1969Best.-Nr. 560820Ann Arbor: The University of Michigan Press 1969. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Second printing. Foreword by A. Philip Randolph. 591pp. Some toning and a few creased pages else near fine in a near fine dust jacket with rubbing and edgewear. The University of Michigan Press hardcover books
1990Best.-Nr. 71127NY: Dutton 1990. First edition first prnt. Signed by Oates as " 'RS'/Joyce Carol Oates" on the title page. Board bottom corners just tapped spine cloth ends lightly pushed. Near Fine condition in a Fine dustjacket with an archival cover. Oates' third novel written with the Rosamond Smith pseudonym. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcovers. Near Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Dutton Hardcover books
1990Best.-Nr. 587260New York: William Abrahams / Dutton 1990. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. Fine in fine dust jacket. William Abrahams / Dutton hardcover books
1990Best.-Nr. 233487New York: Dutton 1990. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Near fine in near fine dust jacket. Book has remainder mark light rub of corners of cover dust jacket has rub of edges light fading of panels. Dutton hardcover books
1990Best.-Nr. 111648New York: Dutton 1990. First edition. Hardcover. Her third book using the Rosamond Smith pseudonym. A near fine copy with a remainder mark to the bottom edge in a fine dust jacket. Dutton unknown books
1990Best.-Nr. 310608New York: Dutton 1990. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. Fine in a fine dustwrapper. Dutton hardcover books
1990Best.-Nr. 105392New York: Dutton 1990. Softcover. Fine. First edition Advance Reading Copy. Fine in wrappers. Dutton unknown books
1990Best.-Nr. 587926New York: Dutton / William Abrahams 1990. Softcover. Near Fine. Uncorrected proof. Illustrated wrappers. Slight rubbing a bit of spotting on topedge near fine. Third book using this pseudonym a suspense novel centering around a rape and murder. Dutton / William Abrahams unknown books
1990Best.-Nr. 570494New York: Dutton / William Abrahams 1990. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Jacket illustrated by R. Kenton Nelson. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket with slight rubbing. Third book using this pseudonym a suspense novel centering around a rape and murder. Dutton / William Abrahams hardcover books
1990Best.-Nr. 570491New York: Dutton / William Abrahams 1990. Softcover. Near Fine. First edition. Illustrated wrappers. Small scratch on front wrap near fine. Advance Review Copy with publisher's letter laid in. Third book using this pseudonym a suspense novel centering around a rape and murder. Dutton / William Abrahams unknown books
1990Best.-Nr. 1137NY: Dutton. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1990. Hardcover. 0525248811 . First printing. Small light stain on fore edge remainder mark on bottom edge else fine in a fine dust jacket. . Dutton hardcover books
1990Best.-Nr. 11239NY: Dutton 1990. Advance reading copy. 274 pp. Near fine in glossy illustrated wrappers. Promotional flyer laid in. The third book by Oates under this pseudonym. SIGNED by Oates as Oates on the title page. NY: Dutton unknown books
1990Best.-Nr. 2350823New York: Dutton 1990. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 20x20x20. First edition. Board edges slightly toned otherwise an excellent copy. Binding tight and square pages clean bright and unmarked. 1990 Hard Cover. 276 pp. 8vo. A novel by National Book Award winning author Joyce Carol Oates who has been nominated for the Pulitzer Prize multiple times. Published under the pseudonym Rosamond Smith. "Maggie teaches piano at the Conservatory. Beneath the surface of the academic community sinister passions are stirring. Suddenly with a savage act of rape Maggie's civilized and sophisticated way of life is shattered and she is drawn into a horrifying world of sexual exploitation and violence. Dutton hardcover books
1965Best.-Nr. S7875New Haven:: Yale University Press 1965. 1965. 4to. vii 225 pp. Printed wrappers; spine rubbed. Ownership rubber stamps of Norman Horowitz California Institute of Technology. Very good. Bibliographic list of 2310 papers dealing with Neurospora. Barbara Joyce Bachmann was a lecturer at Yale University UC Berkeley Columbia and NYU and is best known as director of the E. coli Genetic Stock Center and for publishing editions of the standard E. coli K-12 genetic linkage map. Walter N. Strickland was from the Dept. of Biological Sciences Dartmouth College. Yale University Press, 1965. unknown books
