New York: Vanguard, 1976. dj. Hardcover first edition - An exceptionally attractive copy of this early collection of short stories, many set in Canada, where Oates lived for many years. The border in the title refers not only to the physical border between Canada and the US, but to the other more intangible borders that separate men from women, one way of life from another. 256 pp. ISBN: 0-8149-07741.