Joyce James

1987 · ref. 76317 — Garden City New York: Dolphin/Doubleday. Very Good. 1987. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover in dust jacket. This book is hard-bound in brown cloth with gilt stamping to the upper cover and spine in a dust jacket with light soiling and light edge-wear. The covers show a touch of light rubbing to the corners and spine-ends. The binding is solid. The binding is solid. The contents are bright and clean with illustrations. This book is signed by Joyce Carol Oates on the half title-page. From the collection of Cuthbert Christian Thambimuttu 1945-2019 of Columbus Ohio - known to many of his bookseller author and illustrator friends as "Tubby." He was persistent in the pursuit of autographed books by the writers and artists he admired including Gorey Sendak Heaney Byatt Morrison Updike and many more. Joseph Heller once wrote to Tubby in response to one more "please sign and return" request: "This is turning out to be a hell of a lot of work!" All signed books unconditionally guaranteed to be authentic. Many of the books are inscribed to both Cuthbert and his great friend of more than two decades Antonia Gale Moss. . Dolphin/Doubleday hardcover books