Available Copies from Independent Booksellers
Oates, Joyce Carol. Miracle Play (SIGNED). Black Sparrow Press, San Francisco, 1974.
Price: US$24.50 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 1st Edition softcover. SIGNED by author on title page and dated 4/28/87. Light ghosting on rear cover.
Seller: Daniel Montemarano, Newfield, NJ, U.S.A.
Oates, Joyce Carol. Miracle Play. Signed. Black Sparrow Press, Santa Barbara & Ann Arbor, 1974.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: No. 169 of a signed, limited edition of 350 hardbound copies. Signed by author on the limitation page at rear. BF
Seller: Plain Tales Books, Arlington Hts, IL, U.S.A.
Oates, Joyce Carol.. MIRACLE PLAY.. Los Angeles: Black Sparrow Press, 1974., 1974.
Price: US$30.00 + shipping
Description: SIGNED first edition - First printing, a trade paperback issued simultaneously with hardcover edition and limited edition. Includes 12 pages of photographs from the original production of this play. SIGNED on the title page. 87 pp plus colophon. Near fine condition.
Seller: Bookfever, IOBA (Volk & Iiams), Ione, CA, U.S.A.
Oates, Joyce Carol. MIRACLE PLAY. Black Sparrow Press, Los Angeles, CA, 1974.
Price: US$30.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Number 194 of 350 numbered copies signed by Oates on the colophon. Orange cloth spine with paper covered boards. Fine in poor original clear acetate dust jacket.
Seller: Robert Gavora, Fine & Rare Books, ABAA, Talent, OR, U.S.A.
OATES, Joyce Carol. Miracle Play. Black Sparrow Press, Los Angeles, 1974.
Price: US$30.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition. Black and white illustrations. A few spots on the front board thus very good. Copy number 136 of 350 copies specially bound and Signed by the author.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
OATES, Joyce Carol.. Miracle Play.. Los Angeles: Black Sparrow,, 1974.
Price: US$35.00 + shipping
Description: 87 pp. Fine in printed paper-covered boards with cloth spine and printed label. Fine acetate dust jacket. One of 300 numbered copies SIGNED by Oates. Morrow & Cooney 195c.
Seller: Jeff Maser, Bookseller - ABAA, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.
Oates, Joyce Carol. MIRACLE PLAY - LIMITED EDITION, SIGNED. Black Sparrow Press, Los Angeles, 1974.
Price: US$35.00 + shipping
Description: Limited Issue, one of 300 numbered copies specially bound and signed by the author, this being copy no.23. Octavo (23cm); decorative paper-covered boards and orange cloth backstrip, with title label mounted to spine; light blue endpapers; publisher's original acetate dustjacket; [14],15-87,[5]pp. Some wear to front cover, foxing on edges, base of rear cover, and front endpapers; Near Fine. Dustjacket has wear throughout and tear on front panel, Very Good. Oates's play, "first presented by the New Phoenix Repertory Company at the Playhouse II Theatre, 359 West 48 Street, New York City, on December 30, 1973." Morrow & Cooney 195c.
Seller: Captain Ahab's Rare Books, ABAA, Stephenson, VA, U.S.A.
Joyce Carol Oates. Miracle Play. Black Sparrow Press, Los Angeles, 1974.
Price: US$35.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Near fine first paperback printing, inscribed by Oates on free front end paper. Binding square and tight. Pages clean and unmarked. Slight wear to top of front cover. Slight rubbing to back cover. A great inscribed first paperback printing by the American writer.
Seller: Sellers & Newel Second-Hand Books , Toronto, ON, Canada
Oates, Joyce Carol. MIRACLE PLAY (SIGNED LIMITED EDITION). Black Sparrow Press, Los Angeles, 1974.
Price: US$40.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: THIS COPY IS #13 OF 350 COPIES HANDBOUND IN BOARDS BY EARLE GRAY NUMBERED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. Illustrated with b/w photographs. . Orange cloth spine with paper title. Interior of text is tight, clean & intact. Text protected with a mylar cover. Theatre, Play; B/W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 87 pages; Signed by Author
Seller: Nick Bikoff, IOBA, Fairfield, NJ, U.S.A.
Oates, Joyce Carol. Miracle Play. Black Sparrow, Los Angeles, 1974.
