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1986Best.-Nr. 2350828New York: E.P. Dutton 1986. First Trade Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 20x20x20. First trade edition following the Franklin Library first edition. Minor discoloration to jacket spine head small portion of bottom edge lightly foxed. 1986 Hard Cover. 310 pp. 8vo. A novel by the prolific award-winning American author. A deeply intimate psychological portrait of a young woman's tragic childhood her reinvention as a successful young artist in the literary circles of 1950s New York City and her struggle to understand and overcome the trauma of her past. Growing up in the confines of Innisfail a bleak town in upstate New York bright and curious Marya endures abandonment betrayal and loneliness. A college scholarship offers escape taking her to New York City where she makes a name for herself in academic and literary circles. But success cannot overcome the damage of her childhood pain that haunts Marya's personal professional and romantic relationships and has left her unmoored. Psychologically nuanced rich in insight and emotional complexity told with the unsettling power of Joyce Carol Oates's gothic novels Marya: A Life is an intense look into the psyche of a young woman and an illuminating exploration of how the past reverberates throughout our lives. E.P. Dutton hardcover books
1979Best.-Nr. 2348482New York: The Vanguard Press Inc 1979. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8x5x1. Signed by author. First edition. Signed by author without inscription on title page. Endpapers lightly toned otherwise an excellent copy. 1979 Hard Cover. 335 pp. 8vo. A novel about the lives of teachers and students at a private school. Looks at the lives of the men and women of a prestigious upstate college including Albert St. Dennis Professor of Poetry and the people he meets: Brigit a divorcee and Alexis a pianist and composer. The Vanguard Press, Inc hardcover books
1983Best.-Nr. 2348950Concord New Hampshire: William B. Ewert 1983. Broadside. Near Fine. Hayden Mary Ann. Signed by author. Signed by illustrator. Signed by author and illustrator without inscriptions. One of 100 copies. Faint smudge along right side light crease on bottom corner. 1983 Broadside. Measures roughly 11 1/4 x 19 inches. Illustrated by Mary Ann Hayden. "The smallest of hymns in praise of silk--cornsilk--spiderweb silk--those creatures who slip mere silhouettes through the cracks of this moment--and this--and the next. William B. Ewert unknown books
Best.-Nr. 2349200Princeton: Bollingen Series / Princeton University Press 1963. 4th Printing. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 6x1x9. 1966 fourth printing incorporating the 1963 corrections to the second printing. Includes publisher's slipcase and jacket. Some ink underlining highlighting and marginalia front jacket panel smudged minor wear to jacker corners with small chip from jacket spine base slipcase edges faded ink name and date inside slipcase opening ink number on rear slipcase panel ink name on front endpaper. xxv 1743 pp. This was at the time of its publication the only complete one-volume edition of Plato in English translation. Contents include: Editorial Note; Introduction; Socrates' Defense Apology; Crito; Phaedo; Charmides; Laches; Lysis; Euthyphro; Menexenus; Lesser Hippias; Ion; Gorgias; Protagoras; Meno; Euthydemus; Cratylus; Phaedrus; Symposium; Republic; Theaetetus; Parmenides; Sophist; Statesman; Philebus; Timaeus; Critias; Laws; Appendix: Epinomis; Greater Hippias; Letters; Index. Bollingen Series / Princeton University Press hardcover books
1986Best.-Nr. 2343934Concord New Hampshire: William B. Ewert Publisher 1986. Limited Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine. 0x0x0. Azarian Mary. Signed by author. Signed by illustrator. Limited edition #45 of 100 copies. Signed by Joyce Carol Oates and Mary Azarian on limitation page. Faint stain to front panel of jacket. 1986 Soft Cover. Unpaginated. A fine press poem about the birth of Jesus Christ by the prolific award-winning American author originally published in The New York Times Magazine. This limited edition of 100 numbered copies designed by John Kristensen includes original woodcuts by Mary Azarian printed directly from the blocks. It was printed from Monotype Bembo on Lana Laid paper and handsewn in wrappers at the Firefly Press Somerville Massachusetts in November 1986. The publisher William B. Ewert of Concord New Hampshire specialized in limited edition fine press material mainly poetry and broadsides for nearly 25 years and his efforts are memorialized at the University of New Hampshire which maintains an impressive collection of his work. William B. Ewert, Publisher paperback books
1998Best.-Nr. 2343912William B. Ewert 1998. Limited Edition. Broadside. Near Fine. Signed by author. Signed by author. An exceptional copy. 1998 Broadside. 7 1/4 x 10 1/2 inches. Deckled bottom edge. "If opening that drawer quickly you hear your life rattle like hollow dice--we understand each other perfectly. William B. Ewert unknown books
1994Best.-Nr. 2343935William B. Ewert 1994. Limited Edition. Broadside. Near Fine. Signed by author. Signed by author without inscription. One of 150 copies. An exceptional copy. 1994 Broadside. 8 1/4 x 10 3/4 inches. Deckled bottom edge. Title and author name in magenta; rest of text in purple. "Shall we tell them thanks but why reward us who as children filled in time by filling in coloring books' Or shall we lie' O Crayola!--Even the taste was good. William B. Ewert unknown books
