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Raven's Wing
by Joyce Carol Oates
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Jonathan Cape, 1987. First edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. 9" by 6". None. The first edition of this anthology of stories by Joyce Carol Oates. First edition. Held in original unclipped dustwrapper. This collection of stories contains many prizewinning pieces. They are all deeply disturbing visions of the everyday. Oates deals with the dark reality of everyday life through many characters of all walks of life. There are eighteen stories in total. Joyce Carolyn Oates has published over forty novels and numerous short story collections. She has won many awards such as the National Book Award. In a full cloth binding with gilt stamping to the spine, in original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, excellent. Minor shelfwear to the boards. Dustwrapper is also excellent with minor shelfwear to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are slightly age toned to edges but otherwise are bright and clean. Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- MOD5-I-18
- Title
- Raven's Wing
- Author
- Joyce Carol Oates
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1987
- Size
- 9" by 6"
- Keywords
- joyce carol oates short stories raven's wing short stories
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- First Edition
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- Gilt
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- Cloth
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- Dustwrapper
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