Price: US$40.00 + shipping
Description: Very, clean, tight book, transparent dustjacket fine. 8vo. 87pp. Orange-cloth-backed pictorial paper boards. #92 of a signed, limited edition of 350.
Seller: 12th Street Books, ABAA, Austin, TX, U.S.A.
Joyce Carol Oates. Miracle Play. Black Sparrow Press, 1974.
Price: US$40.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Signed by the Author on the title page. limited edition of 1000 copies.
Seller: Brooklyn Rare Books, Brooklyn, NY, U.S.A.
Oates, Joyce Carol. Miracle Play. Los Angeles: Black Sparrow Press, 1974.
Price: US$45.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: No. 295 of 350 copies & signed by the author on the limitation page. Octavo bound in orange cloth and paper-covered boards. B&W illustrations. Condition: publisher-issued clear acetate DJ a bit cloudy with small edge-tear; else fine in very good DJ. 87 pages.
Seller: Betterbks/ COSMOPOLITAN BOOK SHOP, Burbank, CA, U.S.A.
Joyce Carol Oates. Miracle Play. Black Sparrow Press, Los Angeles, 1974.
Price: US$45.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Very good first edition signed by Joyce Carol Oates on the title page. Binding square and tight. Pages clean and unmarked. Some very light wear to edges. Some discoloration to bottom left of front cover. Small glue residue to top right of front cover. Some discoloration to back cover. Remainder mark to bottom of textblock. A nice first edition copy signed by Joyce Carol Oates.
Seller: Sellers & Newel Second-Hand Books , Toronto, ON, Canada
Oates, Joyce Carol. Miracle Play. Black Sparrow Pr, 1974.
Price: US$48.75 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: # 41 0f 350 in this handbound special edition. SIGNED by Joyce Carol Oates and numbered on the colophon. This copy is FINE in a FINE clear acetate DJ. Hints of rubbing at bottom spine ends, otherwise pristine.
Seller: Bailey Bonzo Books, Shelbyville, IN, U.S.A.
Oates, Joyce Carol. Miracle Play. Black Sparrow Pr, 1974.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 225/300 signed and numbered. Also presentation copy signed on title page. Clear wrapper and boards very good. ; 9.3 X 6.3 X 0.3 inches; 90 pages; Signed by Author
Seller: Isaiah Thomas Books & Prints, Inc., Cotuit, MA, U.S.A.
Oates, Joyce Carol. Miracle Play. Black Sparrow Press, Los Angeles, 1974.
Price: US$54.00 + shipping
Description: One of 350 copies handbound by Earle Gray in quarter orange cloth and paper covered boards numbered and signed by the author in the original acetate dust jacket. MORROW & COONEY 195.
Seller: James & Mary Laurie, Booksellers A.B.A.A, Minneapolis, MN, U.S.A.
Oates, Joyce Carol. MIRACLE PLAY. Black Sparrow Press, Los Angeles, 1974.
Price: US$55.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition, the deluxe limited issue of 350 numbered copies signed by Oates on the limitation page of a total 1350 hardcover copies. Copy #140. Quarter-cloth with printed spine label and paper-covered boards in plastic dustwrapper. Design by Barbara Martin. Production photographs by James Tilton. Dustwrapper with chipped spine topedge. Fine condition in a Very Good dustwrapper. A play in twelve scenes first presented in NYC in Dec. 1973. Cast included Robert Guillaume, Marcella Lowery, F. Murray Abraham, et al.
Seller: REVERE BOOKS, abaa/ilab & ioba, Fernandina Beach, FL, U.S.A.
Oates, Joyce Carol. Miracle Play. Black Sparrow Press, Los Angeles, 1974.
Price: US$55.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Los Angeles: Black Sparrow Press, 1974. 8vo. [92]pp. Quarter orange cloth, pattern paper boards, paper spine label, acetate dj. Fine condition. Printed by Noel Young & Edwards Brothers Inc., designed by Barbara Martin, bound by Earle Gray. Illustrated with 12 reproduced photographs from the play. #125 of 350 Signed by Oates - the lower number in red ink but the higher limitation number not recorded - perhaps unknown by the publisher when signed by Oates. Morrow & Cooney 195c: 300 issued in this binding signed. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 92 pages; Signed by Author
Seller: Dale A. Sorenson, Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.
