973. Limited First Edition. Wraps. Fine/very good . Wilson Joyce Lancaster. One of 275 copies small quarto size 24 unnumbered pp. signed by Joyce Lancaster Wilson. An original story by Joyce Lancaster Wilson a children's book illustrator and longtime patron of the San Francisco Library and the book arts. She is especially known for her illustrations for "The Ark of Noah" and "A Child's Garden of Verses". In this story a human boy joins the ranks of the four animal kings of the forest by teaching them special skills. A charming story by Wilson who founded The Press in Tuscany Alley with her husband Adrian Wilson where they designed and published many fine limited editions. ___DESCRIPTION: Original pictorial green paper wrappers Japanese stab-stitched with green silk thread endpapers illustrated in orange and green with five-colour linoleum cuts throughout signatures French-fold; Centaur type on Ingres paper binding small quarto size 9 7/8" by 8 3/8" 24 unnumbered pp. signed by Joyce Lancaster Wilson at the colophone this copy no. 38. With the original white handmade paper wrapper which is now protected by an acetate wrapper. ___CONDITION: A fine copy with clean wrappers free of wear or rubbing the threads used for the binding strong and rich in colour the interior is clean and bright and entirely free of prior owner markings; paper wrapper better than very good clean with minimal overall wear including a short 1 1/4" closed tear at the top of the back joint; a lovely example of the work of The Press in Tuscany Alley. ___POSTAGE: International customers please note the following: i additional postage may apply as the standard does not always cover costs please inquire for details; and ii any taxes duty or tariffs charged by your country will of necessity be your responsibility. ___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA ILAB and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have we are here to help. The Press in Tuscany Alley unknown books
1995réf. 1220652PN. New. 1995. Reprint Edition. Soft Cover. Date is copyright date; this is a later reprint edition . PN paperback