In a shallow grave by Purdy, James - 1975

HarperCollins Publishers. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

HarperCollins Publishers, 1976. Hardcover. Good. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Arbor House Publishing, 1975. Hardcover. Acceptable. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

New York: Arbor House, 1975. Hardcover. 140p., very good first edition in cloth boards and unclipped dust jacket. Young 3149.

Brand: Arbor House, 0000-00-00. First Edition. hardcover. Used: Good.

New York: Arbor House, 1975. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Slight toning at spine ends, else fine in a near fine dust jacket with light interior toning.

Arbor House, 1975-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8x5x0. First Edition, First Printing. Dust jacket and book are clean, has a good binding, no marks or notations. Dust jacket price not clipped.

Arbor House, 1975. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Former Naval Recreational Library copy with stamp and price-DJ clipped-Well preserved in a BroDart plastic cover-A marvelous tour de force [about war and reconciliation] that engages as it entertains . . . very impressive.-Publishers Weekly Review: -James Purdy is one of the best writers in America today, an artist as well as a superb craftsman. With his command of classical American colloquial speech and his almost scientific grasp of the horrors that lurk just beneath the surface of civilized behavior, Purdy is a master of a form of fiction that demands total suspension of disbelief and participation in the ritual bloodletting of society as a whole. Garnet Montrose is a man severely disfigured in the war, a modern leper, an often drugged prophet of the disintegration of values. Unwilling to hide in a veteran's hospital, Montrose returns to his home in Virginia. Obsessed with a… Read More

New York:: Arbor House,, (1975). Hardcover first edition -. Very good in a very good dustjacket (hint of spine slant, light edgewear to dj.). First printing. An extraordinary and powerful short novel, the narrative of a man who returns to his Virginia oceanside home horribly disfigured from his war injuries.

Arbor House, 1975-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 1st edition 2nd printing - minor stain on page edge - otherwise dust jacket and cover like new binding strong contents clean - now in mylar cover - enjoy