Description
For sale: a Rare and Exceptional first hardcover edition, first printing of Childwold by Joyce Carol Oates. First Edition unstated, 1976 Vanguard Press. First Printing with no subsequent printing and ISBN 0-8149-0777-6 on the copyright page.
The exterior of the book is in Very Good condition with clean, lightly faded, cloth boards. Also, strong title gilt on a tilted spine, heavily foxed page blocks, tight binding, heavy spine tilt, lightly rolled spine ends, mild edge wear, and two rounded corners. The interior of the book is in Very Good condition with an erased price on the Other Books page. No other marks, inscriptions, or other signs of ownership . The rear end paper and the interior pages are clean and lightly toned.
The dust jacket is in Fair to Good condition with mild surface wear, heavy edge wear, a sunned spine and chips and tears. First state dust jacket has the $7.95 price on the bottom of the front flap, but is clipped on the top. L
A lonely middle-aged eccentric named Kasch falls in love with a beautiful fourteen-year-old girl named Laney and becomes fatefully involved with her family, inhabitants of the distant, impoverished, but enchanting region of Childwold
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