1974Best.-Nr. 2344916New York: The Vanguard Press Inc 1974. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8x5x1. Signed by author. First edition. Signed by author without inscription on title page. An excellent copy. 1974 Hard Cover. 307 pp. 8vo. Oates's second volume of literary criticism examining the conflict between innovation and relatability when it comes to writing. The Vanguard Press, Inc hardcover books
2008Best.-Nr. 2346102New York: Signet Classics 2008. Reprint. Mass Market Paperback. Fine. 4x0x6. New. An exceptional copy. 2008 Mass Market Paperback. xx 168 pp. Introduction by Joyce Carol Oates afterword by Vince Passaro. In this pair of literary voyages into the inner self Joseph Conrad has written two of the most chilling disturbing and noteworthy pieces of fiction of the twentieth century. Heart of Darkness is a devastating commentary on the corruptibility of humanity. Based on Conrad's own 1890 trip up the Congo River the story is told by Marlow the novelist's alter ego. It is a journey into darkness and horror - both literally as the narrator descends into a sinister jungle landscape and metaphorically as he encounters the morally depraved Mr. Kurtz. The Secret Sharer is the tale of a young sea captain's first command as he sails into the Gulf of Siam - and into an encounter with his mysterious “double” the shadow self of the unconscious mind. Joseph Conrad boldly experimented with the novella and novel forms filled his writing with the exotic places he himself had traveled and concerned himself with honor guilt moral alienation and sin. Heart of Darkness and The Secret Sharer encapsulate his literary achievements - and his haunting portrayal of the dark side of man. Signet Classics paperback books
1980Best.-Nr. 2334092New York: E.P. Dutton & Co 1980. First Trade Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 20x20x20. Stillman Susan jacket art. First trade edition. Top edge of jacket mended with tape a few minor tears to jacket edges. 1980 Hard Cover. 558 pp. 8vo. "A wealthy and notorious clan the Bellefleurs live in a region not unlike the Adirondacks in an enormous mansion on the shores of mythic Lake Noir. They own vast lands and profitable businesses they employ their neighbors and they influence the government. A prolific and eccentric group they include several millionaires; a mass murderer; a spiritual seeker who climbs into the mountains looking for God; a wealthy noctambulist who dies of a chicken scratch; a baby Germaine - the heroine of the novel - and her parents Leah and Gideon. Written with a voluptuousness and immediacy unusual even for Oates Bellefluer is widely regarded as one of her masterworks. E.P. Dutton & Co hardcover books
1987Best.-Nr. 2336149Camden ME: Down East Books 1987. 4th Printing. Trade Paperback. Fine. 0x6x9. Fourth printing. A fine copy. 1987 Trade Paperback. xx 268 pp. In October 1947 Maine was engulfed by the worst fire in its history. Before the flames were quenched 200000 acres had burned. This is the definitive account of those terrible and exciting days. Down East Books paperback books
2012Best.-Nr. 2337583New York: Simon & Schuster 2012. 1st Printing. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. 6x1x8. First printing. Remainder mark on page base. Binding tight and square pages clean bright and unmarked. 2012 Trade Paperback. xxi 535 pp. For almost 500 years human beings have been finding ways to circle the Earth - by sail steam or liquid fuel; by cycling driving flying going into orbit even by using their own bodily power. The story begins with the first centuries of circumnavigation when few survived the attempt: In 1519 Ferdinand Magellan left Spain with five ships and 270 men but only one ship and 35 men returned not including Magellan who died in the Philippines. Starting with these dangerous voyages Joyce Chaplin takes us on a trip of our own as we travel with Francis Drake William Dampier Louis-Antoine de Bougainville and James Cook. Eventually sea travel grew much safer and passengers came on board. The most famous was Charles Darwin but some intrepid women became circumnavigators too - a Lady Brassey for example. Circumnavigation became a fad as captured in Jules Verne's classic novel Around the World in Eighty Days. Once continental railroads were built circumnavigators could traverse sea and land. Newspapers sponsored racing contests and people sought ways to distinguish themselves - by bicycling around the world for instance or by sailing solo. Steamships turned round-the-world travel into a luxurious experience as with the tours of Thomas Cook & Son. Famous authors wrote up their adventures including Mark Twain and Jack London and Elizabeth Jane Cochrane better known as Nellie Bly. Finally humans took to the skies to circle the globe in airplanes. Not much later Sputnik Gagarin and Glenn pioneered a new kind of circumnavigation - in orbit. Through it all the desire to take on the planet has tested the courage and capacity of the bold men and women who took up the challenge. Their exploits show us why we think of the Earth as home. Round About the Earth is itself a thrilling adventure. Simon & Schuster paperback books
