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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.

New York:: Dutton,, (1980). Hardcover first edition -. Very good in very good dust jacket. (discoloration from glue on endpapers, some minor creasing to the dj). First printing. Collection of short stories and a novella. 196 pp.

New York:: Ecco Press,, (2020). Hardcover first edition -. Very near fine in a like dustjacket.. First printing. A look at the darker side of our society through the prism of a family tragedy. 787 pp.

New York:: Ecco Press,, 1988.. Hardcover first edition -. Near fine in a fine dust jacket.. First printing. A collection of short stories - racy, sexy, intriguing, and slightly off-center.

New York:: Dutton,, 1985.. Hardcover first edition -. Very near fine in a like dustjacket.. First printing. A novel - set in modern times, the story of two women who meet, become friends - and gradually the friendship begins to move towards love - and eventually to a near-fatal obsession with each other. 243 pp.

New York:: Ecco Press,, (2001.). Hardcover first edition -. Near fine in near fine dust jacket.. First printing. A darkly comic look at our modern culture, set in a town half an hour by train from Manhattan, where "everyone is rich, beautiful, and -though they look much younger - middle-aged." 464 pp. Ê$15.00

New York:: Ecco Press,, (1995). Hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket.. First printing. Includes two full length plays - the title story, which was nominated for a Theater Critics Award, and "Black" - as well as nine one-act plays. 246 pp.

New York:: Vanguard,, (1963.). Hardcover first edition -. Ex-library with markings and significant reading wear and spine slant in a good only dust jacket with a peeled spot on the spine where the library label had been. Strictly a hole-filler or a reading copy and price accordingly. . First printing. Her uncommon first book, a collection of short stories. 253 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:: 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.

New York:: Ecco Press - Harper Collins, , (2001.). Hardcover first edition -. Near fine in near fine dust jacket (remainder line). First printing. A collection of short stories. SIGNED on the title page. 386 pp.

New York:: Vanguard,, 1976.. Hardcover first edition -. Very near fine in a near fine dustjacket. A lovely tight and clean copy with a few very light spots of foxing on top edge, one short closed tear to back cover of dj). . First printing. An exceptionally attractive copy of this early collection of short stories, many set in Canada, where Oates lived for many years. The border in the title refers not only to the physical border between Canada and the US, but to the other more intangible borders that separate men from women, one way of life from another. 256 pp.

New York:: Dutton,, (1998.). SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Near fine in near fine dust jacket.. First printing. An epic historical novel, the story of a family of confidence artists set in late 19th century America. SIGNED on the title page. 531 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,, 1985.. Hardcover first edition -. Ex-library with few markings, missing front endpaper, but otherwise tight and clean in a near fine dj.. First printing. A novel - set in modern times, the story of two women who meet, become friends - and gradually the friendship begins to move towards love - and eventually to a near-fatal obsession with each other. 243 pp.