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James Purdy - 1st Edition/1st Printing
by Adams, Stephen D
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine in Fine dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 085478473X
- ISBN 13
- 9780854784738
- Seller
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Summerville, South Carolina, United States
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About This Item
London: Vision. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1976. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 085478473x . A Fine first Printing of the First Edition in a Fine dust-jacket; James Purdy is a novel set in the fictional town of Ophir, New Hampshire. The novel's protagonist, 15-year-old Jimmy Purdy, struggles with the aftermath of a family tragedy. Jimmy's older brother, Tim, was killed in a car accident, and Jimmy is left to care for their mother and sister. Jimmy's struggles with grief and his adjustment to his new life are the focus of the novel.; 8vo; 166 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Books Tell You Why, Inc.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 59812
- Title
- James Purdy - 1st Edition/1st Printing
- Author
- Adams, Stephen D
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine in Fine dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 085478473X
- ISBN 13
- 9780854784738
- Publisher
- Vision
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1976
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