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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 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.

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.

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.). Fine.. 1st trade paperback printing. Told in the first person, in edgy and sometimes incomplete sentences, this is the story of a an intelligent and gifted college student, who is also "drastically inclined to obsession." 290 pp.

Dallas, Texas.: Pressworks., (1980.). SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Fine (but incomplete) in wine red cloth with gilt lettering and decorations on the front cover. . Limited, signed edition. A collection of poetry. The first edition was limited to 376 copies of which this one is out of series, SIGNED by the author and illustrator, Paula George, on the tipped in colophon, but not numbered and lacking the illustrations. The paper is Curtis Rag; the type Garamond. Carl Hertzog was the design consultant. 25 pp.

New York:: Dutton,, (1999). SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Fine in a fine dust jacket (as new.). First printing. "'Starr Bright' is the tormented, murderous side of Sharon Donner, a model and exotic dancer turned avenging angel. A drifter who has staked out the Nevada desert as her own personal hell, she lives in a desolate landscape of endless highways and seedy motel rooms." SIGNED on the title by Joyce Carol Oates with "RS" in quotes. 263 pp.

New York:: Harcourt, Inc.,, (2005.). Hardcover first edition -. Fine in a near fine dust jacket (bit of wear to the top of the dj spine).. First printing. A collection of nine short stories which demonstrate that the female of the species is the deadlier than the male. 275 pp.

New York:: Ecco Press,, (2005.). SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Very near fine in a like dustjacket.. First printing. An unusual novel - with a memorable central character - by one of America's most prolific writers. Set in upstate New York. SIGNED on the title page. 434 pp.

Los Angeles:: Black Sparrow Press,, 1974.. SIGNED first edition -. Near fine condition.. First printing, a trade paperback issued simultaneously with hardcover edition and limited edition. Includes 12 pages of photographs from the original production of this play. SIGNED on the title page. 87 pp plus colophon.

New York:: Dutton,, 1987.. Good in wrappers - spine slanted.. First trade paperback printing. A collection of 18 stories by one of the most prolific writers in America, and one of the best short story writers - this is described as a 'deeper, darker, richer' collection.

New York:: Ecco Press,, (2007.). Hardcover first edition -. Very near fine in red boards, no dust jacket as issued (a new copy, but with a remainder line).. First printing. Edited and with notes at the beginning of each year by Greg Johnson. Photographs. Name index, 509 pp.

New York:: Vanguard,, 1976.. Hardcover first edition -. Ex-library with the usual markings, missing front endpaper, in a dj with several short edge tears.. First printing. An 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,, (1999.). SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Very near fine in a like dustjacket.. 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:: Dutton,, (1998). Hardcover first edition -. Fine in a fine dust jacket (as new.). First printing. The first full-length authorized biography of Oates, one which examines the relationship between Oates's life and work - Johnson was granted access to her letters and journals, as well as extensive interviews with family, friends, colleagues, and Oates herself. Notes, selected bibliography of books by and about Oates, index. xx, 492 pp.

New York:: Dutton,, (1987.). SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Very near fine in a near fine dustjacket (small star on bottom edge -remainder mark - sunning to spine of dj.). First printing. A collection of 18 stories by one of the most prolific writers in America, and one of the best short story writers - this is described as a 'deeper, darker, richer' collection. SIGNED on the title page. 305 pp.

New York:: Ecco / Harper Collins,, (2009). Hardcover first edition -. Near fine in near fine dust jacket (remainder mark, some toning to edges of textblock). First printing. Novel set in the Great Lakes region of upstate New York, a story of murder, suspicion, guilt and misplaced love. 442 pp.

New York:: Dutton,, (1984.). SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Very near fine in a like dustjacket.. First printing. The third novel in her series of Gothic mysteries, set in late 19th century, early 20th century America. SIGNED on the title page. Map endpapers. 482 pp. Wraparound dust jacket art by Kathy Jacobi.