Glorys Course by Purdy James (19 results)

Paperback. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Condition: Very Good. Signed Copy First edition copy. . Good dust jacket. Inscribed by author on second half title page. In protective mylar cover.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Near Fine. First Edition. Large x on top edge.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First. Near fine in dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Almost Like New. Dust Jacket Condition: Almost Like New. First Edition. (First Edition) Book is a clean tight unmarked copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Almost Like New. Dust Jacket Condition: Almost Like New. First Edition. (First Edition) Book is a clean tight unmarked copy.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Softcover, 9 1/4 by 5 1/2 inches, 350 pages. NOTE- this publication is a Unrevised and Unpublished Proof sent to book reviewers prior to publication of trade edition. Front cover has 1/4 inch and L shaped inch chip at spine. Name of author on cover encircled in pen. Pages clean. …

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Uncorrected Proof. 8vo., Wraps 350 pp. Beautiful Unread Uncorrected Galley Proof. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Fresh and bright with no chipping, creases, tears or toning. A sharp collectable copy at a great price.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 378pp. !st Uk edition. Grey cloth covered boards with silver lettering on spine. Tiny crease to cloth at top of spine. Pink end papers. No inscriptions. Tightly bound. Appears unread. Unclipped dust jacket designed by Thomi Wroblewski. Pink lettering on black/white b/g on face and spine. Small indent to rear hinge of spine of dj. Slight shelf wear to top and lower edges of rear panel. Altogether in fine condition.…

1st. ed.not read or opened. new. d.j. Please email for info concerning any book or dust jacket. If d.j. does not appear in description, it means there is no dust jacket. Photos on request. Some books may have remainder marks. Heavy and/or oversized books require additional postage.

Softcover. Condition: Near Fine. Unrevised and unpublished proofs. Fine in wrappers.

First edition. 378 pp. Fine in very good plus dust jacket with a tear along one flap fold, and another to the top edge of the front panel.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Purdy, James. On glory's course. First UK edition. London: Peter Owen Publishers, 1985. Hardback, VG, in unclipped dustjacket with light shelfwear to edges and a little bumping to corners. Grey cloth with silver lettering to spine. Binding strong. 378pp., contents clean and bright. James Otis Purdy (July 17, 1914 March 13, 2009) was an American novelist, short-story writer, poet, and playwright who, from his debut in 1956, published over a dozen novels, and many collections of poetry, short stories, and plays. He was nominated for the 1985 PEN/Faulkner Award for his novel On Glory's Course. The novel is set in Fonthill, a small Midwestern town of the 1930s where Adele Bevington, a faded and fallen beauty, arrives searching for the illegitimate son she never knew and is drawn into a sinister plot with the local townspeople. RightWayUp Books aims to provide accurate and detailed descriptions. All images are of the actual book for sale - no stock images are ever used. Thank you for looking at this listing.…

Soft cover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Included. As New. First Edition. Galley/Proof. 64mo - up to 3" tall. ISBN:0-670-52451-4. Mint copy of galley proof.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Near fine first edition inscribed by James Purdy on the second half-title page. Binding square and tight. Pages clean and unmarked. Some very light bumping to spine ends, corners. Near fine dust jacket. Not price-clipped. Light wear and creasing to edges, else fine. A lovely, crisp first edition copy inscribed by the author. Inscribed by Author(s).…

Condition: good. A copy that has been read, remains in good condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine and cover show signs of wear. Pages can include notes and highlighting and show signs of wear, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels or previous owner inscriptions. 100% GUARANTEE! Shipped with delivery confirmation, if you're not satisfied with purchase please return item! Ships via media mail.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. This is possibly the ONLY signed first edition of the UK hardback first. SIGNED on the title page. The issue had its price changed on publication and so this has the customary clipped price on the front end flap, with the revised price sticker, PUBLISHER'S PRICE: £10.95. Crisp and clean binding, this book looks to be UNREAD. Did I mention this is a SUPERB novel? Well, it is. George Steiner wrote, 'Purdy is a writer of fantastic talent.'. Signed by Author.…

Hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

First Edition. Pp. [vi]+378; two-tone papered boards, spine lettered in blue, faintly soiled, tiny bruise to bottom edge of upper board; price-clipped dust wrapper; name in ink at head of upper free endpaper, edges of leaves a trifle soiled; The Viking Press, New York, 1984. First edition. *Signed by the author on the title page. Signed.…