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Oates, Joyce Carol.. BY THE NORTH GATE.. New York: Vanguard, (1963.) dj, 1963.

Price: US$50.00 + shipping

Description: Hardcover first edition - First printing. Her uncommon first book, a collection of short stories. 253 pp. Ex-library with markings and significant reading wear and spine slant in a good only dust jacket with a peeled spot on the spine where the library label had been. Strictly a hole-filler or a reading copy and price accordingly.

Seller: Bookfever, IOBA (Volk & Iiams), Ione, CA, U.S.A.

Oates, Joyce Carol. By the North Gate. The Vanguard Press, Inc, New York, 1963.

Price: US$56.00 + shipping

Description: Hardcover with dustjacket. 8vo. Second printing. Book is in near fine condition; there are small pieces of tape on pastedowns. Jacket is in VG- condition; edges are chipped, and there are several surface peels on covers. Spine is sunned, and there is an old price-tag on front cover. Price-clipped. In protective mylar. 253 pp.

Seller: KULTURAs books, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.

Joyce Carol Oates. By the North Gate. The Vanguard Press, New York, 1963.

Price: US$100.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: 253 p. The acclaimed author's first book. Bottom fore edge of the book has two small, brown spots (coffee?) and the inside of the dust jacket also has about a one-inch brown stain, not visible on the outside of the jacket. There is no stain on the book binding itself. Overall, a nice copy of a hard-to-find work. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Seller: Presidential Book Shop or James Carroll, Alexandria, VA, U.S.A.

Oates, Joyce Carol. By the North Gate. The Vanguard Press, Inc., 1963.

Price: US$135.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Very Good Minus condition, no dust jacket except for the back flap which is laid in, boards show light edgewear mainly at tips and a tiny tear at top of spine, book is clean tight and unmarked, no edition stated presumed first, orange top edge, lettering on spine orange and silver, NOT ex-library, no age toning or if present light and uniform, 253 pages author's first book.

Seller: Taos Books, Santa Fe, NM, U.S.A.

Oates, Joyce Carol. BY THE NORTH GATE. Vanguard Press, New York, 1963.

Price: US$150.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Author's first book. Rust colored boards and orange endpapers. Bottom of front flap corner clipped. Inside front flap of dust jacket has several erasures of columns of figures. ; 8vo; 253 pages

Seller: First Edition ,too Inc Bookstore, Moran, MI, U.S.A.

Oates, Joyce Carol. BY THE NORTH GATE. The Vanguard Press, 1963.

Price: US$150.52 + shipping

Condition: New

Description: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 2

Seller: BennettBooksLtd, LOS ANGELES, CA, U.S.A.

joyce carol oates. by the north gate (a first printing). vanguard press,usa, 1963.

Price: US$155.95 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: us1st.edition.1st.printing.vg hardback in vg dustwrapper that is not priceclipped.a nice copy of the authors first book

Seller: S.Carter, NEWPORT, United Kingdom

Oates, Joyce Carol.. By the North Gate.. The Vanguard Press, Inc. New York., 1963.

Price: US$158.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: Very nice, clean, unmarked copy. Burgundy boards with embossed front cover & bright orange & white letters on the spine. Dust jacket not price clipped, clean & bright. Stated: "Copyright 1963".

Seller: Richard Peterson-Bookseller, Kingston, ON, Canada

Oates, Joyce Carol. By the North Gate. Vanguard, 1963.

Price: US$175.00 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: A bright, tight copy, very good dust jacket is not price-clipped; colorful w/lightest of rubbing to edges; protected in mylar. Rose, embossed boards are firmly bound; a damp stain fading top text block edge dye , leak through to first few and last few pages; a sprinkling of foxing to text block edge; pages are clean & unmarked throughout.

Seller: Shaker Mill Books, W. Stockbridge, MA, U.S.A.

Oates, Joyce Carol. BY THE NORTH GATE. Vanguard Press, New York, 1963.

