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Them
by Oates, Joyce Carol
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good Plus
- ISBN 10
- 0814906680
- ISBN 13
- 9780814906682
- Seller
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Vanguard Press, 1969. First US Edition, First Printing of the author's 6th book, the 1970 National Book Award winner. Fine in Very Good Plus dust jacket, 1/2" closed tear bottom edge rear panel, bump with small hole an inch up along rear spine fold, light rubbing at edges. . First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Very Good Plus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Synopsis
Joyce Carol Oates is an American author born in 1938. Her novel, Them , was chosen as a National Book Award winner in 1970. The story is set in the turbulent ‘60’s and is Maureen Wendall’s struggle to survive and rise above the poverty and social straits into which she is born. She has been traumatized by her alcoholic father and also by her murderous younger brother. The reality of the families’ situation creeps up on them slowly and without realizing it, they find that a younger generation is exhibiting the same tendencies as the previous. A passionate storyteller, Oates depicts a family in peril and with fabulous perception, captivates the reader.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 009291
- Title
- Them
- Author
- Oates, Joyce Carol
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Plus
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0814906680
- ISBN 13
- 9780814906682
- Publisher
- The Vanguard Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1969
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
Terms of Sale
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2006
Bloomington, Indiana
About Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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- Rubbing
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- Cloth
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- Jacket
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- Fine
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