1971Best.-Nr. 57457Racine:: Golden Press. Very Good. 1971. Hardcover. A Big Golden Book. Fourth printing thus. Minor shelf wear previous owner's name on front free endpaper else very good in illustrated boards. No dust jacket as issued. . Golden Press, hardcover books
1987Best.-Nr. 1550glsLondon: Macmillan Caribbean 91987. Second Printing. Octavo softbound viii 88 pp. Color photos maps. Very Good; light rubbing. Macmillan Caribbean, 91987). Second Printing. paperback books
1974Best.-Nr. 31042NY: Vanguard Press 1974. First edition first prnt. Review Copy with the publisher's slip and glossy illustrated announcement card laid-in. Signed by Oates on the front free endpage. Cloth spine ends with faint beginning toning not immediately apparent and dustjacket flap edges with beginning toning. Near Fine condition in a Near Fine dustjacket with an archival cover. Oates' second published volume of criticism. Discusses Beckett James Lawrence Mailer Plath et al. . Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcovers. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Review Copy. Vanguard Press Hardcover books
1974Best.-Nr. 1414591New York: The Vanguard Press Inc 1974. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo 307 pages. In Very Good minus condition with a Good dust jacket. Dust jacket protected with a mylar covering. Spine light green with off-white lettering. Exterior has slight plus wear including mild sunning few chips to head/tail edges and light age toning to the jacket interior. Boards have very light wear. Text block has slight wear including slight age toning to the edges. First edition. Signed by the author. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex Col. CC. 1414591. FP New Rockville Stock. The Vanguard Press, Inc hardcover 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
1974Best.-Nr. 590660New York: The Vanguard Press 1974. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition. 307pp. Slightly bumped corners foxing on the page edges and some spotting on the boards thus very good in a very good dust jacket with toning creasing and tiny tears. The Vanguard Press hardcover books
1974Best.-Nr. 10904New York: Vanguard 1974. Softcover. Very Good. Uncorrected Proof. Bumped and split at tail end of spine else fine in wrappers. Publisher's information slip taped to front free endpaper. Scarce proof of one of the author's less common critical volumes. Vanguard unknown books
2011Best.-Nr. 1392287New York New York: Akashic Books 2011. First Edition First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo 274 pages. In Very Good condition with Very Good condition dust jacket. Spine is brown with white and blue lettering. Dust jacket protected by mylar covering and has mild creasing along spine tail. Boards have moderate shelving wear and creasing along spine tail. Signed flat by Joyce Carol Oates Editor on title page and by contributors on half title page. Shelved in hallway. 1392287. Special Collections. Akashic Books hardcover books
1986Best.-Nr. 568187Kansas City Missouri: University of Missouri Kansas City 1986. Softcover. Very Good. Volume 52 Numbers 2-3 a double issue. Octavo. 248pp. Illustrated. Printed wrappers. Modest general wear and tiny nicks at the spine ends very good or better. Includes an interview with Etheridge Knight memorials to John Ciardi and Tom McAfee and work by Joyce Carol Oates Stephen Dobyns Jim Harrison Reynolds Price and others. University of Missouri, Kansas City unknown books
1974Best.-Nr. 302186Kansas City MO: University of Missouri 1974. Paperback. 124p. essays appreciations critiques poetry haiku photos very good trade paperback literary journal in pictorial wraps. University of Missouri paperback books
1969Best.-Nr. 200213Albuquerque: University of New Mexico/New Mexico Quarterly 1969. 13p 8.5x11 inches poems prose very good literary journal in stapled pictorial wraps. The final issues of the Quarterly in 1969 had material which had been censored. This is the separate uncredited publication that printed the censored materials. Back cover is the Lennon/Ono nude with John's head replaced by what looks like a young J. Edgar Hoover. University of New Mexico/New Mexico Quarterly unknown books