THE POISONED KISS and Other Stories from the Portuguese.
by Oates, Joyce Carol / Fernandes
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Just about fine in a very good dustjacket (usual fading to purple endpapers near the gutter, closed tear to front cover of dj, a/very good
- ISBN 10
- 081490761X
- ISBN 13
- 9780814907610
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About This Item
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.
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- Title
- THE POISONED KISS and Other Stories from the Portuguese.
- Author
- Oates, Joyce Carol / Fernandes
- Format/Binding
- SIGNED hardcover first edition -
- Book Condition
- Used - Just about fine in a very good dustjacket (usual fading to purple endpapers near the gutter, closed tear to front cover of dj, a
- Jacket Condition
- very good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 081490761X
- ISBN 13
- 9780814907610
- Publisher
- Vanguard,
- Place of Publication
- New York:
- Date Published
- (1975.)
- Bookseller catalogs
- Women Authors;
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