PURDY, James Children Is All (New York): New Directions, (1961). Price: $40.00 Hardcover. First edition. Almost fine, in a very good or better lightly rubbed dustwrapper with wear to spine ends. Inscribed by the author. Item #353127 Add to Cart Ask a Question item image James Purdy birth name: James Otis Purdy born: 7/17/1923 died: 3/13/2009 View Reference Info Biography American novelist and short-story writer whose works present a vision of human alienation, indifference, and cruelty. - Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of Literaturemore