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Them
by Oates, Joyce Carol
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Near Fine
- Seller
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Tucson, Arizona, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
First edition 1st printing, Very Good book with very slight bump bottom front corner, slight bumps along bottom edge of back board, sun fade at spine ends, touch of rubbing back board, a tiny snag exposing dot of board along top of front board; in a Near Fine jacket with slight edge and corner wear, orange letting on spine faded to light yellow and the T on front panel is partially faded, the jacket folds were misaligned about a quarter inch toward the front board leaving the lettering on spine off-center. Inscribed to Philip Gerber, an English Professor and writer, on the first white end page, signed by Oates and dated 10/25/69. Note card with Gerber’s comments regarding book is laid-in. Winner of 1970 National Book Award.
Details
- Bookseller
- Squid Ink Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- biblio5752
- Title
- Them
- Author
- Oates, Joyce Carol
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Inscribed to writer/poet Philip Gerber
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Vanguard
- Place of Publication
- US
- Date Published
- 1969
- Keywords
- Fiction, National Book Award
Terms of Sale
Squid Ink Books
Payment in USD. Sales tax will be added to sales to AZ residents. Established customers will be invoiced. Books may be returned for any reason, with return condition as per shipped. If you order a book from us you will receive it, or be given a full refund. We don't ask you to pay extra for insurance to protect us. All books shipped with mylar dust jacket protectors, well-packed, in boxes.
About the Seller
Squid Ink Books
Biblio member since 2008
Tucson, Arizona
About Squid Ink Books
We sell collectible books and first editions, mostly modern or hyper-modern titles, many signed, via the internet, by catalogue mailings, and by appointment at our book casita in Tucson, Arizona.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Laid-in
- "Laid In" indicates that there is something which is included with, but not attached to the book, such as a sheet of paper. The...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Bumps
- Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light...
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