Available Copies from Independent Booksellers
OATES, Joyce Carol. On Boxing. Dolphin/ Doubleday, New York, 1987.
Price: US$12.50 + shipping
Description: Second printing. Hardcover. 118 pages. A brilliant meditation on this violent but sometimes elegant sport. A clean and tight near fine copy in brown cloth boards and in a very good dust jacket that has some light wear and is somewhat soiled.
Seller: Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA, Wadsworth, IL, U.S.A.
Price: US$14.00 + shipping
Description: 8vo, pp. 118. As new in slightly soiled dj.
Seller: Second Life Books, Inc., Lanesborough, MA, U.S.A.
Oates, Joyce Carol. On Boxing. Dolphin, Doubleday, New York, 1987.
Price: US$14.96 + shipping
Description: fine in very good dust jacket, price clipped
Seller: Ken Saunders, Stirling, ON, Canada
Oates Joyce Carol. On Boxing. Dolphin Doubleday, New York, 1987.
Price: US$18.70 + shipping
Description: As unread condition. Owners name in ink on paste down.
Seller: Westside Stories, Hamilton, ON, Canada
Oates, Joyce Carol. On Boxing. Dolphin/Doubleday, 1987, 1987.
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 1st edition (stated) Near fine/near fine
Seller: Reed's Rare Books, Palm Springs, CA, U.S.A.
Oates, Joyce Carol. On Boxing. Dolphin/Doubleday, Garden City, NY, 1987.
Price: US$22.44 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Full brown cloth. 118 pp. With B&W photos by John Ranard. Dust jacket is slightly warped to front cover, short tears to foot of front cover.
Seller: Minotavros Books, ABAC ILAB, Whitby, ON, Canada
Oates, Joyce Carol. ON BOXING. Dolphin/Doubleday, Garden City NY, 1987.
Price: US$22.50 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 118pp. Illus. Photographs by Ranard. Front cover bumped.
Seller: Austin Book Shop LLC, Richmond Hill, NY, U.S.A.
Oates, Joyce Carol. ON BOXING. Dolphin/Doubleday, NY, 1987.
Price: US$23.00 + shipping
Description: First edition. With photographs by John Ranard. [1-7], 1-118pp. Brown cloth cover, gold letters, facsimile of Oates' signature in gold on front cover, appears unread. Jacket has some scuffing, is price-clipped with 1 small tear and a small scrape, in plastic. "[Ms Oates] has now focused her thoughts and feelings about boxing in an eloquent, erudite and illuminating essay which examines boxing from every conceivable aspect: boxing as metaphor, spectacle dance; the history, the lore and allure of boxing; the question of whether boxing should be banned; boxing in literature and film; women and boxing."
Seller: Pine Tree Books, Pittsfield, MA, U.S.A.
Oates, Joyce Carol. ON BOXING. Dolphin/Doubleday. New York, NY., 1987.
Price: US$24.95 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: FIRST EDITION HARDBACK Book condition is Near Fine. Dust Jacket is Very Good. Not Price Clipped. With Photographs by JOHN RANARD Jacket has a few closed tears but is nicely cleaned up and protected with an Acid Free Clear Archival Cover. 118 numbered pages.
Seller: COLLECTIBLE BOOK SHOPPE, Petaluma, CA, U.S.A.
Oates, Joyce Carol. On Boxing. Garden City, NY: Dolphin/Doubleday Books, 1987.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Hardcover, 118 pages. Signed by author on title page. Binding is square and tight. Brown cloth cover is clean and unfaded, with no visible wear to edges and corners, and foot and crown of spine remains unsoftened. Dust jacket is clean, except for a small spot of soiling on back panel. One small crease to back flap. Light wear to edges and corners. Pages are clean, with no stray marks or handwritten notes. Illustrated with black and white photographs of boxers training, fighting, falling victim to injury, and triumphing. Oates' essay on boxing, covering its history, its allure, and whether or not it should be banned, among other topics.
Seller: Riverby Books, Fredericksburg, VA, U.S.A.
OATES, Joyce Carol. On Boxing. Dolphin/Doubleday, Garden City, N.Y., 1987.
Price: US$28.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First trade edition; four digit number penned on ffep.; several pages dog-eared at top; black & white photos; 118pp.
Seller: Michael J. Toth, Bookseller, ABAA, Springtown, PA, U.S.A.
Oates, Joyce Carol. On Boxing. Dolphin/doubleday, 1987.
Price: US$33.32 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Advanced reading copy, previously owned by literary figure Greg Gatenby whose signature is in top right corner of ffep, signed by Oates on half title page.
Seller: Laurel Reed Books, Stratford, ON, Canada
Oates, Joyce Carol. ON BOXING. Dolphin/Doubleday, Garden City, 1987.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Description: Illustrated with photographs by John Ranard. This is as fine a book as ever has been written on the subject. This book follows in the tradition of boxing-loving writers like Hemingway and Mailer. In a slim volume expanded from a New York Times Magazine article, Oates candidly assays "The Sweet Science" for its spectacle, aesthetic elements, and its history from ancient Greece and Rome to today's ring dominated by callous promoters, casinos, and TV. She concedes boxing's brutality and often seamy side but finds positive merits as tragic theater. A fine copy in a near fine, clean, dust jacket
Seller: Ed Smith Books, ABAA, Bainbridge Island, WA, U.S.A.
