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
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About the Seller
Squid Ink Books
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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.
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- 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
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- 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...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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