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Don't call me by my right name and other stories / by James Purdy ; with illustrations by the author.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Rare Book Collection AC9 P9729 956d
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Purdy, James, 1914-2009.
- Language:
- English
- Genre:
- Short stories.
- Penn Provenance:
- Farrell, James T. (James Thomas), 1904-1979 (donor) (inscription) (Culture Class Collection copy)
- Purdy, James, 1914-2009 (autograph) (Culture Class Collection copy)
- Physical Description:
- 2 unnumbered pages, 91 pages, 3 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
- Edition:
- [First edition].
- Place of Publication:
- New York : The William-Frederick Press, 1956.
- Contents:
- Don't call me by my right name
- Eventide
- Why can't they tell you why?
- Man and wife
- You reach for your hat
- A good woman
- Plan now to attend
- Sound of talking
- Cutting edge.
- Notes:
- With half-title.
- Author's first book.
- Gray per wrapper illustrated on front and back cover; lettered in dark blue.
- Local Notes:
- Culture Class Collection copy inscribed "To Mr. James Farrell in admiration from James Purdy. 5 October 1956".
- OCLC:
- 19911893
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