Joyce Carol Oates. On boxing. Dolphin/Doubleday, 1987.
Price: US$60.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Limited edition. SIGNED by the author. Minor shelf and handling wear, overall a clean solid copy with minimal signs of use. Copy #68 of 250. Former owner's blindstamp, otherwise unmarked. Secure packaging for safe delivery. 1
Seller: ThriftBooksVintage, Tukwila, WA, U.S.A.
Oates, Joyce Carol. ON BOXING. Dolphin/Doubleday, Garden City, New York, 1987.
Price: US$65.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: This book is hard-bound in brown cloth, with gilt stamping to the upper cover and spine, in a dust jacket with light soiling and light edge-wear. The covers show a touch of light rubbing to the corners and spine-ends. The binding is solid. The binding is solid. The contents are bright and clean, with illustrations. This book is signed by Joyce Carol Oates on the half title-page. From the collection of Cuthbert Christian Thambimuttu (1945-2019) of Columbus, Ohio - known to many of his bookseller, author, and illustrator friends as "Tubby." He was persistent in the pursuit of autographed books by the writers and artists he admired, including Gorey, Sendak, Heaney, Byatt, Morrison, Updike and many more. Joseph Heller once wrote to Tubby in response to one more "please sign and return" request: "This is turning out to be a hell of a lot of work!" All signed books unconditionally guaranteed to be authentic. Many of the books are inscribed to both Cuthbert and his great friend of more than two decades Antonia Gale Moss.
Seller: Hoffman Books, ABAA, IOBA, Columbus, OH, U.S.A.
OATES, Joyce Carol. On Boxing. Dolphin/Doubleday, Garden City, 1987.
Price: US$85.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition, trade issue. Fine in fine dust jacket. Advance Review Copy with publisher's slip laid in. Acclaimed book on the subject.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Oates, Joyce Carol. On Boxing. Dolphin/ Doubleday, 1987.
Price: US$98.84 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Book is in excellent condition in chocolate heavy cloth covers, gilt print on cover and spine. No flaws, beautiful shape. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Dust jacket shows small edge tears, one open at top cover, now wrapped in clear protective cover. 188 pages. Nice quotes and b&w photos throughout. Nice shot of author inside back cover also.
Seller: Pistil Books Online, IOBA, Seattle, WA, U.S.A.
Oates, Joyce Carol. On Boxing. Dolphin / Doubleday, 1987.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First printing of the stated first edition. Signed by Joyce Carol Oates directly on the title-page. Book in fine condition; dust jacket with faint toning to spine and minute wear, else fine. A lovely copy.
Seller: Idler Fine Books, Las Vegas, NV, U.S.A.
Oates, Joyce Carol. ON BOXING (signed). Dolphin Doubleday, Garden City New York, 1987.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: NF/NF. Dolphin Doubleday, 1987 Garden City NY. 8vo. 118 pages. First edition, second printing with numberline beginning with 2. SIGNED by Joyce Carol Oates directly to title page. Book and DJ nearly fine. No flaws of note. Bright, clean, square, sharp and crisp! DJ price of $14.95 intact. A very nice copy!
Seller: Medium Rare Books, Mountainside, NJ, U.S.A.
Joyce Carol Oates. On boxing. Dolphin/Doubleday, 1987.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Description: Signed limited edition #99. Page block firm and clean, binding tight, boards straight. No markings of any kind. Fine, like new condition, with slpicase. Well packaged and promptly shipped from California. US veteran operated.
Seller: thebookforest.com, San Rafael, CA, U.S.A.
Oates, Joyce Carol. ON BOXING. Garden City, New York:Dolphin Doubleday, 1987.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Garden State, New York:Dolphin Doubleday/ 1987. Limited edition, No. 38 of 250 copies, signed by the author on the limitation page. 118pp. Illustrated with photographs by John Ranard. Hardcover with slipcase. Book in fine condition. Slipcase has some age spotting to front pastedown, otherwise in very good condition.
Seller: Parnassus Book Service, Inc, YarmouthPort, MA, U.S.A.
Oates, Joyce Carol.. ON BOXING.. DOLPHIN/DOUBLEDAY., NY, 1987.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: SIGNED by Joyce Carol Oates on the title page. Fine in a fine dj.; Signed by Author(s)
Seller: WAVERLEY BOOKS ABAA, Santa Monica, CA, U.S.A.
Oates, Joyce Carol. On Boxing. Dolphin/Doubleday, Garden City, 1987.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Description: #191 of 250 copies specially bound and boxed and SIGNED BY AUTHOR. Fine in Fine slipcase. Photographs by Joe Ranard. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: Dale Steffey Books, ABAA, ILAB, Bloomington, IN, U.S.A.
Oates, Joyce Carol.. ON BOXING.. Doubleday, 1987.
Price: US$288.75 + shipping
Description: Dolphin/Doubleday: Garden City 1987. Photos by John Ranard, 8.5 x 5.25", cloth, 118pp, vg in slipcase. FIRST EDITION, LIMITED TO 250 NUMBERED COPIES, SIGNED BY OATES.
Seller: John K King Used & Rare Books, Detroit, MI, U.S.A.