An Oyster Is a Wealthy Beast

San Francisco: Black Sparrow Press. As New. 1967. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Designed and printed in December 1967 by Graham Mackintosh for the Black Sparrow Press. The edition is limited to 250 copies. Copies 1-50 bound in boards and copies 51-250 with sewn in wrappers. Signed by the author in colophon, this being copy #59. A unique copy… Read more about this item

San Francisco: Black Sparrow Press, 1967. Hardcover. Fine. First edition. Oblong octavo. Printed paper over boards. A small rust spot on the front board, else about fine. Copy number 32 of 50 numbered copies Signed and hand-illustrated (apparently with a drawing of an oyster) by the author.

San Francisco: Black Sparrow Press, 1967. First edition. Paperback. Very Good. Oblong sewn wrappers. An unpaginated book that contains a single stoty plus eleven poems by Purdy. Designed and printed by Graham Mackintosh for the Black Sparrow Press. This is one of 200 copies sewn in wrappers and SIGNED by the author. A very good example. Early Black… Read more about this item

(San Francisco): Black Sparrow Press, 1967. Softcover. Very Good. First edition. Oblong octavo. Sewn in wrappers. Very good or better with soiling on the wraps. Number 212 of 250 copies Signed by the author. Eleven poems and one story titled *Scrap of Paper*.

Black Sparrow Press, 1967. Softcover. Good. Signed! Light wear to corners of covers.

San Francisco: Black Sparrow Press, 1967. Bright and fine in hand-sewn wrappers and dust jacket with yapped edges. A Limited Edition of 250 copies. Designed and printed by Graham Mackintosh. SIGNED by James Purdy on the colophon page. . Signed. Limited Edition. Soft Cover. Fine.

(np): Black Sparrow, (1967).. First edition, publisher’s copy.. [40 pp]. Light foxing along top edges, else near fine in full cloth with wrap-around pasted down label. Near fine acetate dust jacket. A short story and eleven poems. Designed and printed by Graham Mackintosh. Designated “Publisher’s Copy” on the colophon page and SIGNED by Purdy.

Black Sparrow Press. Very Good. 1967. Limited Edition. Paperback. 127/200 signed in white wraps, lightly soiled and edge worn. Plus inscribed and signed to someone on title page. ; Signed by Author .

(np): Black Sparrow, (1967).. First edition, out of series copy.. [40 pp]. Light foxing and sunning to extrems, else near fine in sewn wrappers. A short story and eleven poems. Designed and printed by Graham Mackintosh, with plain gray endpapers not in the regular issue. One of 7 copies designated “Out of Series” on the colophon page and SIGNED… Read more about this item

(np): Black Sparrow, (1967).. First edition, numbered & signed issue.. [40 pp]. Light foxing and sunning to extrems, else near fine in sewn wrappers. A short story and eleven poems. Designed and printed by Graham Mackintosh. One of 200 numbered copies SIGNED by Purdy.