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BY THE NORTH GATE - SIGNED
by Oates, Joyce Carol
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- hardcover
- First
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Stephenson, Virginia
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About This Item
New York: The Vanguard Press, 1963. First Edition. The National Book Award-winning author's first book, and first collection of short fiction. First Printing. Octavo (21.25cm); brown textured cloth, with titles stamped in orange and white on spine, and tree design stamped in blind on front panel; orange topstain; dustjacket; 253pp. Signed by the author in a tiny, elegant hand on the title page. A Fine copy in a jacket that's very nearly so; bright, unclipped, with some trivial rubbing to corner tips and front flap fold, and some barely perceptible fading to spine panel.
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Details
- book dealer
- Captain Ahab's Rare Books
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- Bookseller’s Inventory #
- 1258
- Title
- BY THE NORTH GATE - SIGNED
- Author
- Oates, Joyce Carol
- Book condition
- second hand
- Quantity available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Vanguard Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1963
- Keywords
- NOAMZ
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Stephenson, Virginia
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About Captain Ahab's Rare Books
Founded in 2010, Captain Ahab's Rare Books specializes in first editions of literature, genre fiction, film-related books and ephemera, zines, manuscript and archival material.
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- fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the... [more]
- rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing... [more]
- First Edition
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- spine
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- title page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the... [more]
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched... [more]
- jacket
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