Breathe – Joyce Carol Oates
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For sale: a Rare and Exceptional first hardcover edition, first printing of Breathe by Joyce Carol Oates. First Edition stated, 2021 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 gilt on a convex spine, clean page blocks, tight binding, mild spine tilt, rolled spine ends, mild edge wear, and strong corners. The interior of the book is in Fine condition without any marks, inscriptions, or other signs of ownership. The end papers and the interior pages are clean and bright.

The dust jacket is in Near Fine condition with mild edge wear. First state jacket with the $28.99 price and the 0821 date code on the front flap looks great in a new archival wrap.

Part intimately detailed love story, part horror story rooted in real life, Breathe is an exploration of hauntedness rooted in the domesticity of marital love, as well as our determination both to be faithful to the beloved and to survive the trauma of loss.