The Purple Decades

NY, Farrar Straus Giroux, 1982, first edition, first printing, dust jacket. Hardcover.. Introduction by David Bellamy, this copy Inscribed by Wolfe on the front free endpaper, this Wolfe reader covers the 1960s and 1970s, the purple decades, illustrated, it includes material from The Pump House Gang, The Electric Kool-Aide Acid Test, Radical Chic, From Bauhaus to Our House, The… Read more about this item

This is the stated second printing of The Purple Decades, a Reader, by the American author and journalist Tom Wolfe (1930-2018). It is a collection of 21 essays selected by Wolfe; they are from the '60s and '70s and are accompanied by his own black-and-white illustrations. Included are his famous profiles of Baby Jane Holzer and racecar driver Junior Johnson,… Read more about this item

New York: Farrar Straus and Giroux, 1982. First. hardcover. Very good/Very good. A very good first edition in a very good dust jacket, inscribed by Tom Wolfe on the front free endpaper.

New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux , 1982. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. SIGNED by the author on the limitation page, this copy is #135 of 450. Book is Fine. House in a slipcase which shows minor wear and fading. Book is covered by Mylar Brodart. All-ways well boxed, All-ways fast service. Thanks..

Farrar Straus and Giroux, 1982 Fine copy in fine slipcase with original shrinkwrap intact. Unknown number of an edition limited to 450 copies. This copy is in original publishers cardboard mailer and is unopen.. Signed by Author. Limited. Cloth. Fine/No Jacket as Issued.

NY: Farrar Straus Giroux. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Jacket lightly scuffed.. 1982. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0374239274 . xv, 396pp. Purple cloth binding.Introduction by Joe David Bellamy. A sampling of Wolfe's literary journalism chronicling American life in the Sixties and Seventies. Author illustration on front jacket panel and some others in the text.… Read more about this item

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Farrar Straus Giroux, 1982. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. The Purple Decades, Wolfe, Tom (Introduction By Joe David Bellamy) Farrar Straus Giroux, 1982. Stated First Printing. Purple cloth boards decorated in gilt on the spine; slight fading of spine; interior is clean without any markings. Dust jacket has some light… Read more about this item

Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1982. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First Printing as stated on copyright page. Signed by author on title page. Near fine book, minor wear, foxing on top edges and a little bit on foredge, bump on bottom right corner of front cover and top and bottom left corner of back cover, folding on… Read more about this item

New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1982. First Printing, First Edition Thus. . Hardcover. Good Plus/Good Plus. Readings from Wolfe's writing of the 1960's & '70's, chosen by the author and including selections from the "Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test" and "The Right Stuff;' dustjacket art also by Wolfe; spine is deeply creased, but book still whole and tight;… Read more about this item

New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1982. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. Introduction by Joe David Bellamy. A wide ranging collection of Wolfe's non-fiction writings from his previous books and appearances. A near fine copy in purple cloth boards in a very good dust jacket that has some small edge tears and wear.

New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Introduction by Joe David Bellamy. Selected by Tom Wolfe. Fine in a Fine jacket, unclipped ($17.50), faintly bumped at the top edge. Purple cloth with gilt lettering on the spine. Square and firmly bound, clean internally. A selection of Wolfe's writings from the 1960s and 1970s, including… Read more about this item

stated first printing. vg+/vg. Selections from Wolfe's writings during the 60's and 70's.

New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1982. 2nd Printing . Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book is in VG condition with light rubbing to edges, mild soiling to covers, light creasing to rear cover, sticker to rear cover else still a bright and solid copy.

Farrar Straus Giroux, 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.First edition. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Boards betray fading and nicks and other signs of wear and imperfection commensurate with… Read more about this item

New York: Farrar Straus Giroux, 1982. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover in purple cloth with blind embossed stylized initials on cover and gilt titling on spine. Near Fine/Very Good. A well-preserved pre-owned copy of this Wolfe reader which covers the 1960s and 1970s, the purple decades. Illustrated by the author, it includes material from The Pump House Gang,… Read more about this item

Farrar Straus, 1982-01-01. Hardcover. Good. 1982 Farrar Straus hardcover with dust jacket ex-library book with usual stamps and stickers*front fly page has been removed*First printing*price marked out on dust jacket*b134

Farrar Straus & Giroux (T), 1982-09. Hardcover. Good.

New York: Farrar Straus Giroux. 1982. [Limited, Signed]. VG, spine lightly creased, but otherwise a very good copy in VG sunned slipcase. ; Tall 8vo, dark blue cloth, frontis, 396pp. Copy number 184 of 450 SIGNED by AUTHOR house in light purple slipcase. .

New York, NY: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1982. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. American First. First Printing stated on verso of title page; just a bit of edge wear to boards and dust jacket; otherwise a solid, clean copy with no marking or underlining; collectible condition.

Harmondsworth Penguin Books, 1984. 1984. Hardcover. 8vo hardcover 397pp very good. / Good yellowed d/w with stain on top edge. In the 1960s and the 1970s Tom Wolfe rose to fame as the foremost chronicler of the gaudiest period in American history. It began at a hot rod and custom car show where he marvelled at the little nest of… Read more about this item