2018Best.-Nr. 2207986Saratoga Springs: Journal Arts Press 2018. Trade Paperback. Fine. 8x5x0. Brand new from publisher. 2018 Trade Paperback. 115 pp. "Before They Were Our Mothers was conceived when editor Patricia A. Nugent realized at her mother's funeral that she knew very little about her mother's life before her mother was her mother. She'd never asked; her mother had never offered. Nugent deeply regretted missing the opportunity to know her mother better. But that window had closed. To help others avoid similar remorse she compiled this anthology of real-life stories about women before they were mothers. In addition to deeply evocative first-person accounts Before They Were Our Mothers offers readers a personal history of world events from the late 1800s to the mid-1900s as written in the present moment by current-day descendants: Joyce Hunt Bouyea; Carol R. Daggs; Ginny Riedman-Dangler; Constance A. Dodge; Cathy Fedoruk; Nadia Ghent; Zoe Ann; Christensen Gonza; Crystal S. Hamelink; Rachael Z. Ikins; Donna Jackel; Catherine Ruggiero Lanci; Christy O'Callaghan; Josephine Pasciullo; Barbara J. Spaeth; and Sue Sweet Van Hook. Universal themes weave delicate threads through these disparate women's lives. Well-meaning parents making questionable decisions; arranged marriages; the desire for education and a career; unplanned pregnancies; the centrality of faith and religion; the need for family and affirmation; medical advances; the brutality of war; and the crippling effects of poverty prejudice and discrimination. Themes not so different from circumstances in our lives today. You won't forget the women in these stories; you won't want to. And they may inspire you to tell your children your stories - before you were their parent. Journal Arts Press paperback books
2018Best.-Nr. 583585New York: Ecco 2018. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Ecco hardcover books
1980Best.-Nr. 24093Bloomington IN: T.I.S. Publications Division. Very Good with no dj. First Edition. Softcover. light staining along bottom edge of front cover inside and out otherwise a nice clean copy with just minimal wear. Trade PB B&W photographs diagrams Following some brief introductory matter including a chapter on "The Social Environment of the Crime" this volume primarily reprints contemporary news accounts and other documents related to the Borden murders the trial of Lizzie Borden and her life after the trial. Also includes a transcription of Assistant Marshal John Fleet's notes of his interviews with Lizzie Bridget Sullivan and John Morse "the only known records of the police investigations in these early days following the murders." . c.1980. T.I.S. Publications Division paperback books
2011Best.-Nr. 420549New York: Ecco 2011. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. Second printing. 415pp. Corners lightly bumped else fine in fine dustwrapper. Ecco hardcover books
2005Best.-Nr. 34773San Francisco: Chronicle Books. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Fine in fine dust jacket. On the half-title page of this copy are signed original robot drawings by Blue Sky Studio artists Michael Knapp David Lopez Munoz Vincent Mguyen Dice Tsutsumi and Peter de Seve who were some of the film's artists. Additionally this book has a special laid-in bookplate illustrated and signed by William Joyce one of the creators of the movie. The bookplate was supplied by Bud Plant for a limited number of copies at publication.; Oblong Small 4to 9 1/8" x 11 1/4"; 144 pages . 2005. Chronicle Books hardcover books
1986Best.-Nr. 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
1987Best.-Nr. 124630New York: E. P. Dutton. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1987. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth spine. 0525245456 . A Fine first Edition/First Printing in a dust-jacket of the same value that has some light creasing to the front ear of the dust-jacket; "You Must Remember This" by Joyce Carol Oates is a novel about the life of a woman who has the ability to remember everything that has ever happened to her. The book follows the life of the protagonist who is born with a rare and dangerous memory disorder.; 8vo ; 436 pages; TBC; . E. P. Dutton hardcover books
1987Best.-Nr. 124628New York: E. P. Dutton. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1987. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth spine. 0525245456 . A Fine first Edition/First Printing in a dust-jacket of the same value; In this novel the narrator recounts the life of her mother from her childhood in the 1930s to her death in the 1990s. The narrator's mother was an artist and a writer and she tells her daughter stories of her own life and the lives of her ancestors. The narrator reflects on her mother's life and on the memories she has of her.; 8vo ; 436 pages; TBC; . E. P. Dutton hardcover books
1987Best.-Nr. 124629New York: E. P. Dutton. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1987. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth spine. 0525245456 . A Fine first Edition/First Printing in a dust-jacket of the same value that has a minor puncture marking to the rear surface; Joyce Carol Oatess first novel in 10 years is a meditation on memory love and loss. The story is told through the eyes of Esther and her husband Homer as they try to make sense of their daughters death. The novel is rich in detail and explores the ways that memory can both comfort and haunt us.; 8vo ; 436 pages; TBC; . E. P. Dutton hardcover books
1986Best.-Nr. 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
1984Best.-Nr. 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
1984Best.-Nr. 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
1986Best.-Nr. 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
