1976réf. 195733New York: Vanguard 1976. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Later. Near fine in very good dust jacket. Soiled front free endpaper and dust jacket flap clean gold stamped cloth covers and text dust jacket is lightly soiled. Vanguard hardcover books
1976réf. 352199New York: The Vanguard Press 1976. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Fine in a near fine dustwrapper with a little spine-toning. Signed by the author on the title page. The Vanguard Press hardcover books
1976réf. 42180New York: The Vanguard Press 1976. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Fine in near fine lightly soiled dustwrapper. The Vanguard Press hardcover books
1976réf. 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
1976réf. 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
1976réf. 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
1979réf. 583034Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow Press 1979. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First trade edition. Decorative papercovered boards red cloth spine with paper spine label. Spine slightly cocked near fine in near fine unprinted acetate dust jacket. One of 1000 copies printed. Black Sparrow Press hardcover books
1979réf. 583197Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow Press 1979. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. First edition. Spine mildly cocked else fine in a fine unprinted mylar dust jacket in a near fine lightly soiled slipcase. Copy number 11 of 50 deluxe numbered copies Signed by the author. Black Sparrow Press hardcover books
1979réf. 587357Santa Barbara California: Black Sparrow Press 1979. Softcover. Near Fine. First edition. Trade Paperback. Faint ink mark on front cover tiny spots on topedge near fine. Black Sparrow Press unknown books
1979réf. 404517Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow Press 1979. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. Fine in a fine unprinted mylar dustwrapper in fine slipcase. Copy number 30 of 50 deluxe numbered copies Signed by the author. Black Sparrow Press hardcover books
1979réf. 216441Santa Barbara California: Black Sparrow Press 1979. Softcover. Fine. First edition. Trade Paperback. Octavo. Fine. Black Sparrow Press unknown books
1979réf. 365658Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow Press 1979. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. First edition. Slightly bowed else near fine in a fine unprinted mylar dustwrapper in a near fine slipcase with some toning. Copy 39 of 50 deluxe numbered copies Signed by the author. Black Sparrow Press hardcover books
1979réf. 40733Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow Press 1979. First edition. One of 1000 unnumbered trade edition hardcover copies. There were alse 350 numbered copies issued signed as a limited edition. Issued unsigned this copy has been signed by Oates on the title page. Decorated paper-covered boards with printed label on quarter-cloth spine. Plastic dustwrapper. The dustwrapper is lightly rubbed; the book is in Fine condition. Unusual trade edition signed. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcovers. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Black Sparrow Press Hardcover books
1979réf. 68282Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow 1979. First edition numbered & signed issue. 204 pp. Fine in printed paper-covered boards with cloth spine. Fine acetate dust jacket. One of 300 numbered copies SIGNED by Oates. Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow, hardcover books
1977réf. 143719Santa Barbara CA: Black Sparrow Press 1977. First edition. Hardcover. 34 pages. Copy 55 from an edition of 170. A short story. A fine copy but with no dust jacket. Signed by Oates on the limitation page. Black Sparrow Press unknown books
2009réf. 567013New York: HarperCollins 2009. Softcover. Fine. Uncorrected proof. Illustrated wrappers. Slight edgewear else fine. HarperCollins unknown books
1996réf. 81130West Warwick: Necronomicon Press 1996. First edition first prnt. Illustrations by Janet Eckhardt. Stapled illustrated wraps. No hardcover edition. Beginning spine edge toning corners just touched. Near Fine condition. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine/Not Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Necronomicon Press Paperback books
2017réf. 580530New York: The Mysterious Press 2017. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. Fine in a fine dust jacket. The Mysterious Press hardcover books
1973réf. 213242New York: Vanguard 1973. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. 561 pages. Oates' sixth novel. A clean near fine copy in pink cloth boards and in a very good plus price clipped dust jacket with a small tear to the top of the spine and some other minor wear. Vanguard unknown books
1973réf. 590628New York: The Vanguard Press 1973. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition. Foxing on the page edges and owner name on the front free endpaper thus very good in a very good price-clipped dust jacket with short tears and creasing. The Vanguard Press hardcover books
1973réf. 57765New York: The Vanguard Press Inc. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1973. Second Printing. Cloth. 0814907504 . A Second Printing in Fine condition in a price-clipped Near Fine dust-jacket ; Joyce Carol Oates' latest novel tells the story of a young woman newlywed to a man she barely knows who is sent to a mental hospital after a nervous breakdown. There she meets a cast of eccentric and colorful characters among them a psychotic nun a cantankerous nurse and a lovelorn doctor. With the help of her new friends she begins to rebuild her life.; 8vo; 561 pages . The Vanguard Press, Inc. hardcover books
1973réf. 243843New York: The Vanguard Press Inc 1973. Hardcover. Good. Good: Book shows soiling of panels/spine water stains on bottom pg ends/bottom pg edges of pgs 421 to back bumping. The Vanguard Press, Inc hardcover books
1973réf. 114960New York: Vanguard Press 1973. Hardcover. Very Good. Very good. Hardcover slightly rubbed at spine ends and corners spine lightly faded almost new. Vanguard Press hardcover books
1973réf. 196428New York: Vanguard 1973. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Book club. Near fine in very good plus dust jacket. Clean text in cloth covers with very minor soil on rear gold stamped cloth spine dust jacket is lightly rubbed on edges& sunned spine. Vanguard hardcover books
1973réf. 307456New York: The Vanguard Press 1973. Softcover. Near Fine. Uncorrected proof. Pink wrappers with applied printed label. Near fine. Laid in is a letter from the publisher presenting the proof and an additional postcard announcing that the book will be published later than initially stated. The Vanguard Press unknown books
