The Purple Book
| First published | 1982 |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Tor |
| Format | Paperback |
| Type | Collection |
| Cover art | Howard Chaykin |
| Pages | 287 |
| Price | $2.95 |
| ISBN | 0523485298 |
• "First TOR printing, August 1982"; no number line
• Cover art is credited to Chaykin on the copyright page, cover is also signed
• There is no Table of Contents
• 48-529-8 on the cover and given as the ISBN on the copyright page
• As of 2013-11 this is the only edition of this collection
| Year | Reviewer | Publication |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Bud Foote | Science Fiction & Fantasy Book Review, #8, October 1982 |
| Page | Title | Author(s) | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | The Oögenesis of Bird City | Philip José Farmer | Short Story |
| 29 | Riders of the Purple Wage | Philip José Farmer | Novella |
| 145 | Spiders of the Purple Mage | Philip José Farmer | Novella |
| 239 | The Making of Revelation, Part I | Philip José Farmer | Novelette |
| 265 | The Long Wet Purple Dream of Rip van Winkle | Philip José Farmer | Short Story |