James Purdy

I Am Elijah Thrush

Doubleday, 1972. 8vo, orange quarter cloth over linen green cloth, purple titles, 120pp. Stated First Edition. Unclipped dust jacket (4.95) spotted and rubbed to rear panel, sunning to spine. Contents clean, binding firm. A bizarre novella of a jealous heiress, an art nouveau painter, and an exotic bird. A nearly fine copy in mylar.

Price: $30.00