Description
For sale: a Rare and Exceptional first hardcover edition, first printing of First Love: A Gothic Tale by Joyce Carol Oates. First Edition stated, 1996 Ecco. First Printing, with complete number line 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. Designed and illustrated with woodcut drawings by Barry Moser.
The book is in Fine condition with clean, bright boards, strong title gilt on a convex spine, clean page blocks, tight binding, mild spine tilt, strong 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 $18.00 price on the front flap l
Haunting woodcut illustrations complement a dark tale of adolescent love, divided family loyalties, psychological manipulation, and betrayal in the story of eleven-year-old Josie and her relationship with an intriguing, twenty-five-year-old cousin, Jared.
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