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Columbia & London:: University of Missouri Press,, (1976). Hardcover first edition -. Fine in green cloth with silver lettering on the spine and a pasted on silver and green illustration on the front cover in a fine dust jacket.. First printing. California author's first book, winner of the 1976 Devins Award for Poetry. A University of Missouri Press Breakthrough Book. 63 pp.

Boston:: Godine,, 1991.. Hardcover first edition -. Near fine in a fine dustjacket (gift inscription,). First US printing. A weaving of "historical fact into a poetic evocation of the vast northern Canadian wilderness", beautifully illustrated with paintings by Barry Moser.

Boston:: Godine,, 1991.. Hardcover first edition -. Near fine in very good dust jacket (tear to dj along front fold, with associated creasing - dj now in an archival protector.). First US printing. A weaving of "historical fact into a poetic evocation of the vast northern Canadian wilderness", beautifully illustrated with paintings by Barry Moser.

Windsor, ONT:: Black Moss Press,, 1983.. First edition -. Just about fine in stiff wrappers.. First printing, a trade paperback, not issued in hardcover. A weaving of "historical fact into a poetic evocation of the vast northern Canadian wilderness", with double page illustrations by Phil McLeod. The true first edition of this work.

New York:: Viking Press,, (2011). Hardcover first edition -. Very near fine in a like dustjacket.. First printing. As the sequel to 'Wish You Were Here,' the novel follows the main character Emily Maxwell, a widow in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, whose grown children have all moved away. A quiet and detailed portrait of old age, of mourning loss and change, but also the courage involved in moving on in life. 255 pp.

St. Lucia:: University of Queensland Press,, 1977.. Hardcover first edition -. NF/NF (bit of shelfwear.). First printing. Collection of short stories by this Australian writer.

Boston:: Houghton Mifflin,, 2010.. SIGNED first edition -. Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers. An uncommon advance issue, especially so signed. . Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. ) An 'ambiguous tale of mounting suspense and gradually unfolding horror' as the relationship between a working class 16 year old girl and an elderly rich artist develops. SIGNED on the title page. 165 pp.

New York:: Dutton,, 1981.. SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket.. First printing. An exploration of America's political heritage in this story of loyalty, revenge, betrayal, and, ultimately, forgiveness - the term 'Angel of Light' was used by Thoreau for John Brown, who was hanged for his anti-slavery activities. SIGNED on the title page. 434 pp.

New York:: Vanguard,, (1974.). SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Near fine in a very good dustjacket (short tears with associated creasing at top edge of dj, light crease on spine of dj) .. First printing. The fifth collection of short stories, by this prolific and award-winning author. SIGNED on the title page. 468 pp.

New York: Dutton,, (1996.). Hardcover first edition -. Near fine in near fine dust jacket.. First printing. Collection of 22 short stories that focus on the emotional turmoil of everyday life. 326 pp.

New York:: Dutton,, (1993.). Hardcover first edition -. Good in good dust jacket (shelfwear to edges, signs of having been read.). First printing. Novel set in a blue-collar town in upstate New York in the 1950s. 328 pp.

New York:: Ecco,, (1992.). SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Fine in a fine dust jacket (as new.). First printing. Collection of short stories by this National Book Award winning author - stories which examine a world in which ordinary life is suddenly electrified by the potential for violent change. SIGNED on the title page. 193 pp,

New York:: Vanguard,, (1975.). SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Just about fine in a very good dustjacket (usual fading to purple endpapers near the gutter, closed tear to front cover of dj, along side of spine, dj is now in an archival protector.).. First printing. According to the introductory notes by Oates, "the tales in this collection are translated from an imaginary work, Azulejos, by an imaginary author, Fernandes de Briao' although in her afterword she talks about the strong sense that she had that these were really Fernandes' stories. SIGNED by Oates on the title page. 189 pp.

New York:: Dutton,, 1986.. SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Very near fine in a fine dustjacket (rem line bottom edge.). First printing. SIGNED on the title page. 310 pp.

New York:: Ecco Press,, (2003.). Hardcover first edition -. Very near fine in a like dustjacket.. First printing. When a reclusive author is forced, by his declining health, to hire an assistant and chooses a naive and sensuous young woman with tattoos over most of her body, complex emotions and, ultimately, tragedy, results. "With her masterful balance of dark suspense and surprising tenderness, Joyce Carol Oates probes the contemporary tragedy of ethnic hatred and challenges our accepted limits of desire." 307 pp.

New York:: Vanguard,, (1973.). Hardcover first edition -. Very good in a good dust jacket (chip to upper edge of front cover of dj, other edgewear, creasing to front flap, upper corner clipped but original price of $7.95 still present in lower corner).. First printing. Author's sixth novel, 561 pp.

New York:: Dutton,, 1981.. Hardcover first edition -. Near fine in near fine dust jacket (some spotting to edges of textblock.). First printing. An exploration of America's political heritage in this story of loyalty, revenge, betrayal, and, ultimately, forgiveness - the term 'Angel of Light' was used by Thoreau for John Brown, who was hanged for his anti-slavery activities. 434 pp.

Lincoln, MA:: Penmaen Press,, 1978.. SIGNED first edition -. Near fine in stiff beige wrappers with green and dark brown decorations and lettering (toning to the covers, especially at the spine),. First printing, a trade paperback, issued simultaneously with hardcover. Illustrated with wood engravings by Gillian Tyler. SIGNED by Joyce Carol Oates at her story "North Wind." Other stories include Kumin's "The Banquet", Brown's "How Mrs Fox Married Again", McGarry's "The Rainy Season", and Schwartz's "Mrs Saunders Writes to the World." 101 pp.

New York:: Dutton,, (1999.). SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Near fine in near fine dust jacket (some crinkling to the upper corner of the first few pages, otherwise tight and clean.). First printing. Novel spanning the 1960s through the 1990s - the story of a teenage boy, a blend of James Dean, Elvis and Brando - who is transformed from being Willowsville's rebel outlaw into a living myth the night a prominent citizen is found shot dead in his mother's bedroom. SIGNED on the title page. 369 pp.

New York:: Plume,, (1991.). Good condition (some wear to the covers, usual toning to the pages.). Trade paperback. An amazing tour de force - a historical novel which covers six generations of the Bellefleur family and combines actual events of the 19th century with the magical and the surreal. 563 pp.