Oates, Joyce Carol. Miracle Play. Black Sparrow Pr, 1974.
Price: US$60.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 1000c copies with plain brown spine. Signed and inscribed to a person with very best wishes on end paper . Thick plastic cover with tears and chips. ; 9.3 X 6.3 X 0.3 inches; Signed by Author
Seller: Isaiah Thomas Books & Prints, Inc., Cotuit, MA, U.S.A.
Oates, Joyce Carol. MIRACLE PLAY. Black Sparrow Press, Los Angeles, 1974.
Price: US$60.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 87pp.This is a special limited signed and hand numbered printing of 50 copies of which this is #16. Published in a smaller format than the larger edition of 350. Fine copy in original acetate dust jacket which has a folded corner. In original slipcase that is faded at front edge.
Seller: Lost Horizon Bookstore, Santa Barbara, CA, U.S.A.
OATES, Joyce Carol. Miracle Play. Black Sparrow, Los Angeles, 1974.
Price: US$65.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Thin 8vo, cloth backed boards, acetate d.w. Los Angeles: Black Sparrow, 1974. First Edition. One of 1000 hard-bound copies. This one has an inscription from Oates on the flyleaf.
Seller: Argosy Book Store, ABAA, ILAB, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Oates, Joyce Carol. MIRACLE PLAY. Black Sparrow Press, Los Angeles, 1974.
Price: US$70.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition, the deluxe limited issue of 350 numbered copies signed by Oates on the limitation page of a total 1350 hardcover copies. Copy #297. Quarter-cloth with printed spine label and paper-covered boards in plastic dustwrapper. Design by Barbara Martin. Production photographs by James Tilton. Small chip on dustwrapper spine topedge. Fine condition in a Near Fine dustwrapper. A play in twelve scenes first presented in NYC in Dec. 1973. Cast included Robert Guillaume, Marcella Lowery, F. Murray Abraham, et al.
Seller: REVERE BOOKS, abaa/ilab & ioba, Fernandina Beach, FL, U.S.A.
Oates, Joyce Carol. Miracle Play (Signed). Black Sparrow Press, Los Angeles, 1974.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Hardbound book in clear acetate wrapper. An 87 pp play by Oates. Illustrated with photographs. One of 350 SIGNED copies. A near fine example in clear acetate wrapper.
Seller: Derringer Books, Member ABAA, Avon, CT, U.S.A.
Oates, Joyce Carol. Miracle Play. Black Sparrow Press, Los Angeles, 1974.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Los Angeles: Black Sparrow Press, 1974. 8vo. [92]pp. Quarter black, yellow, and white pattern cloth, pattern paper boards, acetate dj, in brown paper slipcase. Fine condition, small chip in the acetate at the foot of the spine panel. Printed by Noel Young & Edwards Brothers Inc., designed by Barbara Martin, bound by Earle Gray. Illustrated with 12 reproduced photographs from the play. Signed by Oates on the colophon but without any inked limitation. Morrow & Cooney 195d describes this exact binding as being Signed by Oates and limited to 50 copies for sale. The lower limitation not identified in the colophon. This copy is signed by Oates, but the limitation number is not recorded in red ink - forgotten either by Oates or the publisher. This copy was purchased by this seller soon after it was published and has a $50 price in pencil on front free endpaper appropriate for the lower limitation number unrecorded in this copy. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 92 pages; Signed by Author
Seller: Dale A. Sorenson, Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.
OATES, Joyce Carol.. Miracle Play.. Los Angeles: Black Sparrow,, 1974.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Description: 87 pp. Fine in printed paper-covered boards with cloth spine and printed label. Fine acetate dust jacket and fine publisher's slipcase. This copy matches the deluxe issue, and is SIGNED by Oates on the colophon, but is not numbered.
Seller: Jeff Maser, Bookseller - ABAA, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.
