A Day After the Fair: A Collection of Plays and Short Stories by Purdy, James - 1977

New York: printed at Five Trees Press in San Francisco for Note of Hand Publishers, 1977. Hardcover. 169p., limited to a thousand copies, some check marks else good limited first edition in cloth.

NOTE OF HAND, 1976. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). FIRST. A FINE FIRST IN DJ. SIGNED.

New York: Note of Hand Publishers, 1977. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED by James Purdy: "For -- Sincere good wishes, James Purdy." Signed a second time by Purdy on the title page. Colophon states: "Designed and printed in an edition of 1000 copies at Five Trees Press in San Francisco. Fifty copies are numbered & signed by the author; twenty-five have an original drawing by James Purdy." This copy out-of-series and not numbered or signed on the colopphon. A bright and fine copy in full brick color cloth boards. The jacket has some browning else near fine with no chips or tears. . SIGNED. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine.

Note of Hand Publishers, 1977. Hardcover. Good. Former library book; Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Ex-Library copy with typical library marks and stamps. Dust jacket missing. SIGNED by the author. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

NY: Note of Hand Publishers,, 1977.. First edition.. 169 pp. Fine in fine dust jacket. Designed and printed at the Five Trees Press. The colophon calls for fifty numbered and signed copies. This copy is not numbered, but is SIGNED by Purdy.

NY: Note of Hand Publishers,, 1977.. First edition, numbered & signed issue.. 169 pp. Fine in very near fine dust jacket with light toning to spine. Designed and printed at the Five Trees Press. One of 50 numbered copies SIGNED by Purdy.

New York: Note of Hand Publ, 1977. First Edition ~1st Printing. Hardcover. SIGNED by Purdy on page opposite title page and signed again on rear limitation page, a limited edition of 1000 copies; fine in near fine dust jacket, in archival cover; toning to jacket edges and spine, small abrasion on jacket spine which overlaps a smidge on to jacket front else a tight square unmarked copy in unclipped dust jacket; clean and crisp, appears unread; first printing

BLACK SHEEP, 1980. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. A FINE FIRST IN DJ. WARMLY INSCRIBED TO HIS PUBLISHER..

New York,, 1977. First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket.. Very good+ in very good+ dust jacket.. 8vo. pp 169. Original publisher's orange cloth, lettered black at the spine. One of a thousand copies signed at the rear. Also signed by the author on the title page with a presentation on the verso first blank page, ""For Richard Dibble, sincere wishes, yours, James Purdy.""

NY: Note of Hand, 1977. First printing. 8vo, pp. 169. A fine copy in dj. One of 1000 copies. This is not numbered, but is signed at the colophon by the author and inscribed again on the front blank, "sincere wishes ...