James Purdy
74 copies for sale · $20–$250 · 57 first editions · 35 signed
Notable copies for sale
The Running Sun Limited Edition, Signed (first edition, signed) — Lorne Bair Rare Books$125
Scrap of Paper & The Berry-Picker: Two Plays Limited Edition, Signed (first edition, signed) — Lorne Bair Rare Books$75
Running Sun (first edition, signed) — Bauer Rare Books$250
Day After the Fiar; A Collection of Plays and Short Stories (first edition, signed) — Bauer Rare Books$200
Oyster Is a Wealthy Beast (first edition, signed) — Bauer Rare Books$195
Sunshine Is an Only Child; Poems (first edition, signed) — Bauer Rare Books$175
Az unolaöcs (first edition, signed) — Bauer Rare Books$175
63 Dream Palace (first edition, signed) — James Cummins Bookseller$150
Sono Elijah Thrush (first edition, signed) — Bauer Rare Books$150
On the Rebound: A Story & Nine Poems Deluxe Issue, Signed (first edition, signed) — Lorne Bair Rare Books$125
Rose e cenere (first edition, signed) — Bauer Rare Books$125
THE HOUSE OF THE SOLITARY MAGGOT (first edition, signed) — Kay Craddock Antiquarian BooksellerA$120
Works on the market
I Am Elijah Thrush3 copies · €35–€45
Cabot Wright Begins2 copies · $65–$95
Two Plays; A Day After the Fair • True2 copies · $40–$95
Day After the Fair; A Collection of Plays and Short Stories2 copies · $50–$75
MALCOLM2 copies · A$20–A$75
MOURNERS BELOW2 copies · A$50–A$75
Color of Darkness; Eleven Stories and a Novella2 copies · $35–$65
Eustace Chisholm and the Works2 copies · $30–$50
EUSTACE CHISHOLM AND THE WORKS2 copies · A$35–A$50
I Will Arrest the Bird That Has No Light2 copies · $50
Mourners Below2 copies · $20–$33
Running Sun1 copy · $250
An Oyster Is A Wealthy Beast Signed1 copy · $200
Oyster Is a Wealthy Beast1 copy · $195
Az unolaöcs1 copy · $175
Sunshine Is an Only Child; Poems1 copy · $175
63 Dream Palace1 copy · $150
Sono Elijah Thrush1 copy · $150
Market context
25 copies of James Purdy's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $54 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
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