Oates, Joyce Carol

Solstice

ISBN: 0525242937
New York, NY: E.P. Dutton, Inc./ William Abrahams, 1985. Advance Uncorrected Proof. Softcover. "It was on a mild, fragrant evening in late September, several weeks after she had moved to Glenkill, Pennsylvania, to begin teaching at the Glenkill Academy for Boys, that Monica Jensen was introduced to Sheila Trask at a crowded reception in the headmaster's residence. And the meeting was so awkward, her own response so lacking in brilliance or distinction, Monica could never have predicted that Sheila Trask would remember her or even that they would see each other again." (first paragraph, pg. 3) An earlier, haunting novel by Joyce Carol Oates (b. 1938), the acclaimed, much-honored & (to an Olympian degree) prolific American author. In this novel, the relationship between two women, proverbial opposites-who-are-attracted, becomes obsessive. Offered here is an "Advance uncorrected proofs" (front cover) edition, trade-format softcover, first edition as stated on copyright page, first printing as indicated by number sequence thereon. With two stickers, one affixed to front cover & another to title page, on which is printed "A William Abrahams Book." A collectible version of this exemplary classic in the Oates oeuvre. In very fine condition with only a touch of rubbing, faint creasing to front, back covers & spine; a bit of wear & a few tiny bumps, creases at edges & corners of same; sparse, light rubbing at lower edge of text block. Interior very fine with only small areas of light vertical rubbing to blank inner front cover; tiny bumps at upper corners of a few page leaves. Very Fine. [Item #5648]

Price: $45.00