PURDY, James Sunshine is an Only Child New York: Aloe Editions, 1973. Price: $250.00 Softcover. First edition. Self-wrappers. Fine. One of 26 lettered copies Signed by the author. Item #380512 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