Proud flesh : four short plays / by James Purdy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Purdy, James, 1914-2009, author, autographer.

Contributor:

Gerry, Vance, book designer, printer.

Blau, Bela, binder.

Lord John Press, publisher.

Curtis Fine Papers, papermaker.

Jean-François Vilain and Roger S. Wieck Collection of Private Presses, Ephemera, & Related References (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

American drama--20th century.

American drama.

Genre:

Private press books (Printing)

Limitation statements (Publishing)

Deckled edges (Paper)

Typefaces (Type evidence) -- Fairfield.

Dust jackets (Binding)

Untrimmed edges (Binding)

Plays.

Authors' autographs (Provenance)

Penn Provenance:

Vilain, Jean-François, 1942- (donor) (Vilain-Wieck Collection copy (Weather Bird 109 & 116))

Wieck, Roger S. (donor) (Vilain-Wieck Collection copy (Weather Bird 109 & 116))

Purdy, James, 1914-2009 (autograph) (Vilain-Wieck Collection copy (Weather Bird 109 & 116))

Physical Description:

[10], 47, [7] pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Northridge, California : Lord John Press, 1980.

Contents:

Strong

Clearing in the forest

Now

What is it, Zach?

Notes:

"This first edition of Proud flesh is limited to two hundred and fifty numbered and signed copies and a deluxe edition specially bound of fifty numbered and signed copies. The type is Fairfield and the paper Ragston. Designed and printed by Vance Gerry for the Lord John Press Binding by Bela Blau"--Colophon.

Publisher's name appears before place of publication in imprint.

Local Notes:

Kislak Center Vilain-Wieck Collection of Private Presses copies (Weather Bird 109 and 116) presented to the Penn Libraries in 2016.

Vilain-Wieck Collection copy (Weather Bird 109) has manuscript note ("C 1500 A00") in pencil on blank leaf following front free endpaper.

Vilain-Wieck Collection copy (Weather Bird 109) is number 24 (the copy number supplied in manuscript) of a limited edition of fifty copies, specially bound, numbered and signed. See colophon.

Vilain-Wieck Collection copy (Weather Bird 109): fore-edges (many deckled) untrimmed.

Vilain-Wieck Collection copy (Weather Bird 116) has manuscript note ("ii C1242") in pencil on blank leaf following front free endpaper.

Vilain-Wieck Collection copy (Weather Bird 116) is number 118 (the copy number supplied in manuscript in blue ink) of a limited edition of 250 signed copies.

Vilain-Wieck Collection copy (Weather Bird 116): fore-edges (many deckled) untrimmed; dust jacket retained.

ISBN:

0935716076

9780935716078

OCLC:

7117024