OATES, Joyce Carol. Miracle Play. Black Sparrow Press, Los Angeles, 1974.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition. A fine copy in near fine publisher's acetate dust jacket with two small tears at the crown. Limited to 350 numbered copies handbound in boards signed by Oates.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Oates, Joyce Carol. MIRACLE PLAY (SIGNED LIMITED EDITION). Black Sparrow Press, Los Angeles, 1974.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: This is a special limited printing of 50 copies of which this is #42. Published in a smaller format than the larger edition of 350. Near fine signed and in slipcase. Text protected in a mylar cover. B/W Photograph illustrations. Drama, Theatre; B/W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 87 pages
Seller: Nick Bikoff, IOBA, Fairfield, NJ, U.S.A.
Oates, Joyce Carol. Miracle Play (Signed). Black Sparrow Press, Los Angeles, 1974.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Hardbound book in clear acetate wrapper. An 87 pp play by Oates. Illustrated with photographs. One of 50 specially bound and SIGNED copies. A near fine example in clear acetate wrapper. Housed ina hard slipcase.
Seller: Derringer Books, Member ABAA, Avon, CT, U.S.A.
OATES, Joyce Carol. MIRACLE PLAY. BLACK SPARROW, 1974.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: SIGNED BY OATES; #6/50 DELUXE FIRST EDITION FINE
Seller: Houle Rare Books/Autographs/ABAA/PADA, Palm Springs, CA, U.S.A.
Oates, Joyce Carol. MIRACLE PLAY. Black Sparrow Press, Los Angeles, 1974.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Description: First edition, signed issue, limited to 350 numbered copies handbound in boards signed by Joyce Carol Oates, #64. 87pp. 8vo. A fine copy in fine publisher's acetate dust jacket First edition, signed issue, limited to 350 numbered copies handbound in boards signed by Joyce Carol Oates, #64.
Seller: The Old Mill Bookshop, HACKETTSTOWN, NJ, U.S.A.
Oates, Joyce Carol. Miracle Play. Black Sparrow Press, Santa Barbara, 1974.
Price: US$126.59 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Printed paper covered boards with matching patterned cloth spine in excellent condition, clear acetate jacket which has a chip to one corner, contents bright, 91pp, number 11 from a special edition of 50, signed by the author and housed in a slipcase Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: Clarendon Books P.B.F.A., Leicester, United Kingdom
OATES, Joyce Carol.. Miracle Play.. Los Angeles: Black Sparrow,, 1974.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Description: 87 pp. Fine in printed paper-covered boards with cloth spine and printed label. Fine acetate dust jacket and fine publisher's slipcase. One of 50 numbered copies SIGNED by Oates. First edition, deluxe numbered & signed issue.
Seller: Jeff Maser, Bookseller - ABAA, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.
OATES, Joyce Carol. Miracle Play. Black Sparrow Press, Los Angeles, 1974.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition. Illustrated from black and white photographs. Fine in fine original acetate dustwrapper and fine slipcase. Copy number 28 of 50 copies in slipcase and Signed by the author, bound differently than the larger limitation issue of 350 copies. This smaller series of 50 copies, not identified in the colophon, is understandably uncommon.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Description: Deluxe Issue, one of five copies specially bound and designated for the author, publisher, and members within the inner circle of the press, this one marked "Binder's Copy" and signed by author on colophon. Octavo (23.5cm); decorative paper-covered boards and patterned cloth backstrip, with title label mounted to spine; publisher's original acetate dustjacket and brown paper-covered slipcase; [14],15-87,[5]pp, with 12 plates of featuring stills from the stage production. Fine in a Fine dustjacket and slipcase. Oates's play, "first presented by the New Phoenix Repertory Company at the Playhouse II Theatre, 359 West 48 Street, New York City, on December 30, 1973." Morrow and Cooney 195d.
Seller: Captain Ahab's Rare Books, ABAA, Stephenson, VA, U.S.A.
OATES, Joyce Carol. Miracle Play. Black Sparrow Press, Los Angeles, 1974.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition. Quarter cloth and papercovered boards. Fine in fine original unprinted acetate dustwrapper and fine slipcase. One of 50 copies specially bound and Signed by Oates.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
OATES, Joyce Carol. Miracle Play. Black Sparrow Press, Los Angeles, 1974.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition. Illustrated from black and white photographs. Fine in fine original acetate dustwrapper with a little scuff. One of 1000 hardbound copies. Warmly Inscribed by the author to Herb Yellin of the Lord John Press, who published several limited editions by Oates.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.