Accursed, The – Joyce Carol Oates
NF/NF Signed

For sale: a Signed first hardcover edition, first printing of The Accursed: A Gothic Supernatural Horror in Woodrow Wilson’s Cursed Princeton – Vampires and Dark Academia  by Joyce Carol Oates. First Edition stated, 2013 Ecco. First Printing, with complete number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1.

The book is in Near Fine condition with clean, bright boards, strong title ink on a concave spine, clean page blocks, tight binding, no spine tilt, rolled spine ends, mild edge wear, and two rubbed corners. The interior of the book is in Near Fine condition with the author’s full name  Signature without inscription on the title page. No other marks, inscriptions, or signs of ownership. The end papers and the interior pages are clean and lightly toned.

The dust jacket is in Near Fine condition with mild surface wear and a 1/4″ tear to top spine edge. . First state jacket with the $27.99 price and the 0213 date code on the front flap looks great in a new archival wrap.

Narrated with Oates’s unmistakable psychological insight, The Accursed combines beautifully transporting historical detail with chilling supernatural elements to stunning effect.