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1 Purdy, James. COLOR OF DARKNESS: Eleven Stories and a Novella.
(NY): New Directions, (1957). 
- 8vo, gray cloth backed black boards (very lightly bumped; cloth rubbed at tail of spine) titled in black, in dw (rear panel soiled with tear to top edge; head of dw spine chipped). [viii] & 175 pp. Very good in good dw.

First edition [Ladd A-3]. The first book by James Purdy published in America. 
Price: 50.00 USD

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2 Purdy, James; and Albee, Edward. MALCOLM. Adapted by Edward Albee from the Novel by James Purdy.
New York: Atheneum, 1966. 
- Octavo, black cloth titled in gilt on the spine in a printed blue, gray and black dust wrapper. There is a tiny crease to the bottom of the dust jacket's front flap. [xvii],138 & [3] pages, illustrated with photographs by Alex Jeffry from the stage production. Near fine.

First edition. 
Price: 95.00 USD

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3 Purdy, James. MOURNERS BELOW.
New York: The Viking Press, (1981). 0-670-49142-X / 9780670491421 
- Octavo, cloth-backed boards, in a dust wrapper. The covers are lightly bumped. The dust jacket is lightly rubbed with some staining to the rear panel & the head of the jacket spine is chipped. Half-title, title & 295 pages. Very good in a good dust wrapper.

First edition. 
Price: 10.00 USD

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4 Purdy, James. NARROW ROOMS.
Godalming, Surrey, England: Black Sheep Books, The Ram Publishing Company, (1980). 
- 8vo, light blue boards (lightly bumped); titled in gilt on spine; in color pictorial dw. Near fine.

First English edition. In the dw depicting Hippolyte Flandrin's "Jeune homme nu assis au bord de la mer", which was preferred by Purdy but suppressed by his American publisher.

"'I think it undoubted that James Purdy will come to be recognized as one of the greatest living writers of fiction in our language.' Dame Edith Sitwell" -- From the dw blurb. 
Price: 150.00 USD

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5 (Abish, Walter; Schwartz, Delmore; Ferlinghetti, Lawrence; Purdy, James; McClure, Michael; et al). ND: NEW DIRECTIONS IN PROSE AND POETRY 32. Edited by J. Laughlin with Peter Glassgold and Frederick R. Martin.
(New York): New Directions Publishing Corporation, 1976). 0-8112-0603-3 / 9780811206037 
- Octavo, softcover bound in printed brick red & white wraps. There is some very light soiling to the rear wrap. [vi] & 182 pages plus 2-page publisher's catalog. Near fine. 
Price: 10.00 USD
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6 (Abish, Walter; Snyder, Gary; Ferlinghetti, Lawrence; Handke, Peter; Lispector, Clarice; Cardenal, Ernesto; Purdy, James; Bory, J.F.; et al). NEW DIRECTIONS IN POETRY AND PROSE 25. (An International Anthology). Edited by J. Laughlin / with Peter Glassgold and Frederick R. Martin.
(New York): New Directions, (1972). 
- Octavo, cloth, in a dust wrapper. [viii], 179 & [2] pages. There is light soiling to the front endpaper. J. F. Bory's contribution is illustrated in black & white. Very good.

This issue is dedicated to the memory of Kenneth Patchen who died in 1972 and includes "Elegy on the Death of Kenneth Patchen" by Lawrence Ferlinghetti. 
Price: 15.00 USD

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7 (Parra, Nicanor; Brock, Edwin; Purdy, James; Abish, Walter; Ferlinghetti, Lawrence; Taggart, John; et al). NEW DIRECTIONS IN PROSE AND POETRY 41. Edited by J. Laughlin with Peter Glassgold and Frederick R. Martin.
(New York): New Directions Publishing Corporation, (1980). 0811207706 / 9780811207706 
- Octavo, cloth, in a dust wrapper. There is light foxing to the top edges of the covers & there is a short tear to the top edge of the dust jacket rear panel. vi & 186 pages. Near fine.

First edition. 
Price: 12.50 USD

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