Description
For sale: a Rare and Exceptional first edition, first printing hardcover copy of My Life as a Rat by Joyce Carol Oates. First Edition described, 2019 Ecco. First Printing, with complete number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1.
The exterior of the book is in Near Fine condition, with clean, bright boards, strong title ink on a straight spine, clean page blocks, a tight binding, no spine tilt, lightly rolled spine ends, and . The interior of the book is in Near Fine condition with an erased price on the first free end paper. No other marks, inscriptions or signs of ownership. The end papers and the interior pages are clean and bright, making it an excellent addition to any collection.
The dust jacket is in Near Fine condition with price on the front flap, and mild surface and edge wear. Looks great in a new Brodart archival wrap.
Arresting and poignant, My Life as a Rat traces a life of banishment from a family—banishment from parents, siblings, and the Church—that forces Violet to discover her own identity, to break the powerful spell of family, and to emerge from her long exile as a “rat” into a transformed life.
Ships promptly in a secure mailer with the book wrapped in both craft paper and bubble wrap.