Price: US$200.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Author's first book. Dust jacket price clipped. ; 8vo; 253 pages

Seller: First Edition ,too Inc Bookstore, Moran, MI, U.S.A.

Oates, Joyce Carol. By the North Gate. The Vanguard Press, New York, 1963.

Price: US$270.00 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: Solid copy of first printing of author's first book. Unmarked, tight and square. Rust colored boards with tree design on front board with silver and orange lettering on spine. Dark orange endpapers. Price intact jacket has moderate wear at front fold and light to moderate wear at spine ends. In mylar. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Seller: Timothy Norlen Bookseller, Santa Barbara, CA, U.S.A.

Oates, Joyce Carol. By the North Gate. N.Y.: Vanguard, 1963.

Price: US$275.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: 1st printing. VG+/VG-: Book is tight, clean, and unread, with 1964 p/o gift inscription on front endpaper; autographed "JC Oates" on title page. Unclipped ($4.50) DJ shows rubbing along edges and at spine ends; looks nice in Brodart cover. Author's uncommon first book, a collection of short stories. 253 pages.

Seller: Washington Square Autographed Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.

Oates, Joyce Carol. BY THE NORTH GATE. New York:The Vanguard Press, Ltd, 1963.

Price: US$300.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: New York:The Vanguard Press, Inc. (1963). 1st edition, of Author's first book. Review copy, with photo of Author and card laid in. Hardcover with dust jacket. Book is in near fine condition with a very good, lightly rubbed and edgeworn dust jacket. It is not price clipped.

Seller: Parnassus Book Service, Inc, YarmouthPort, MA, U.S.A.

Oates, Joyce Carol. By the North Gate. The Vanguard Press, 1963.

Price: US$350.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: First edition of author's first book. DJ fine. Orange top edge and fore edge with tiny little spots. Singed by author on end paper: " For , , , , , - Joyce 5/3/79" Splendid copy! ; 9.0 X 6.0 X 1.0 inches; 253 pages; Signed by Author

Seller: Isaiah Thomas Books & Prints, Inc., Cotuit, MA, U.S.A.

Joyce Carol Oates. By the Northgate. Vanguard, 1963.

Price: US$400.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: signed by oates, very good in very good dj. Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng

Seller: Ian Thompson, Milton, ON, Canada

Oates, Joyce Carol. BY THE NORTH GATE. New York, Vanguard, 1963.

Price: US$425.00 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: 8vo, About Fine in About Fine D.J.INSCRIBED." For Patrick Sullivan, best wishes,Joyce Carol Oates", 1st Book, (VVbrmtv2/2)

Seller: NUDEL BOOKS, New York, NY, U.S.A.

OATES, Joyce Carol. By The North Gate [With Signed Bookplate Laid In]. The Vanguard Press, Inc, New York, 1963.

Price: US$440.00 + shipping

Description: First Printing. Octavo (21.25cm); brown cloth, with titles stamped in silver and orange on spine, and decorative elements embossed onto front cover; orange topstain; dustjacket; [11],12-253,[3]pp. Bookplate signed by the author loosely laid in. Tiny wrinkle to spine ends, else Fine in a Near Fine dustjacket, unclipped (priced $4.50), with gentle sunning to spine and some trivial wear to extremities. The author's first book and first collection of short fiction, gathering 14 stories told "within a framework of realism, in a world of sex and blood, of poverty and poetry" (from front flap).

Seller: Lorne Bair Rare Books, ABAA, Winchester, VA, U.S.A.

Joyce Carol Oates. By the North Gate (First Edition, inscribed by the author). Vanguard, New York, 1963.

Price: US$450.00 + shipping

Description: First Edition. INSCRIBED by the author on the title page: "To Richard / Joyce Carol Oates." The author's first book. Jacket spine lightly faded and rubbed, else Near Fine in an about Near Fine dust jacket.

Seller: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.

Oates, Joyce Carol. BY THE NORTH GATE. Vanguard Press, NY, 1963.

