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A DAY AFTER THE FAIR
by PURDY, JAMES
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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CARLSBAD , California, United States
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About This Item
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.
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- Bookseller
- RON RAMSWICK BOOKS, IOBA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 42245
- Title
- A DAY AFTER THE FAIR
- Author
- PURDY, JAMES
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Note of Hand Publishers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1977
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RON RAMSWICK BOOKS, IOBA
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CARLSBAD , California
About RON RAMSWICK BOOKS, IOBA
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- Cloth
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- Inscribed
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- Fine
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