The Step-Father. Signed by Joyce Carol Oates. Signed Limited First Edition. Lord John Press. Northridge, 1978.

Joyce Carol Oates is a prolific American author who consistently publishes exceptional literary fiction, poetry, and nonfiction. Her career began in the 1960s with critically acclaimed novels and short stories. Since then, she has been awarded some of the most prestigious literary awards, including the National Book Award and two O. Henry Awards. She has also been a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction an astounding five times. The Step-Father is a short story demonstrating Oates’ greatest strengths as an author. It is a character-driven work that is not shy about addressing familial trauma, abuse, and sexual assault. First published by the Lord John Press, this slim volume also showcases a mastery of bookmaking and letterpress printing in the late-twentieth century. The press operated for many years, publishing works by Oates, John Updike, Raymond Carver, Eudora Welty, Samuel Beckett, and others.

This signed limited first edition is signed by Oates on the colophon. It is one of just 300 numbered copies and 26 lettered copies of the first edition. In the original quarter cloth and marbled boards, fine. Slim text block fine.

A scarce signed limited first edition by Joyce Carol Oates.