Price: US$475.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: First edition, first prnt. Signed by Oates on the title page. Minimal board bottom edge shelfwear; dustjacket with minor soiling on front panel, internal tape repair (not visible on the exterior) edgewear, mostly at corners and spine ends, and a faint circular dampstain on rear panel that has left a barely perceptable shadow on the rear board. Very Good condition in a Very Good dustjacket with an archival cover. Oates' first book.

Seller: REVERE BOOKS, abaa/ilab & ioba, Fernandina Beach, FL, U.S.A.

Oates, Joyce Carol. By the North Gate. The Vanguard Press, New York, 1963.

Price: US$500.00 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: First edition, first printing. Signed by Joyce Carol Oates on the title page. Near Fine with light shelf wear and toned pages. In a Near Fine dust jacket with toning to the spine panel and faint rubbing at the extremities, with publisher's price intact. A sharp copy of the author's first book, signed.

Seller: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA, Portland, OR, U.S.A.

Joyce Carol Oates. By the North Gate. Vanguard, NEW YORK, 1963.

Price: US$500.00 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: First printing,DJ in protective cover signed by Oates,her first book

Seller: Midnight Books, Sioux Falls, SD, U.S.A.

OATES, JOYCE CAROL. By the North Gate. The Vanguard Press, New York, 1963.

Price: US$595.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: First edition. Her first book, a collection of short stories. Tiny name and date at corner of front endpaper, else fine in fine dust jacket with a small expert restoration to the top edge. A gorgeous copy. Signed by Oates on the title page.

Seller: Fireproof Books, MINNETONKA, MN, U.S.A.

Oates, Joyce Carol. By the North Gate (signed 1st). Vanguard, New York, 1963.

Price: US$625.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Vanguard Press. 1963. 8vo. 253 pages. VG/VG. First Edition, First Printing. SIGNED by Joyce Carol Oates directly to the title page. 1st issue Dj with $4.50 present. 1 corner is gently bumped and 2 corners show a tiny bit of wear at tips. DJ shows rubbing along folds. The first book by the prolific author who is annually short-listed for the Nobel prize in Literature.

Seller: Medium Rare Books, Mountainside, NJ, U.S.A.

OATES, Joyce Carol. By the North Gate. Vanguard Press, New York, 1963.

Price: US$650.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: First edition. Fine in near fine dust jacket with the spine-lettering modestly toned. Warmly Inscribed by the author. Oates' first book, a collection of short stories. An attractive copy.

Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.

Oates, Joyce Carol. By The North Gate. Vanguard Press, New York, 1963.

Price: US$650.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: New York: Vanguard Press, (1963). 8vo. 253pp. Brown cloth, top edges light orange. Absolutely fine condition in fine dj - as new. First Edition. Signed by Oates on the title page - Joyce Carol Oates. Author's first book. Signature obtained in person.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 253 pages; Signed by Author

Seller: Dale A. Sorenson, Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.

Oates, Joyce Carol. By the North Gate. Vanguard Press, New York, 1963.

Price: US$750.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: SIGNED BY AUTHOR at title page. Fine in a very Near Fine dust jacket, 2 small holes fore edge of front flap at fold. small paper loss at ends of same fold. Her first book, uncommon in lovely condition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Seller: Dale Steffey Books, ABAA, ILAB, Bloomington, IN, U.S.A.

OATES, Joyce Carol.. By the North Gate.. The Vanguard Press, New York, 1963.

Price: US$750.00 + shipping

Description: 253 pp. 8vo, publisher's cloth in dust jacket. First edition. A fine copy in a bright, unchipped jacket with the very slightest of rubbing at the corners. Very attractive. Author's first book.

Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.

Oates, Joyce Carol. By the North Gate. The Vanguard Press, 1963.

Price: US$796.56 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: Book is in Used-LikeNew condition. Pages and cover are clean and intact. Used items may not include supplementary materials such as CDs or access codes. May show signs of minor shelf wear.

Seller: GF Books, Inc., Hawthorne, CA, U.S.A.