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Them
by Oates, Joyce Carol
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good- in Very Good- dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0814906680
- ISBN 13
- 9780814906682
- Seller
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Franklin, Maine, United States
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About This Item
New York: Vanguard Press. Very Good- in Very Good- dust jacket. 1969. First Edition. Hardcover. 0814906680 . It is painful to have to describe this copy because of the issues it posesses affecting its value and the description given and sold by a reputable book dealer - invoice and description laid in. The book does have glue residue on the rear first free endpaper. Tape residue on the outside front and rear covers. Slightly frayed bottom of spine and two slightly bumped corners. A couple of small spots on the foredge of the textblock and also a few more on the interior of the book. Perhaps the biggest descrepancy is the dustjacket - it obviously has been "married" to this copy of the book, which is not mentioned in the dealer's description. It does have a couple of closed tears at the top of the spine - see image. ; Signed, inscribed and dated by the author on the first front free endpaper. 1st issue DJ with $6.95 present and Barbara Bannon blurb on front flap, as well as Robert Benyas photo credit on rear panel. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 508 pages; Signed by Author .
Synopsis
Joyce Carol Oates is an American author born in 1938. Her novel, Them , was chosen as a National Book Award winner in 1970. The story is set in the turbulent ‘60’s and is Maureen Wendall’s struggle to survive and rise above the poverty and social straits into which she is born. She has been traumatized by her alcoholic father and also by her murderous younger brother. The reality of the families’ situation creeps up on them slowly and without realizing it, they find that a younger generation is exhibiting the same tendencies as the previous. A passionate storyteller, Oates depicts a family in peril and with fabulous perception, captivates the reader.
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- Bookseller
- The Book Shelf
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8228
- Title
- Them
- Author
- Oates, Joyce Carol
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good- in Very Good- dust jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0814906680
- ISBN 13
- 9780814906682
- Publisher
- Vanguard Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1969
- Keywords
- 0814906680, Signed Book
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