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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.

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.

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.

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:: Ecco Press,, (2003.). Hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket.. First printing. Discusses - among other things - the importance of reading for a writer, her childhood inspirations, and how she learned the craft of writing. 158 pp. Review copy with publisher's letter laid in.

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:: Dutton,, (1998.). SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket.. First printing. Twenty-seven stories of the forbidden. 321 pp.

New York:: Dutton,, (1990.). Hardcover -. Very near fine in a near fine dj (appears unread.). Book of the Month Club edition (same size and quality as trade edition). The story of two families in a small town in upstate New York - one white, one black - in the 50's and 60's - before the upsurge of the civil rights movement when racism was habitual and inflexible. 405 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,, (1973.). Hardcover -. Very near fine in black cloth in a near fine dust jacket. (lower corner of flap clipped.). Book club edition. Author's sixth novel, 563 pp.

Lincoln, MA:: Penmaen Press,, 1978.. SIGNED first edition -. Near fine in stiff wrappers (outer edge of text block slightly bumped.). First printing, a trade paperback, issued simultaneously with hardcover. Illustrated with wood engravings by Gillian Tyler. SIGNED by Joyce Carol Oates on the title page. Oates's contribution is "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,, 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:: Dutton,, 1980.. SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Very good in very good dust jacket (price-clipped.). First printing. Collection of short stories and a novella. SIGNED on the title page. 196 pp.

New York:: Dutton,, 1986.. Hardcover -. Near fine in a near fine dustjacket (ink price on ffep). Book club edition.

New York:: Dutton,, 1985.. SIGNED 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. SIGNED on the title page. 243 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:: 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:: Ecco Press,, (2013). SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Very near fine in a like dustjacket.. First printing. Set in the early years of the twentieth century - 1905-1906 - in Princeton New Jersey, this combines historical fiction with supernatural elements. SIGNED on the title page. 667 pp. Map endpapers.